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Secondary Literacy Institute with Jeff Wilhelm

This Institute involves 55 secondary teachers from all content areas in a two-year study of how to engage students in their subject areas by (1) strengthening the students' ability to read and write for meaning and (2) implementing an inquiry-based approach to content. Teachers in this program undertake curriculum restructuring, participate in teacher research projects, and engage in peer coaching. Dr. Jeffrey Wilhelm, a national authority on secondary literacy, directs the Institute with assistance from teachers within the partnership districts who act as content area specialists.