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The Institute for Writing and Thinking

The Institute for Writing and Thinking

The Bard College Institute for Writing and Thinking (IWT)

seeks to enrich learning in all disciplines with programs that focus on the role of writing in teaching and learning. IWT offers teachers a place to renew themselves intellectually, practice new teaching strategies, and envision classrooms in which writing is a catalyst for learning.

Upcoming Events

Feb
05
New Kinds of Attention: Writing-Based Teaching Online
Friday, February 5, 2021
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Mar
05
New Kinds of Attention: Writing-Based Teaching Online
Friday, March 5, 2021
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Apr
23
April Conference: “Reading the Word and the World”
Friday, April 23, 2021
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Jul
11
IWT July Weeklong Workshops
Sunday, July 11, 2021
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Come to IWT

Come to IWT

IWT workshops create opportunities for teachers and faculty to experience writing-based teaching methods that deepen learning across all subject areas and foster in students the habits of mind for successful writing and learning.

Bring IWT to Your School

Bring IWT to Your School

Changing the role of writing in the classroom also means changing how teachers create learning communities. IWT works with teachers and administrators to develop intellectually stimulating and collaborative practices to rethink writing across the curriculum.

Workshops for Students

Workshops for Students

With generous support from the Bingham Trust, the Bard Institute for Writing and Thinking established the National Writing and Thinking Network in 1986 to provide imaginative, stimulating, and enjoyable summer writing programs for high school students.

IWT International

IWT International

Changing the role of writing in the classroom also means changing how teachers create learning communities. IWT works with teachers and administrators to develop intellectually stimulating and collaborative practices to rethink writing across the curriculum.

Join Us On the Road

Join Us On the Road

The Institute for Writing and Thinking just completed a very successful series of IWT on the Road workshops at three locations around the United States.

Watch this space for news about next year's programs!

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