QuestionsFriday Breakout Sessions Topic Index
- Content Area Literacy
D11 Examining Content Area Reading and Writing
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom L
Teachers who participated in Third Space, a content area teachers’ online teacher inquiry community, will share examples of assignments and student work developed by thinking about the intersections of content area learning, reading and writing, and students' out-of-school literacies. More ›E11 Getting STEM Savvy
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom L
This session invites site and state network leaders to learn about model projects that integrate instruction in STEM and literacy. More ›E13 Reading the Research: Identity as Resource and Outcome for Content Area Classes
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom N
Participants in this session will read and discuss "Identity, Interaction Ritual, and Students' Strategic Use of Science Language" by Stacy Olitsky. More ›E20 Expanding Offerings to Attract New Leaders: Invitations and Opportunities for Content Area Teachers
Contemporary, Second Level, Ballroom of the Americas A
In this session, four sites will share their struggles and successes in recruiting content area teachers into their Writing Project communities. More ›- Continuity
D13 Learning Together: A Conversation About the National Writing Project
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom N
Join Executive Director Sharon J. Washington for an informal discussion about the National Writing Project. More ›D18 Special-Focus Networks Minigrant Sparks and Poster Session
Contemporary, Main Level, Nutcracker Ballroom 3
Sparks, or Ignite-style presentations, provide 5-minute-long glimpses into site work with time for whole-group questions and conversation. Presenters at this session will share site-based projects that were developed through special-focus network minigrant funds. More ›D22 Professional Writing Retreats: Duplicating the National Model at the Local Level
Contemporary, Second Level, Grand Republic D
Join the co-coordinators of the NWP Professional Writing Retreat in an interactive workshop designed to help site leaders think through the possibilities and challenges of creating writing retreats at the local level. More ›E3 Developing and Sustaining Site Leadership
Contemporary, Main Level, Nutcracker Ballroom 3
This interactive workshop will consider the challenges and successes of two sites' efforts to build capacity by building leadership and will engage participants in an inquiry into effective strategies for developing, organizing, and ensuring the continuity of site leadership. More ›E6 Bringing the Learning Home
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom F
This interactive session will explore how sites have developed strategies and nurtured leadership practices through which the participation of individuals or teams of site leaders in NWP-sponsored learning opportunities leads to learning opportunities for the site as a whole. More ›E8 Explore the Scholastic Writing Awards, a Program of the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom H
Come explore how the Scholastic Writing Awards, a program of the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, can support membership, professional development, and community-building activities at your site. More ›E10 Building Capacity for Inservice
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom K
This workshop will feature some of the strategies involved in supporting and equipping teacher-consultants to go deeper with their preparation; developing an inquiry demonstration within the invitational summer institute; and following up with a leadership retreat for reflection and planning. More ›- Digital Literacies
D1 Inquiries into Digital Writing: The NWP "Digital Is" Website
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom A
What does it mean for writing to be digital? The new NWP Digital Is website, by supporting the creation, dissemination, and discussion of digital resources about inquiry and practice, allows sites to develop their conversation around this question. More ›D4 The Digital Archive of Literacy Narratives
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom D
Workshop participants will learn about how one Writing Project site and its host have contributed to the Digital Archive of Literacy Narratives (DALN) and will consider ways in which their sites, schools, and universities can take part in DALN's efforts to compile a rich repository of literacy narratives. More ›- Diversity/Equity
D10 Rethinking Academic Literacy, African American Vernacular English, and English Learners in Urban Classrooms
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom K
This session will engage participants in small-group interactive discussions and exchanges of ideas and practices with teacher-consultants from three urban Writing Project sites who have successfully created classroom spaces that affirm and make use of the home tongues of English language learners and the language of students who use the often-disputed African American Vernacular English (AAVE). More ›D20 Learning About the Teaching of Writing to Special Education Students
Contemporary, Second Level, Ballroom of the Americas A
Participants in this session will have the opportunity to read research on the teaching of writing to special-needs students, unpack some of the issues confronting the students and their teachers, and examine some of the effective teaching strategies recommended to support the writing development of these students. More ›D23 Using Talk, Literature, and Place-Based Poetry for Writing Development in Early Childhood Classrooms
Contemporary, Second Level, Atlantic A
This workshop spotlights two teacher-consultants from different regions of the country who are using focused talk, children’s literature, and place-based poetry to strengthen the literacy development of young writers. More ›E1 Reading, Writing, and Teaching About the Holocaust
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom A
In this session, sponsored by the Rural Sites Network, participants will learn more about the Holocaust Educators Network and the work of its minigrant recipients and will think collaboratively about the ways that Holocaust education can address current social issues and lead to activism. More ›E4 Microaggressions: Why Have Difficult Conversations About Race Matters in the Classroom?
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom D
The Urban Sites Network Leadership Team will employ a form called "interactive theater" to initiate writing and dialogue about "microaggression." More ›E15 Research in Early Childhood Literacy Development
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom Q
Come join two early childhood educator/researchers in reading research and discuss documents by Genishi and Dyson and others about developmentally appropriate practices and assessment of early literacy for diverse learners. More ›E20 Expanding Offerings to Attract New Leaders: Invitations and Opportunities for Content Area Teachers
Contemporary, Second Level, Ballroom of the Americas A
In this session, four sites will share their struggles and successes in recruiting content area teachers into their Writing Project communities. More ›- English Language Learners
D5 What TCs Learned from Migrant Ed. Students; What Migrant Ed. Students Learned from TCs
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom E
In this interactive session we will tell the inspiring story of ten teacher-consultants who came together to examine the writing of migrant education students, as well as their attitudes and beliefs related to the writing process, particularly the role of revision. More ›D6 Courageous Conversations: Meeting Needs of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students in Rural Classrooms
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom F
In this session we will engage in courageous conversations, exploring meaningful ways in which rural school districts can respond to emergent groups of ELL students and looking at how our Writing Project sites can promote academic parity. More ›D10 Rethinking Academic Literacy, African American Vernacular English, and English Learners in Urban Classrooms
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom K
This session will engage participants in small-group interactive discussions and exchanges of ideas and practices with teacher-consultants from three urban Writing Project sites who have successfully created classroom spaces that affirm and make use of the home tongues of English language learners and the language of students who use the often-disputed African American Vernacular English (AAVE). More ›- Funding
D14 Getting the Attention of Partners and Stakeholders
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom P
Site and network leaders will share how they got the attention of key partners in their state department of education or regional service center and negotiated a plan and the funding for local or statewide professional development programs. More ›E11 Getting STEM Savvy
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom L
This session invites site and state network leaders to learn about model projects that integrate instruction in STEM and literacy. More ›E22 Developing Long-Term, Grant-Funded Inservice
Contemporary, Second Level, Grand Republic D
The leaders of two NWP sites will share the program models as well as the strategies that enable them to develop leadership capacity and secure grants that support multiyear professional development partnerships. More ›- Professional Development
D2 Writing Vignettes to Capture Scenes from Our Lives as Teachers and Leaders
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom B
In this interactive workshop you will learn about how the vignette-writing process can provide a framework for teachers’ professional writing. More ›E2 What an Inservice Coordinator Does
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom B
This workshop will focus on the key role an inservice coordinator plays in building and sustaining the work of a site. More ›E10 Building Capacity for Inservice
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom K
This workshop will feature some of the strategies involved in supporting and equipping teacher-consultants to go deeper with their preparation; developing an inquiry demonstration within the invitational summer institute; and following up with a leadership retreat for reflection and planning. More ›E14 Developing and Designing Open Programs
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom P
This interactive session will explore the history of the development and design of a variety of successful open programs and invite participants to examine both the program models and the topics and consider how similar programs can be designed to meet the needs of teachers and schools at their local sites. More ›E15 Research in Early Childhood Literacy Development
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom Q
Come join two early childhood educator/researchers in reading research and discuss documents by Genishi and Dyson and others about developmentally appropriate practices and assessment of early literacy for diverse learners. More ›E16 Inviting Families into Literacy Partnerships
Contemporary, Main Level, Nutcracker Ballroom 1
Join us for a lively discussion of ways that Writing Project teachers and families form partnerships for literacy learning based on family funds of knowledge. More ›E22 Developing Long-Term, Grant-Funded Inservice
Contemporary, Second Level, Grand Republic D
The leaders of two NWP sites will share the program models as well as the strategies that enable them to develop leadership capacity and secure grants that support multiyear professional development partnerships. More ›- Rural Education
D5 What TCs Learned from Migrant Ed. Students; What Migrant Ed. Students Learned from TCs
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom E
In this interactive session we will tell the inspiring story of ten teacher-consultants who came together to examine the writing of migrant education students, as well as their attitudes and beliefs related to the writing process, particularly the role of revision. More ›D6 Courageous Conversations: Meeting Needs of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students in Rural Classrooms
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom F
In this session we will engage in courageous conversations, exploring meaningful ways in which rural school districts can respond to emergent groups of ELL students and looking at how our Writing Project sites can promote academic parity. More ›D12 A Dilemma of Rural Students: Learning to Leave
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom M
Participants will read and discuss excerpts from Learning to Leave by Michael Corbett and from Belonging: A Culture of Place by bell hooks. More ›- Site Leadership
D18 Special-Focus Networks Minigrant Sparks and Poster Session
Contemporary, Main Level, Nutcracker Ballroom 3
Sparks, or Ignite-style presentations, provide 5-minute-long glimpses into site work with time for whole-group questions and conversation. Presenters at this session will share site-based projects that were developed through special-focus network minigrant funds. More ›E2 What an Inservice Coordinator Does
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom B
This workshop will focus on the key role an inservice coordinator plays in building and sustaining the work of a site. More ›E3 Developing and Sustaining Site Leadership
Contemporary, Main Level, Nutcracker Ballroom 3
This interactive workshop will consider the challenges and successes of two sites' efforts to build capacity by building leadership and will engage participants in an inquiry into effective strategies for developing, organizing, and ensuring the continuity of site leadership. More ›E6 Bringing the Learning Home
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom F
This interactive session will explore how sites have developed strategies and nurtured leadership practices through which the participation of individuals or teams of site leaders in NWP-sponsored learning opportunities leads to learning opportunities for the site as a whole. More ›E7 Youth Programs: A Key to Unlocking Your Site’s Potential
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom G
Teacher-consultants from two Writing Project sites will demonstrate how their youth programs benefit their site, community, schools, and students. More ›E19 Reading the Research: How Teachers Become Leaders
Contemporary, Main Level, Pastoral 1
We will read and discuss excerpts from our new book How Teachers Become Leaders: Learning from Practice and Research, which features vignettes written by 14 teacher-consultants. More ›E22 Developing Long-Term, Grant-Funded Inservice
Contemporary, Second Level, Grand Republic D
The leaders of two NWP sites will share the program models as well as the strategies that enable them to develop leadership capacity and secure grants that support multiyear professional development partnerships. More ›- Site Management/Reporting
D14 Getting the Attention of Partners and Stakeholders
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom P
Site and network leaders will share how they got the attention of key partners in their state department of education or regional service center and negotiated a plan and the funding for local or statewide professional development programs. More ›D15 Building and Strengthening University-Site Relations
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom Q
In this interactive session, leaders from two sites will share the strategies they have found useful and the resources they have developed to strengthen their sites' relationship with their host universities. More ›D21 The Continued Funding Application and the Annual Review Process
Contemporary, Second Level, Grand Republic C
We will share ideas and strategies for writing the CFA and hear first-hand from a reviewer about what reviewers look for as they read, study, and respond to the complete set of application materials, including the Site Profile. More ›E21 NWP Sites: Reporting and Compliance
Contemporary, Second Level, Grand Republic C
This session will provide an orientation for new site leaders to federal compliance requirements and to the NWP annual cycle of reporting. More ›- Social Media
D17 Learn About NWP's New Social Networking Platform GoingOn
Contemporary, Main Level, Nutcracker Ballroom 2
NWP has developed a new social networking and social media space, GoingOn, connected to our NWP.org website. More ›E23 Inquiring into Distributed Identities
Contemporary, Second Level, Atlantic A
Twitter. Facebook. MySpace. LinkedIn. Ning. Wikispaces. Edublogs. How do these different online incarnations serve our goals for connecting with others? More ›- Summer Institute
D3 E-Facilitators Make the E-Anthology
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom C
The E-Anthology has become the user-friendly writing platform and thanks to the efforts of many people working in a variety of capacities, but its success ultimately rests with the E-Facilitators at the local invitational summer institutes. More ›D19 Writing in the Invitational Summer Institute
Contemporary, Main Level, Pastoral 1
In this interactive session, NWP site leaders will share the theories that inform the practice of writing in their invitational summer institutes. More ›E5 Developing and Responding to Teaching Demonstrations in the Invitational Summer Institute
Contemporary, Main Level, Nutcracker Ballroom 2
In this interactive session, leaders from two NWP sites will share the specific strategies and processes by which they coach teachers in their invitational summer institutes in the development of their demonstration workshops. More ›- Teacher Inquiry
D1 Inquiries into Digital Writing: The NWP "Digital Is" Website
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom A
What does it mean for writing to be digital? The new NWP Digital Is website, by supporting the creation, dissemination, and discussion of digital resources about inquiry and practice, allows sites to develop their conversation around this question. More ›E5 Developing and Responding to Teaching Demonstrations in the Invitational Summer Institute
Contemporary, Main Level, Nutcracker Ballroom 2
In this interactive session, leaders from two NWP sites will share the specific strategies and processes by which they coach teachers in their invitational summer institutes in the development of their demonstration workshops. More ›E19 Reading the Research: How Teachers Become Leaders
Contemporary, Main Level, Pastoral 1
We will read and discuss excerpts from our new book How Teachers Become Leaders: Learning from Practice and Research, which features vignettes written by 14 teacher-consultants. More ›- Teaching Reading
D11 Examining Content Area Reading and Writing
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom L
Teachers who participated in Third Space, a content area teachers’ online teacher inquiry community, will share examples of assignments and student work developed by thinking about the intersections of content area learning, reading and writing, and students' out-of-school literacies. More ›E12 Reading to Inform and Inspire Writing: A High School Literacy Instructional Approach
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom M
Through the use of mentor texts and purposeful reading choices, three Kentucky high school teachers will discuss their use of reading instruction that encourages students to “read like a writer,” and demonstrate how reading instruction impacts student writing results. More ›E13 Reading the Research: Identity as Resource and Outcome for Content Area Classes
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom N
Participants in this session will read and discuss "Identity, Interaction Ritual, and Students' Strategic Use of Science Language" by Stacy Olitsky. More ›- Teaching Writing
D2 Writing Vignettes to Capture Scenes from Our Lives as Teachers and Leaders
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom B
In this interactive workshop you will learn about how the vignette-writing process can provide a framework for teachers’ professional writing. More ›D3 E-Facilitators Make the E-Anthology
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom C
The E-Anthology has become the user-friendly writing platform and thanks to the efforts of many people working in a variety of capacities, but its success ultimately rests with the E-Facilitators at the local invitational summer institutes. More ›D19 Writing in the Invitational Summer Institute
Contemporary, Main Level, Pastoral 1
In this interactive session, NWP site leaders will share the theories that inform the practice of writing in their invitational summer institutes. More ›D20 Learning About the Teaching of Writing to Special Education Students
Contemporary, Second Level, Ballroom of the Americas A
Participants in this session will have the opportunity to read research on the teaching of writing to special-needs students, unpack some of the issues confronting the students and their teachers, and examine some of the effective teaching strategies recommended to support the writing development of these students. More ›D23 Using Talk, Literature, and Place-Based Poetry for Writing Development in Early Childhood Classrooms
Contemporary, Second Level, Atlantic A
This workshop spotlights two teacher-consultants from different regions of the country who are using focused talk, children’s literature, and place-based poetry to strengthen the literacy development of young writers. More ›E12 Reading to Inform and Inspire Writing: A High School Literacy Instructional Approach
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom M
Through the use of mentor texts and purposeful reading choices, three Kentucky high school teachers will discuss their use of reading instruction that encourages students to “read like a writer,” and demonstrate how reading instruction impacts student writing results. More ›E14 Developing and Designing Open Programs
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom P
This interactive session will explore the history of the development and design of a variety of successful open programs and invite participants to examine both the program models and the topics and consider how similar programs can be designed to meet the needs of teachers and schools at their local sites. More ›- University/Public Relations
D14 Getting the Attention of Partners and Stakeholders
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom P
Site and network leaders will share how they got the attention of key partners in their state department of education or regional service center and negotiated a plan and the funding for local or statewide professional development programs. More ›D15 Building and Strengthening University-Site Relations
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom Q
In this interactive session, leaders from two sites will share the strategies they have found useful and the resources they have developed to strengthen their sites' relationship with their host universities. More ›- Urban Education
E4 Microaggressions: Why Have Difficult Conversations About Race Matters in the Classroom?
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom D
The Urban Sites Network Leadership Team will employ a form called "interactive theater" to initiate writing and dialogue about "microaggression." More ›- Web Presence
D17 Learn About NWP's New Social Networking Platform GoingOn
Contemporary, Main Level, Nutcracker Ballroom 2
NWP has developed a new social networking and social media space, GoingOn, connected to our NWP.org website. More ›E23 Inquiring into Distributed Identities
Contemporary, Second Level, Atlantic A
Twitter. Facebook. MySpace. LinkedIn. Ning. Wikispaces. Edublogs. How do these different online incarnations serve our goals for connecting with others? More ›- Youth Family Community
E7 Youth Programs: A Key to Unlocking Your Site’s Potential
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom G
Teacher-consultants from two Writing Project sites will demonstrate how their youth programs benefit their site, community, schools, and students. More ›E8 Explore the Scholastic Writing Awards, a Program of the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers
Contemporary, Main Level, Fantasia Ballroom H
Come explore how the Scholastic Writing Awards, a program of the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, can support membership, professional development, and community-building activities at your site. More ›E16 Inviting Families into Literacy Partnerships
Contemporary, Main Level, Nutcracker Ballroom 1
Join us for a lively discussion of ways that Writing Project teachers and families form partnerships for literacy learning based on family funds of knowledge. More ›
