NWP Site Bulletin, February 17, 2009
IT'S TIME TO EDUCATE THE NEW CONGRESS ABOUT YOUR WRITING PROJECT WORK
Don't miss the NWP Spring Meeting in Washington, D.C., April 2-3, your chance to educate Congress on the great work you do! Thursday congressional visits are followed by a Friday keynote from Jacqueline Jones Royster and two sessions of roundtables. Go online for registration, schedule details, and lodging info. HOTEL DEADLINE: MARCH 2. REGISTRATION DEADLINE: MARCH 13.
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/doc/09sm/home.csp
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TEN NEW SITES ADDED TO NWP NETWORK
The National Writing Project welcomes ten new sites into its network. The new sites are located in Arkansas, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Michigan, Montana, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, and Virginia.
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/2816
IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO ORDER OUR BOOK BY US! / NUESTRO LIBRO ‘HECHO POR NOSOTROS!
Site directors may request up to 40 free copies of NWP's new book to promote early literacy by contacting siteresources@nwp.org. Sites that have already received copies may request 40 or more additional copies at no charge. DEADLINE: March 16.
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/2567
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RURAL SITES NETWORK CONFERENCE DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 18
The Rural Sites Network and Third Coast Writing Project invite you to Open Spaces to Small Cities: The Landscape of Rural Education, March 13-14, in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Keynote speaker Karen Vocke is author of Where Do I Go from Here?, a book that offers ideas for creating learning environments that value inclusion and diversity with a focus on migrant students. DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 18.
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/events/368
REGISTER BY FEBRUARY 18 FOR RSN PRE-CONFERENCE EVENT
NWP's New-Teacher Initiative (NTI) invites you to a one-day workshop prior to the RSN Conference. NTI supports sites in expanding work with new teachers in their service areas, with a particular emphasis on the teaching and learning of writing in high-needs schools. DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 18.
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/events/379
TEACHER INQUIRY COMMUNITIES NETWORK INSTITUTE
The NWP Teacher Inquiry Communities Network is hosting Inside Inquiry, a summer institute, July 29-August 1, to support writing project sites in developing and sustaining inquiry communities. Site directors are invited to apply to send pairs of teacher-leaders to this four-day event at the Babson Conference Center in Wellesley, Massachusetts. DEADLINE: MARCH 2.
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/events/371
PROFESSIONAL WRITING RETREAT APPLICATION NOW ONLINE
Apply now for Professional Writing Retreats A and B, July 16-19, in Tubac, Arizona. The retreats, which run concurrently, give teachers a chance to write about the profession of teaching, literacy and learning, their own practice, policy and school reform, and more. DEADLINE: MARCH 16.
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/events/373
APPLY NOW FOR THIS SUMMER'S DIRECTORS RETREAT
Sites are invited to apply to send a team of two site leaders to the NWP Directors Retreat, July 29August 2, in Tubac, Arizona. The retreat is designed to support directors and site leaders as they share expertise and plan the development of site work. DEADLINE: MARCH 16.
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/events/372
JOIN YOUR COLLEAGUES IN LOUISVILLE FOR URBAN SITES NETWORK CONFERENCE
The Urban Sites Network invites you to Louisville, Kentucky, April 24-25, for Writing and Resiliency: Tapping the Potential of Urban Students. Enjoy a pre-conference event sponsored by the New-Teacher Initiative, a full day of workshops, school visits, a writing marathon, and more, including keynote speaker Bonnie Benard at the Saturday plenary session. REGISTRATION DEADLINE: APRIL 10.
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/events/359