Site Bulletins

NWP communicates information to site directors and site leaders through a system of electronic "site bulletins" that are sent regularly at the beginning and middle of each month via email.

If you are a site leader and you are not receiving site bulletins, please send an email to siteresources@nwp.org.

Site Bulletin: February 1, 2012

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Celebrating Digital Learning--
We're partnering with the Alliance for Excellent Education, the New York Times Learning Network, Figment, and Edutopia to celebrate today's Digital Learning Day. Join or follow colleagues around the country as they surface their practice (many via Twitter using the hashtag #dlday), try one new thing, or engage in conversation about digital learning. Encourage your students to post their online work via the Twitter hashtag #whatImake.
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/3761

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Upcoming Deadline: 2012 NWP Site Report--
The online submission window is February 6–10, 2012. Review the formatting and submission instructions on page 3 of the report before you submit. Questions? Contact sitereporting@nwp.org or 510-642-4136. Deadline: February 10.
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/projects/104

2012-2013 NWP Network Continuing Association Form--
Site directors received the new Continuing Association form via email on Monday, January 30. Read more about the purpose of the form and get a copy in NWP Connect. Questions? Contact sitereporting@nwp.org or 510-643-4765. Deadline: March 1
http://connect.nwp.org/nwp-site-leaders/forum/8985/2012-2013-nwp-network-continuing-association-form

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Register for the NWP Spring Meeting--
Sign up now for the NWP Spring Meeting, March 28–30, in Washington, DC. This is an important time for site leaders to share their Writing Project accomplishments with legislators and engage in conversations about site sustainability. Registration is required. Deadline: March 9.
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/doc/12sm/home.csp

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Donations Coming to Sites Soon!--
To date 29 Writing Project sites have received donations through the Fall 2011 eCampaign! In early February checks and donor reports will be mailed to sites who received donations, for gifts received through the end of January 2012. Friends of NWP can always donate to sites by clicking “Contribute” on the NWP homepage at www.nwp.org. Questions? Contact contribute@nwp.org or 510-643-3013.
http://connect.nwp.org/nwp-site-leaders/blog/9489/ecampaign-donations-sites-coming-soon

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NWP Radio: Supporting Teachers in Working with the Common Core State Standards--
With 47 states having adopted the English Language Arts portion of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), most writing projects will find the standards an important part of their local context. How can sites best support teachers in working with the CCSS? Along with other guests, we will visit with Tonya Perry, Site Director at Red Mountain Writing Project, and author of Supporting Students in a Time of Core Standards: English Language Arts, Grades 6–8. February 9, 7 p.m. EST/4 p.m. PST
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/events/574?x-t=sites_eos.view

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Receive a 20% Discount on Corwin Books--
The National Writing Project is excited to announce that Corwin Books now offers teacher-consultants and teacher-leaders a 20% discount on its peer-reviewed and research-based books. For more information about this discount and Corwin’s extensive catalog of educational titles, visit our partner page at Corwin.
http://www.corwin.com/partners/18

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Tell Us Your Thoughts--
All NWP site directors, co-directors, technology liaisons, and principal investigators are automatically subscribed to this bimonthly site bulletin, and we encourage you to forward this message to others at your site. Please send notification of site leadership transitions or changes in contact information to siteresources@nwp.org. Send comments or questions about the National Writing Project in general to nwp@nwp.org.