National Writing Project

Events

2007 NWP Spring Meeting

March 29–30, 2007

Washington Court Hotel
Washington, District of Columbia

Spring Meeting Highlights Now Online

View keynote speech, presentation, and photo album.

Join your colleagues in the nation's capital on March 29–30, for the 2007 NWP Spring Meeting. Always an exciting event, the meeting provides writing project teachers and leaders an opportunity to share their classroom successes with members of Congress and with each other.

Thursday

The event begins Thursday morning, March 29, with a kickoff meeting on Capitol Hill. Congressional supporters of the NWP are scheduled to speak and participants will learn the latest data on writing project programs. The afternoon is set aside for visits to the offices of senators and representatives—participants' chance to talk about the work of the writing project and the impact it has on teachers and students. The day closes with a reception at the Smithsonian, a chance to mix and mingle with writing project colleagues from around the country.

Friday

The meeting continues on Friday at the Washington Court Hotel, with keynote speaker Patricia Lambert Stock, professor emerita, Michigan State University; visiting professor, University of Maryland, College Park; and co-founder of the Red Cedar Writing Project (Michigan). Her keynote address is titled The NWP Workshop Demonstration and the Scholarship of Teaching: Practicing Research by Researching Practice. Her speech will be followed by a lineup of roundtable discussions on the latest issues that writing project teachers face today.

See the complete schedule of events.

Essential Information

Read Essential Information for Participants for tips on communicating with legislators, list of attending sites, and more.

Paying for your visit

Please note: Your site may use federal funds to pay for expenses for Friday's Spring Meeting events but must use non-federal funds to pay for expenses for Thursday's events.

Lodging

The Washington Court Hotel is now full. The deadline has passed for the group rate at the Phoenix Park, but rooms are still available at the hotel's regular rate. If you need a room, call the Phoenix Park at 800-824-5419, or visit www.hotels.com or www.orbitz.com, to search for hotels that are on or near Capitol Hill.

Bulletin Board

Post requests for roommates, coordinate congressional visits with other sites in your state, arrange carpools, etc.

2006 NWP Spring Meeting Highlights

Relive the 2006 meeting with copies of speeches, a selection of photos from the meeting, and more. See the highlights.

Questions

For more information, contact the NWP at springmeeting@nwp.org.
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