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The National Writing Project focuses the knowledge, expertise, and leadership of our nation's educators on sustained efforts to improve writing and learning for all learners.

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National Events and Opportunities for teachers

to attend conferences,  writing retreats, initiatives, etc.

 

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What are NWP teachers  and sites across the country doing?

 

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Teacher Inquiry Communities Network

Technology Liasons Network

Urban Sites Network

 

Initiatives

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National Reading Initiative

New-Teacher Initiative

Project Outreach

Technology Initiative

 

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                             NWP ANNOUNCEMENTS

REPORT SPOTLIGHTS REVOLUTIONARY USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHING WRITING ––
Writing, Learning and Leading in the Digital Age, a College Board/National Writing Project/Phi Delta Kappa International report, features eight Writing Project teachers, spotlighting their innovative use of digital tools for writing and learning. This publication is part of a series of reports highlighting the importance of teachers and the quality of their work. http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/3154

JOIN NWP'S REACH OUT AND WRITE CAMPAIGN ––
Stay in touch with your legislators this summer! Take part in the Reach Out and Write campaign by writing to your U.S. senators and representatives. Tell them about your writing project experiences, thank them for their support, and invite them to visit your site. Consider writing in the summer institute or before you go back to school. Please tell us when you send messages, and forward responses to publicaffairs@nwp.org. Link to four ideas for summer advocacy:
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/download/nwp_file/13880/Reach_Out_and_Write_flyer.pdf?x-r=pcfile_d

NWP PUBLICATIONS WIN NATIONAL AWARDS ––
NWP's 2008 (most recent) Annual Report has won a Beacon Award for Excellence in Education Marketing from the Association of Educational Publishers' (AEP). And NWP's 2009 brochure has won the Association Media & Publishing's (SNAP) EXCEL Silver Award in the "Special Publications–Brochures" category. Revisit these publications at the links below.
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/doc/about/annual_reports.csp
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/download/nwp_file/12356/2009_NWP_Brochure.pdf?x-r=pcfile_d

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NWP RADIO: A SUMMER OF LEARNING AND SPEAKING OUT
Join us as we hear from Kelsey Krausen about NWP's advocacy efforts, and from three educators in the "Teachers' Letters to Obama" Facebook group who mounted a campaign that culminated in a discussion with Secretary Duncan and led to a summer's worth of activities for discussing policy issues as educators. Broadcast: JUNE 24, 4 p.m. PDT.
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/events/486?x-t=sites_eos.view∨=site_eos

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER FOR E-ANTHOLOGY ––
E-Facilitators have just 10 days left to register invitational summer institutes, and now that E-Anthology is open they may begin registering participants. Registration deadline: JUNE 25.
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/events/434

DEADLINE APPROACHING FOR STATE AND REGIONAL NETWORK MINIGRANTS ––
State and regional networks of sites are invited to apply for an NWP minigrant. Application materials are available online, and the submission system is open. Deadline: JULY 1.
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/projects/97

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SUMMER INSTITUTE PARTICIPANT SURVEY ––
Site directors should have received an email from Inverness Research with instructions and a link to the invitational summer institute participant survey, which should be submitted online before the institute has ended. For more information, contact Laurie Senauke at 510-495-5818 or lauries@kushiki.org, or Allison Murray at 510-528-0905 or aimurray@inverness-research.org.

UPDATED SITE PROFILE ACTIVITY WORKSHEETS NOW AVAILABLE ––
Prepare for online entry of your site's 2009-2010 program data in the NWP site profile system (to launch later this summer) using Activity Worksheets. An interactive PDF version is now available. Questions? Contact siteprofile@nwp.org or 503-719-7974.
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/doc/nwpsites/site_profile.html