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Getting the Word out with a Back-to-School Press Release Added by Bob Jobin on Sep 9, 2011 at 7:23am This year, maybe more than any other, it seems right to take advantage of the start of a new school year to call attention to the great work of tea... read more	300 Views	3 comments	Added by Joye Alberts on Oct 7, 2011 at 11:44am Here is the story from the Delware County Daily Times that was printed as a result of the press release Mary Buckelew at the Pennsylvania Writing and... read more
Blog about your annual meeting plans Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on Aug 13, 2011 at 10:14am needs text ... read more	116 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Reach out and share news about Local Site SEED Grants Added by Bob Jobin on Jun 20, 2012 at 1:30pm As NWP’s SEED funding reaches your Site, it is a perfect time to reach out to local media and your U.S. Senators and Representatives and share t... read more	218 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Weekend update: Updates on NDOW Added by NWP Updates on Oct 12, 2011 at 3:10pm Colleagues, Here I am, coming to you with the Friday Loop/Weekend Update in the middle of the week. Clearly nothing is sacred. Here are your u... read more	141 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
5 Ways to Get Started with Fundraising Added by Caroline Griswold on May 22, 2012 at 4:44pm Here in northern California, the shifting of seasons is a somewhat subtle process. But in the last couple of weeks it has become clear: summer is def... read more	236 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Reposting nice CCSSI summary by Millie Davis Added by NWP Site Leaders on Jul 27, 2011 at 7:59am Millie Davis of NCTE posted a very nice summary and useful set of links on 7-24-2011 in response to a question from Marilyn Hollman asking questions ... read more	356 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
The new frontier of advocacy Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on May 15, 2012 at 7:39pm Folks might be interested in this post from EdWeek that might as well been titled "how the sausage is made at the state level." It discusses th... read more	202 Views	1 comment	Added by Meg Petersen on May 16, 2012 at 3:17am I don't find this very encouraging. Rethinking Schools did a piece on Stand for Children recently that is relevant here. I don't feel that th... read more
A couple of wiki links on Common Core Standards Added by Tom McKenna on Jul 24, 2011 at 11:33am Here are a couple of resources developed for this page (in the wiki format) on the Common Core. Please add a blog post and chime in with your own.&nb... read more	302 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
In-service Development Retreat Added by Leigh Unterspan on Jan 3, 2012 at 8:06pm The Upstate Writing Project would like to invite your site to join us in an In-service Development Retreat to bring together site leaders to exam... read more	152 Views	1 comment	Added by Joye Alberts on Jan 4, 2012 at 9:14am This sounds like a fabulous opportunity for sites to get together to think together about inservice programs that can serve the needs of teachers and... read more
Small, Rural School Achievement Program _ Grant Opportunity Added by Joye Alberts on Mar 28, 2013 at 9:17am NWP Sites serving rural schools might want to take a look at this funding opportunity available to local educational agencies (LEAs) through the... read more	94 Views	2 comments	Added by Joye Alberts on Apr 4, 2013 at 5:34am Hopefully, the link is fixed. Try this one or pasting into your browser http://www2.ed.gov/programs/reapsrsa/eligibility.html. Let me know if it does... read more
WMWP Mentor Inquiry Group Learning Added by Susan Connell Biggs on Jun 30, 2011 at 6:28am Over the past year, WMWP has engaged in an inquiry around leadership support & development, what we called Mentoring. We'd like to share ou... read more	326 Views	5 comments	Added by Jean Wolph on Jul 24, 2011 at 7:24pm Thanks, Susan--this will be a great resource for my co-directors and me as we plan our first follow-up meeting. ... read more
WMWP and NWP Connect Added by Kevin Hodgson on Oct 14, 2011 at 2:20am (Paul Oh asked that I share this blog post from our last Western Mass Writing Project meeting) ... read more	175 Views	3 comments	Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on Oct 24, 2011 at 6:35am Road map is a great term for this Joye. Thanks Kevin, very helpful. ... read more
The Afterschool Alliance's Upcoming Celebration "Lights on Afterschool” Added by Bob Jobin on Oct 5, 2012 at 12:43pm Building on our successful collaboration on the briefing last month on Capitol Hill, the Afterschool Alliance wants to share the news about their upc... read more	102 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Weekend update Added by NWP Updates on Mar 19, 2012 at 1:26pm Wow, a lot has happened in the couple of weeks since the last weekend update. So this update is devoted to a quick run-down on what's been happenin... read more	171 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Weekend Update Added by NWP Updates on Feb 13, 2012 at 11:01am Well, it’s clearly report time in the NWP with your Site Reports due this past Friday and your ... read more	146 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Waiting for News about SEED Year Two Funding -- and a FY2013 Budget Update Added by Bob Jobin on Jul 18, 2012 at 9:06am As we wait for the next SEED grant competition announcement, the US Congress continues to work on the next federal budget, FY2013. ... read more	211 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Weekend update Added by NWP Updates on Sep 25, 2011 at 3:26pm Busy weeks for NWP; busy weeks for Congress too. ... read more	138 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Great advice about case statements from Ross & Segal Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on Jun 15, 2012 at 3:02pm What Is a Case Statement? Every fundraising campaign has the Case Statement at its center.... read more	126 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
DOE announces a focus on districts in the next Race to the Top competition Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on May 26, 2012 at 9:21am More Race to the Top races were announced by the Department of Education this week.... read more	216 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Weekend update returns Added by NWP Updates on Dec 4, 2011 at 1:49pm Dear all, It has been awhile since the last weekend update, so it's about time I got back on schedule. At the NWP office, we (like you)... read more	150 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
December - FY2012 Education Appropriations Update and Advocacy News Added by Bob Jobin on Dec 1, 2011 at 10:05am If you are keeping up with these posts, you will find that not much has changed but we wanted to give you an update in any case.... read more	302 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Notebook Blogs: Support Teacher Innovation Added by samuel reed on Apr 6, 2012 at 1:14pm Check two recent blog posts on the Notebook website about Philasoup and Marci Resnick Teacher Fund.... read more	252 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
School partnerships: keeping an eye on the instructional core Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on Jun 18, 2011 at 5:48pm As more and more writing projects move their work with schools into longterm partnership models, we see projects wrestling with (struggling with) who... read more	226 Views	2 comments	Added by Susan Connell Biggs on Jun 30, 2011 at 6:34am So timely! Thanks for these resources. ... read more
Teachers Teaching Teachers Added by Ben Bates on Oct 18, 2012 at 3:34pm When I talk about my career I tell people that I never wanted to be a teacher but I’ve been teaching for almost 25 years now. I usually add tha... read more	132 Views	1 comment	Added by Tom McKenna on Oct 18, 2012 at 3:47pm Great to hear you voice in this piece, Ben. I especially appreciate your observation, " Classrooms are dynamic, protean, unpredictable, wonderfu... read more
Six States Win Striving Readers Literacy Grants Added by Bob Jobin on Oct 3, 2011 at 12:15pm I've posted below an EdWeek update from early September on the Striving Readers Literacy Grants. The six winning states are Texas, Pennsylvania, Lou... read more	196 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.