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2012 - 2013 NWP Network Continuing Association form Added by Joye Alberts on Jan 10, 2012 at 4:35pm ... read more	1,137 Views	11 comments	Added by Joye Alberts on Jan 19, 2012 at 7:21pm Hi Paul, ... read more
What are you reading now at your writing project sites? Added by NWP Site Leaders on Jun 23, 2011 at 6:24pm Just curious—especially now that we are in the throes of summer institutes. You can add to our diigo list at http://www.diigo.com/list/elyseea/n... read more	597 Views	10 comments	Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on Jul 28, 2011 at 7:55pm Is From High School to College the Kirst book? ... read more
Sustainability: What actions are you taking at your site as you look to the future? Added by NWP Site Leaders on May 1, 2011 at 10:41am After the news about the loss of directed funding in the 2011 Federal Budget, Joye Alberts opened a forum in the Site Leaders Ning for people to shar... read more	727 Views	8 comments	Added by Matthew Luskey on Nov 17, 2011 at 7:06am Hello folks, ... read more
What are your initial reactions to The Big Think? Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on May 28, 2011 at 10:56am The changes in our federal support open up opportunities to rethink some of the taken-for-granted elements of how we work together as a network. Let'... read more	292 Views	4 comments	Added by Joye Alberts on Sep 1, 2011 at 9:09am Hi Lesliee, ... read more
Doing Business with My Site's Host Institution Added by Michel Mathis on Oct 7, 2011 at 7:51pm A site can do important business right on its own campus. For example, TCs from many sites have participated in summer assessment gatherings th... read more	423 Views	3 comments	Added by Lori Czop Assaf on Oct 20, 2011 at 8:19am Thanks Mike for posting this prompt about ways to build relationships and ways to "do business" with our universities. Central Texas Writing Project ... read more
Thinking about the "high needs" definition of schools selected for our SEED grant work... Added by Lisa Rougeou on May 10, 2012 at 9:08am Here's some interesting reading, especially for those of us working with the SEED (or i3) grants, using the Feds' definition of "high needs" schools: ... read more	464 Views	3 comments	Added by Lisa Rougeou on May 13, 2012 at 3:59pm Thanks Elyse, for these great resources! Very helpful and timely. : ) ... read more
EdWeek Teacher Blog about Professional Development Added by Heather Severson on Aug 18, 2011 at 8:54am Teachers See Benefit in Peer-to-Peer InteractionBy Learning Forward... read more	408 Views	3 comments	Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on Aug 23, 2011 at 10:49pm Another related piece is the article that Sam Reed blogged about in the National Community about networking/collaboration as the missing piece in sch... read more
Sites with Masters programs Added by Linda Tatman on Sep 6, 2012 at 7:02pm Are there any NWP sites besides the Ohio Writing Project at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, that offer a Masters degree program. The Ohio Writing P... read more	208 Views	2 comments	Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on Sep 7, 2012 at 7:51am Hi Linda and Sarah, ... read more
Who from sites to attend NWP Annual Meeting? Added by Anne Herrington on Jun 6, 2012 at 5:24am As we look ahead to November's Annual Meeting, I'm wondering whom from our local sites we should think about inviting to attend the Annual Meeting.... read more	233 Views	2 comments	Added by Robin Murray on Jun 6, 2012 at 8:21am At this point, two hotel rooms have been reserved for four of us, but we're still working out the financial details for the trip. Robin Murr... read more
Annual Meeting Session B14: The Role of the NWP Site Director in the New Landscape with Lil Brannon (NC Charlotte WP) and Karen Hamlin (OWP at Willamette) Added by Karen Hamlin on Nov 14, 2011 at 5:15pm We are inviting session participants and others to join us in an on-going conversation about ways in which site director work has changed in this n... read more	735 Views	2 comments	Added by Anne Herrington on Nov 21, 2011 at 1:42pm Frankly, this shift does feel like a change in role for me, focusing more on seeking alternative sources of funding.... read more
Are Teachers At the Edge? Added by Joseph McCaleb on Jul 5, 2011 at 3:51am *First off, I’ll freely acknowledge that my perspective might be due to age and my preferred view of peaceful landscapes and deep woods; nevert... read more	245 Views	2 comments	Added by Laura Roop on Aug 5, 2011 at 11:21am Joseph, ... read more
Are any of you using Instructional Rounds in your inservice programs? Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on Aug 16, 2012 at 9:55am ASCD has moved this short piece on instructional rounds into the open, and I thought it might be about the right length for WPs to use as leaders or ... read more	326 Views	2 comments	Added by Laura Roop on Oct 23, 2012 at 11:11am Elyse and all, ... read more
How do we keep our momentum to keep advocating for the NWP? Added by Andrea Zellner on Jun 9, 2011 at 10:35am In the most recent news out of Washington, a Dear Colleague letter was circulating thanks to Senator Mikulski.... read more	273 Views	1 comment	Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on Jun 11, 2011 at 3:21am This is a good question, Andrea, and one that folks took up a little in this NWP Radio program: Sharing Our Knowledge. Folks shared tips f... read more
Title IIA grants to states for Improving Teacher Quality Added by Patricia Scanlan on Aug 7, 2012 at 10:10am The U.S.... read more	148 Views	1 comment	Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on Aug 9, 2012 at 3:12pm Pat, thanks for bringing this funding source to the network's attention. Hope the work is going well -- we look forward to learning from your experie... read more
Professional Development Rates Added by Johanna Rusk on Feb 23, 2012 at 7:50pm The River Bend Writing Project is just now at the stage of offering professional development to our area schools and districts. We'd like to kn... read more	140 Views	1 comment	Added by Mike Rush on May 14, 2012 at 7:57am Johanna, ... read more
PLCs that focus on school transitions? Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on Sep 1, 2012 at 1:52pm I'm posting a question from Ellen Donovan and Ron Kates that they originally posted on the Directors and Co-Directors listserv: ... read more	163 Views	1 comment	Added by Steven Zemelman on Sep 2, 2012 at 10:49am While we have not done this in the Illinois Writing Project, I spent many years teaching freshman comp, and courses to help returning adults make the... read more
Useful State-Related Links Added by Tom McKenna on Jul 23, 2011 at 11:03am Please add some links you've found useful in doing work on the state or regional level. A few words of context always help. ... read more	197 Views	1 comment	Added by Tom McKenna on Jul 23, 2011 at 11:05am Here's a link to the National Governors' Association "Center for Best Bractices" (Education Division). http://www.nga.org/cms/center/edu ... read more
Seeking info about SHIFT Added by Tim Dewar on Feb 8, 2012 at 10:35am Has anybody had any experience with SHIFT, "a non-profit professional development organization dedicated to changing how teachers teach and how stude... read more	298 Views	1 comment	Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on May 3, 2012 at 7:44pm Hi Tim, I've never actually taken any of this group's workshops, but I have heard good things about them. They are very production-oriented and can ... read more
Building a Base of Business for a Site by Scaling up Youth Programs Added by Michel Mathis on Nov 8, 2011 at 8:47pm A Round A session at the 2012 annual meeting in Chicago brings resources together for support of sites' youth activities. An advantage of ... read more	808 Views	1 comment	Added by Joye Alberts on Dec 9, 2011 at 11:55am These materials are so helpful. Seeing the nuts and bolts information -- sample budgets, applications, the teacher's handbooks, youth writing program... read more
What Teaching Means: Stories from America's Classrooms Added by Daniel Boster on Mar 8, 2012 at 4:17pm Dear Colleagues, ... read more	816 Views	1 comment	Added by Joye Alberts on Mar 14, 2012 at 10:07am Hi Daniel, ... read more
How can we best showcase our IMPACT? Added by Susan Connell Biggs on Sep 11, 2011 at 10:45am Western Massachusetts Writing Project is busy creating a one-page WMWP Profile that can be used when approaching potential funders. So far, we ... read more	286 Views	1 comment	Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on Sep 12, 2011 at 1:33pm This sounds great, Susan. I think the data you list above can be very helpful, especially in a scan-able box on a one-pager. It gives a quick impress... read more
Creating Memos of Understanding with Universities Added by Marilyn McKinney on Jan 30, 2012 at 12:22pm We at Southern Nevada are in the process of working with the College of Education Dean's office to create a memo of understanding that will hopefully... read more	363 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Share your thoughts about the PARCC Framework Added by NWP Site Leaders on Aug 5, 2011 at 11:34am Check out EdWeek's Curriculum Matters blog to read about ... read more	654 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Thoughtful resources for supporting Family Literacy Added by Joye Alberts on Nov 29, 2012 at 9:37am You will want to take a look at this excellent collection of resources and information focusing on family literacy programs supported by local writin... read more	125 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Share your thoughts about the SBAC Framework Added by NWP Site Leaders on Sep 9, 2011 at 12:24pm On August 9, SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium released their draft content framework for ELA.... read more	396 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.