Oklahoma Writing Project Teacher Consultants will share literacy strategies to use in the upcoming weeks as teachers prepare students for state testing.

Participants will be exposed to appropriate grade-level writing activities that are aligned with Oklahoma Academic Standards. Participants will interact with resources provided by State Department of Education to create a plan for their own classroom. 

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Join OWP for this Spring Poetry SeriesNo CostRegister using link below 

A Celebration and Exploration of Nikki Giovanni and her Poetry
 

Led by Shelly K. Unsicker-Durham, Poet, Adjunct, and OWP Teacher Consultant

The Oklahoma Writing Project’s Poetry Series for Spring 2025 will glean inspiration for both writing and teaching from the work of award-winning poet Nikki Giovanni (June 7, 1943 – December 9, 2024). On three Saturday mornings via Zoom from 10-11:30, we will dive into her poems, her passions, and her process with a focus on what we can bring to our classrooms and our own writing. 

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Please join us for the Keep Educating Yourself (KEY) at the University of Oklahoma on Saturday, March 1, 2025 from 8:30am-1:00pm! The KEY Conference is a free professional development conference for PK-12 teachers across our state. It is an opportunity for faculty to be share the work they are doing, learn with practitioners, and make connections. In addition to great learning opportunities, you will be given one or more books for your classrooms. 

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Use this link to enter the contest:  https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forms.gle/f8BmGk9UV5HBReVE8__;!!GNU8KkXDZlD12Q!86159EKU-wyObtdu3JMtms0VhWv1EMqFUVRiPhxqGtpkQ8js_PfY6-YpUU-GxZG7A4y23-v1YGP-JLeVd__j72Y$ [forms[.]gle]

Teachers:

Above is the link to enter your students' writing in the 2025 Write To Win Contest.

You will be submitting online rather than sending e-mails with attachments. Deadline is the day after MLK Day.

All the details you need are in the attachments.

Janis CramerWrite To Win Contest CoordinatorOklahoma Writing [log in to unmask]@att.net

Use this link to enter the contest:  https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forms.gle/f8BmGk9UV5HBReVE8__;!!GNU8KkXDZlD12Q!4LfcZj52ZDwgDStTRbiuNRTUiQasZXy7Ajr3cES9fr2gvuWDTpswfJZ_I4SuFHhTBR6Xuj965ZYCgumXB3Cdyao$ [forms[.]gle]

Teachers:

Above is the link to enter your students' writing in the 2005 Write To Win Contest.

You will be submitting online rather than sending e-mails with attachments. Deadline is the day after MLK Day.

All the details you need are in the attachments.

Janis CramerWrite To Win Contest CoordinatorOklahoma Writing [log in to unmask]@att.net

Oklahoma Writing Project Write to Win Contest Deadline is Quickly Approaching!
Reminder this year--we have categories specific for Early Childhood Writers!  

Pre K-2nd CategoryDescriptive Writing—Describe a person, a place, an object, a feeling. The description can be an excerpt from a larger piece of writing or can be complete in itself. Put the reader there with sensory details and telling facts. Limit 50-100 words.Personal Narrative— Write about a true story that happened to you. Tell a story about favorite event, holiday or strange happening. This can be inspired by a text your teacher has read. Length: 50-250 words.Poem—It can 

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