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> Subject: NWP Site Bulletin, January 2, 2007
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> Date: Tue,  2 Jan 2007 09:45:06 -0800 (PST)
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> - NWP Site Bulletin -


> JANUARY DEADLINES - - - - - - - - -
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> 2007 NWP ANNUAL MEETING; NCTE PROPOSAL DEADLINE ––
> We hope to see you at the 2007 NWP Annual Meeting,
> November 15-17, in New York City. The meeting is
> held in conjunction with the National Council of
> Teachers of English Annual Convention, and we
> encourage you to propose a session for the NCTE
> Convention. NCTE proposals deadlines: mail JANUARY
> 10; online JANUARY 17. There will not be a formal
> call for session proposals for the 2007 NWP Annual
> Meeting, but there is always an open call to propose
> sessions for the annual Urban Sites Conference and
> the biennial Rural Sites Conference.
>
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwp_e/184
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> LOCAL SITE RESEARCH INITIATIVE DEADLINE APPROACHING
> ––
> Sites (and state networks or consortia of sites)
> interested in conducting local research may apply
> for a new round of LSRI grants for projects
> extending to three years. Sites that are ready to
> conduct research or are in the process of developing
> a research agenda are invited to apply. Deadline:
> JANUARY 10.
> http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/pa/53
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> APPLY FOR SPECIAL-FOCUS NETWORK MINIGRANTS ––
> The English Language Learners, Rural Sites, Teacher
> Inquiry Communities, and Urban Sites networks offer
> minigrants to strengthen site work in areas
> identified as supporting the networks’ missions.
> Funds provide modest support for projects that
> contribute to strengthening the site by building
> leadership capacity, developing or extending new and
> established inservice and continuity programs, and
> networking with other sites to support student
> learning and writing. Application deadline: JANUARY
> 10.
>
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwp_docs/269
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> URBAN SITES NETWORK CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
> ––
> The Urban Sites Network invites you to a spring
> conference, Improving Writing in Urban Schools: A
> National Agenda, April 20-21, in Washington, D.C.
> The conference includes two days of workshops,
> school visits, a writing marathon, and more,
> including Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings as the keynote
> speaker for the Saturday plenary session. Workshop
> proposal deadline: JANUARY 19.
>
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwp_e/180
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> READING, WRITING, AND TEACHING THE HOLOCAUST ––
> The Holocaust Educators Network in partnership with
> the National Writing Project announces 20
> fellowships for NWP teacher-consultants in the Rural
> Sites Network to attend the Memorial Library Summer
> Seminar on Holocaust Education in New York City,
> July 8-18. Application deadline: JANUARY 20.
>
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwp_e/181
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> - - - - - - - - - - - FEBRUARY DEADLINES - - - - - -
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> PLANNING YOUR SITE’S WEB PRESENCE ––
> Writing project sites interested in considering
> their online presence and its relation to core work,
> priorities, and goals are invited to apply for
> Planning Your Site’s Web Presence: A Working
> Retreat, in Amherst, Massachusetts, April 27-29.
> Hosted by the Western Massachusetts Writing Project,
> the retreat is an opportunity for a site's team to
> consider carefully its goals and create a web
> development plan, for an existing online presence or
> a new one. Deadline: FEBRUARY 2.
>
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwp_e/177
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> TEACHER INQUIRY COMMUNITIES NETWORK INSTITUTE ––
> The NWP Teacher Inquiry Communities Network is
> hosting Inside Inquiry, a summer institute, July
> 27-30, to support writing project sites in
> developing and sustaining inquiry communities. Site
> directors are invited to apply to send pairs of
> teacher-leaders to this four-day event at the Babson
> Conference Center in Wellesley, Massachusetts.
> Application deadline: FEBRUARY 2.
>
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwp_e/178
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> JOIN RURAL SITES NETWORK FOR ALBUQUERQUE CONFERENCE
> ––
> The NWP Rural Sites Network and conference host High
> Plains Writing Project invite you to Weaving Threads
> of Change: Revisioning Writing in Rural Landscapes,
> March 9-10, in Albuquerque, for two days of
> workshops, writing tours, and more. Registration
> deadline: FEBRUARY 9.
>
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwp_e/171
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> - - - - - - - - - - - - MARCH DEADLINES - - - - - -
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> REGISTER ONLINE NOW FOR NWP SPRING MEETING IN D.C.
> ––
> Please join us March 29-30 in Washington, D.C., for
> the NWP Spring Meeting – your chance to educate
> Congress about the great work you do. Thursday
> congressional visits are followed by a Friday
> keynote speaker and two sessions of roundtable
> discussions. Participants must register to attend.
> Deadline: MARCH 12.
>
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwp_e/179
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> APPLY ONLINE FOR PROFESSIONAL WRITING RETREAT ––
> NWP professional writing retreats highlight the
> value of teachers writing about their practice and
> create the time and support for this work. Retreat A
> (June 14-17) serves participants who are in the
> process of writing first drafts. Retreat B (August
> 2-5) is tailored to the needs of writers with a
> completed draft who are ready to tackle final
> editing and preparation for publication. Both
> retreats will be held at Sunrise Springs in Santa
> Fe, New Mexico. Application deadline: MARCH 19.
> http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwpn/22
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