OWP Teachers--

Lots of opportunities below from the National Writing
Project.  Please let Priscilla know if you're
interested in any of them, and OWP will lend you
support.

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> From: National Writing Project <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: NWP Site Bulletin, November 1, 2007
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> Date: Thu,  1 Nov 2007 10:45:05 -0700 (PDT)
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> - NWP Site Bulletin -
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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 7-19. Deadline: January 20.
> http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/events/329
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> APPLY NOW FOR RSN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT RETREAT ––
> Rural Sites Network (RSN) member-sites are invited
> to apply to send two experienced site leaders
> (individuals may also apply) to the 2008 RSN
> Resource Development Retreat in Nebraska, July
> 25-28. Experienced leaders from sites serving rural
> schools will gather to craft materials that convey
> their sites' knowledge about programming and
> building leadership capacity. Deadline: January 25.
> http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/events/313
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> PROFESSIONAL WRITING RETREAT APPLICATION NOW ONLINE
> ––
> Spend June 19–22 at Sunrise Springs Inn and Retreat
> in Santa Fe, New Mexico, writing about your practice
> or about the educational contexts in which writing
> occurs. The retreat is limited to 28 participants
> and is organized in two strands to accommodate
> writers at varying levels of experience. Deadline:
> March 17.
> http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/events/326
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> REAUTHORIZATION BILLS STILL GAINING SIGNATURES ––
> Your calls make a difference! Thank you for
> continuing to contact your legislators to request
> support for NWP’s reauthorization bills. House bill
> H.R. 3357 has four new signatures: Gabrielle
> Giffords (D-AZ), Tom Latham (R-IA), Jerry McNerney
> (D-CA), and Vic Snyder (D-AR), for a total of 31
> co-sponsors. Senate bill S. 1015 has two new
> signatures: Joseph Biden (D-DE) and Barbara Boxer
> (D-CA), for a total of 13 co-sponsors.
>
> NEW NATIONAL STUDY GETS UNDERWAY––
> SRI International is launching a four-year study to
> evaluate the effectiveness of partnerships between
> writing project sites and schools, focusing on
> partnerships that provide professional development
> for improving teacher practices and student
> performance in writing in grades 7 and 8.
> http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/2477
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> SHARE YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS WITH COLLEAGUES ––
> Tell us about teacher-consultants, directors, or
> co-directors at your site who have received honors
> or awards or who have recently published. Submit to
> Awards and Accolades for the next issue of E-Voice.
> Deadline: Monday, December 10.
>
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/doc/resources/awards_and_accolades.csp

Share them with us, first.  Janis
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> - - - - - - - - - - - - - SITE OPPORTUNITIES - - - -
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> SIGN UP FOR NWP SPECIAL-FOCUS NETWORKS ––
> Sites are invited to join the English Language
> Learners, Rural Sites, Teacher Inquiry Communities,
> or Urban Sites networks. Membership is required to
> be eligible for a 2008-2009 minigrant. (Membership
> in the Technology Liaison Network is automatic for
> all sites with technology liaisons. Be sure your
> tech liaison is registered on the TLN listserv.)
>
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/doc/programs/sfn/membership.csp
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> APPLY NOW FOR SPECIAL-FOCUS NETWORK MINIGRANTS ––
> Four of NWP’s special-focus networks offer
> minigrants to strengthen site work in areas that
> support the networks’ missions. Funds support
> projects that help sites build leadership capacity,
> develop or extend inservice and continuity programs,
> and network with other sites to support student
> learning and writing.  Deadline: January 9.
>
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/doc/programs/sfn/grants.csp
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