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> From: National Writing Project
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> Subject: NWP Site Bulletin, June 30, 2006
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> Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 12:15:09 -0700 (PDT)
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> - NWP Site Bulletin -
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> FINAL TWO WEEKS OF WRITE-IN FOR WRITING CAMPAIGN ––
> Please encourage your summer institute participants
> and facilitators to write to their U.S. senators and
> representatives about their experiences in the
> writing project by July 15. By this deadline, we
> hope that summer institute participants and other
> teacher-leaders will have contacted their
> legislators to thank them for their continued
> support and to describe the importance of the
> project to local teachers and students. An advocacy
> toolkit and other helpful information can be found
> at the link below. For questions, or to send an
> update on your contacts, email
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> http://www.writingproject.org/Resources/dc.csp
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> 2006-2007 MINIGRANT SUMMARIES POSTED ––
> Minigrants have been awarded to member sites of the
> English Language Learners, Rural Sites, Teacher
> Inquiry, and Urban Sites networks for the 2006-2007
> program year. Descriptions of this work are
> available at:
> http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/pa/37
> http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/pa/38
> http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/pa/39
> http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/pa/40
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> STATE NETWORK MINIGRANT APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE
> AUGUST 1 ––
> State and Regional Network minigrant applications
> will be available August 1. This year begins a new
> cycle of funding for state and regional network
> minigrants. The deadline for minigrant applications
> is now September 1, with funding available beginning
> October 1. Look for more information in upcoming
> site bulletins.
>
> JOIN YOUR COLLEAGUES AT THE 2006 NWP ANNUAL MEETING
> —
> Don’t miss the largest writing project gathering of
> the year, the 2006 NWP Annual Meeting, November
> 16–18, in Nashville. This year there will be more
> than 60 interactive workshops and demonstrations of
> successful practice. Registration for all workshops
> will open on September 1. For an overview of the
> meeting schedule and regular updates about the NWP
> Annual Meeting, visit NWP’s website.
>
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwp_e/166
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> SEND RESEARCH FOR NATIONAL DATABASE ––
> NWP is assembling an archive of all empirical
> research examining any aspects of the writing
> project and its local sites. The purpose is to
> provide a searchable research database as a resource
> for site directors, teacher-consultants, and
> researchers. The research is indexed to allow
> searches based upon indicators such as author(s),
> grade levels involved, outcomes examined,
> methodologies used, and so forth. We have already
> compiled a large body of research (100+ studies),
> but we know that many local sites have conducted or
> are aware of much more research than we have been
> able to locate.
>
> We are requesting your help in locating as much
> research about our organization as possible. This
> may include articles, books, manuscripts, technical
> reports, master’s theses and doctoral dissertations,
> unpublished articles, and, of course, teacher
> research. If you have any such research please send
> a copy (electronic preferred) to Ashley Christian at
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> Send questions about the archive or possible
> submissions to Paul LeMahieu at
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