Dear OWP TC's--

Wow!  Lots of exciting stuff below!  Please let me or
Priscilla know if you're interested in taking
advantage of any of the NWP initiatives below.

Janis


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> From: National Writing Project
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> Subject: NWP Site Bulletin, December 1, 2006
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> Date: Fri,  1 Dec 2006 14:15:07 -0800 (PST)
>
> - NWP Site Bulletin -
>
> TELL US ABOUT YOUR ANNUAL MEETING EXPERIENCE ––
> We need your feedback about the 2006 NWP Annual
> Meeting! Using the online survey, please take a few
> minutes to share your experiences and
> recommendations so we can tailor future meetings to
> address your needs. Deadline: DECEMBER 22.
>
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/06am/print/nwp_docs/507
>
> CONTINUED FUNDING APPLICATION DUE JANUARY 10 ––
> The deadline for all parts of the Continued Funding
> Application (CFA) is Wednesday, January 10, less
> than six weeks away. Please consider your
> university’s holiday break when planning to get the
> required signatures. Each site must mail a paper
> original of each component (narrative, signature
> pages, donor letters, and requested budget), with
> original signatures, plus FOUR copies to the NWP
> Berkeley office. Each site also must submit
> electronic copies of selected parts of the CFA via
> the NWP website during the submission period of
> JANUARY 4-10.
> http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/pa/44
>
> SPRING MEETING REGISTRATION NOW OPEN ––
> Please join us March 29-30, 2007, 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
>
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ANNOUNCEMENTS - - - - -
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>
> NWP’S EFFECTIVENESS RATINGS UPDATED ––
> The American Institutes for Research (AIR) has
> released updated ratings of the effectiveness and
> quality of 22 widely used comprehensive school
> reform models, including the writing project. NWP
> was upgraded from "limited" to "moderate" in
> Category 1: Evidence of Positive Effects on Student
> Achievement, and went from a "no rating" to "very
> strong" in evidence of a research base for the
> model's design. Read about the ratings and download
> the report at the Comprehensive School Reform
> website.
>
http://www.csrq.org/CSRQreportselementaryschoolreport.asp
>
> 2006 ANNUAL MEETING HIGHLIGHTS ––
> Nearly 1,000 writing project colleagues flocked to
> Nashville for this year's annual meeting. View the
> photo album and read a selection of general session
> speeches.
>
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/06am/print/nwp_e/166?x-t=outcome.view
>
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - EVENTS & OPPORTUNITIES - -
> - - - - - - - - - -
>
> SIGN UP FOR NWP SPECIAL-FOCUS NETWORKS ––
> Sites are invited to join NWP special-focus networks
> by self-nomination. Join the English Language
> Learners, Rural Sites, Teacher Inquiry Communities,
> or Urban Sites networks. Membership is required to
> be eligible for a 2007-2008 minigrant. Join or renew
> by DECEMBER 31.
>
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwp_docs/266
>
> LOCAL SITE RESEARCH INITIATIVE: MULTI-YEAR
> OPPORTUNITY ––
> 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
>
> APPLY NOW 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
>
> URBAN SITES NETWORK CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
> ––
> The Urban Sites Network invites you to join them and
> conference host DC Area Writing Project on April
> 20-21, 2007, in Washington, D.C., for Improving
> Writing in Urban Schools: A National Agenda. 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
>
> TEACHER INQUIRY COMMUNITIES NETWORK INSTITUTE ––
> The NWP Teacher Inquiry Communities Network is
> hosting Inside Inquiry, a summer institute, July
> 27-30, 2007, 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
>
> 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, 2007, 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
>
> APPLY ONLINE NOW FOR PROFESSIONAL WRITING RETREAT ––
> NWP is sponsoring two qualitatively different
> professional writing retreats this summer. The
> retreats highlight the value of teachers writing
> about their practice and create the time and support
> for this work. Retreat A (June 14-17, 2007) serves
> participants who are in the process of writing first
> drafts. Retreat B (August 2-5, 2007) 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
>
>
>


Janis Cramer
Co-Director of Inservice
Oklahoma Writing Project
"Teachers Teaching Teachers"
820 Van Vleet Oval
University of Oklahoma
Phone and Fax (405) 495-4903
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