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> From: National Writing Project
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> Subject: NWP Site Bulletin, December 15, 2006
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> Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 12:00:07 -0800 (PST)
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> - NWP Site Bulletin -
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> LOOKING AHEAD TO THE 2007 NWP ANNUAL MEETING ––
> We hope to see you at next year’s 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 proposal deadlines: by 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 Network
> Conference and the biennial Rural Sites Network
> Conference. Please check the NWP website for
> information about the 2007 NWP Annual Meeting.
>
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwp_e/184
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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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> 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
> carefully consider its goals and create a web
> development plan, whether 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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> TELL US ABOUT YOUR ANNUAL MEETING EXPERIENCE ––
> We want to thank the hundreds of you who contributed
> to and participated in our 2006 NWP Annual Meeting
> in Nashville to make it an enjoyable and memorable
> event. Please take a moment to tell us about your
> experiences at the meeting by completing our online
> survey by Friday, DECEMBER 22.
>
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/06am/print/nwp_docs/507
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> 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
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> CONTINUED FUNDING APPLICATION DUE JANUARY 10 ––
> The deadline for all parts of the Continued Funding
> Application (CFA) is Wednesday, January 10, just a
> few 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
>
> 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
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> 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
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> 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, 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
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> DIRECTORS RETREAT APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
> ––
> Sites are invited to apply to send a team of two
> site leaders to the NWP Directors Retreat, June
> 23-27, at Oglebay Resort and Conference Center in
> Wheeling, West Virginia. The retreat is designed to
> support directors and site leaders as they share
> their expertise and plan for the development of work
> at their sites. Deadline: MARCH 5.
>
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwp_e/175
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> REGISTER 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 online to
> attend. Deadline: MARCH 12.
>
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwp_e/179
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