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- NWP Site Bulletin -
TIME TO JOIN OR RENEW MEMBERSHIP IN SPECIAL-FOCUS NETWORKS
NWP special-focus networks invite writing project sites to become members or to renew their membership in the English Language Learners Network, Rural Sites Network, Teacher Inquiry Communities Network, and Urban Sites Network. Sites must be members to be eligible for a 2005-2006 minigrant.
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwp_docs/266
APPLY NOW FOR SPECIAL-FOCUS NETWORK MINIGRANTS
The English Language Learners, Rural Sites, Teacher Inquiry Communities, and Urban Sites networks offer minigrant opportunities to strengthen sites work in areas identified by the networks as part of their mission. Funds provide modest support for projects that promote leadership, networking, and innovation among teachers and sites to support student learning and writing. Apply online by January 12, 2005.
www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwp_docs/269
RURAL SITES RETREAT SESSION PROPOSAL DEADLINE APPROACHING
NWP site leaders and teacher-consultants are invited to submit session proposals for the Rural Sites Network Spring Retreat, March 11-13, 2005, in Folsom, California. Hosted by the Northern California Writing Project, the retreat will focus on how NWP targets the needs of rural teachers and their students. Session proposal deadline: November 15, 2004.
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwp_e/114
USN CONFERENCE: BUILDING AN ARCH OF HOPE FOR TOMORROW
The Urban Sites Network and host site Gateway Writing Project invite you to join them on April 29-30, 2005, in St. Louis, Missouri, for two days of workshops, school visits, writing tours, and more. Follow the link below to learn more about conference registration and submitting workshop proposals. Proposal deadline: February 25, 2005.
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwp_e/116
GET A LITTLE RECOGNITION FOR YOUR WORK!
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 The Voice. Deadline: November 12, 2004.
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/create/nwp_aa
NEW REPORT FEATURES LITERACY RESEARCH, STRATEGIES FOR PRACTICE --
The Alliance for Excellent Education has released Reading Next: A Vision for Action and Research in Middle and High School Literacy, a report that outlines 15 key elements of effective literacy intervention. The report, which embraces many of the NWPs core beliefs, calls on public and private stakeholders to invest in the literacy of middle and high school students today while simultaneously building the knowledge base.
http://www.all4ed.org/publications/ReadingNext/