Please let me or Priscilla know if you're interested in any of the following. Janis --- National Writing Project <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > From: National Writing Project > <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: NWP Site Bulletin, December 15, 2005 > To: [log in to unmask] > Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 17:30:04 -0800 (PST) > > - NWP Site Bulletin - > > REGISTER NOW FOR NWP SPRING MEETING IN D.C. 末 > Join your colleagues in the nation痴 capital on > April 6-7, 2006. Always an exciting event, the NWP > Spring Meeting provides an opportunity to share your > knowledge and classroom successes with members of > Congress and with your colleagues. > http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwp_e/161 > > > URBAN SITES CONFERENCE PROPOSAL DEADLINE: JANUARY 13 > 末 > The Urban Sites Network invites you to join them and > conference host, the San Diego Area Writing Project, > on April 28-29 in San Diego, California for two days > of workshops, school visits, writing tours, and > more. Go online for information on submitting > workshop proposals and conference registration. > Deadline: January 13. > http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwp_e/163 > > TELL US ABOUT YOUR ANNUAL MEETING EXPERIENCE 末 > We need your feedback about the 2005 NWP Annual > Meeting! Using the online survey, please share your > experiences and recommendations so we can tailor > future meetings and communications to meet your > needs. Deadline: December 23. > http://www.writingproject.org/cs/05am/print/nwp_docs/404 > > BE A PART OF PROJECT OUTREACH COHORT 3 末 > NWP will the launch a third cohort of Project > Outreach in 2006. Project Outreach 3 will convene > sites that are invested in the process of inquiry, > eager to develop site capacity to serve teachers of > students in low-income communities, and committed to > the goals of access, relevance, and diversity. > Application deadline: January 11. > http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwpn/6 > > > APPLY NOW FOR PROFESSIONAL WRITING RETREATS 末 > NWP professional writing retreats highlight the > value of teachers writing about their practice and > create the time and support for this work. Retreat > A, August 3-6, serves participants in the process of > writing first drafts. Retreat B, June 22-25, is > tailored to writers ready to tackle final editing > and preparation for publication. Both will be at > Sleeping Lady Mountain Retreat, Leavenworth, > Washington. Deadline: March 20, 2006. > http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwpn/22 > > SIGN UP FOR NWP SPECIAL-FOCUS NETWORKS 末 > Sites are invited to join NWP special-focus networks > by self-nomination. The special-focus networks are > the English Language Learners Network, Rural Sites > Network, Teacher Inquiry Communities Network, and > Urban Sites Network. Membership is required to be > eligible for a 2006-2007 minigrant. Join or renew > online by Dec. 31. > http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwp_docs/266 > > APPLY NOW FOR SPECIAL-FOCUS NETWORK MINIGRANTS 末 > The English Language Learners, Rural Sites, Teacher > Inquiry Communities, and Urban Sites networks offer > minigrant opportunities to strengthen site 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 11. > http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwp_docs/269 > > > >