Dear OWP Teacher Consultants: We have many exciting activities planned and deadlines set for the upcoming couple of months. Please visit our website to download fliers about each of the following: There will be a Showcase for Administrators and Brunch February 28 at the Oklahoma Memorial Union on the campus of OU. No charge. We would like to invite at least three representatives from schools and/or districts, especially superintendents, principals, staff development coordinators, etc. Teachers are also welcome, especially if they have an interest in applying for the 2006 Summer Invitational Institute. Invitation and Application to the 2006 OWP Invitational Summer Institute. Kathy Woods, Norman North High School, and Karin Perry, Whittier Junior High, Norman, will serve as co-directors this summer. Please print the invitation and application and give a copy to the best teacher you know. Deadline is March 20. In addition, please note that this year OWP is offering housing scholarships to 4 fellows living farther than 40 miles away from the university. If you are interested in serving as a writing group coach or demonstration team leader during the summer's institute, please notify Karin or Kathy. OWP is offering a Rural Outreach Conference Presidents' Day February 20 at East Central State in Ada. Teresa Rothrock is coordinating the conference. Although our objective is to deliver training to teachers in rural areas, the subject matter is relevant no matter where you teach. If you're interested in coming and bringing teachers with you, please register right away. March 29 is the Spring Celebration of Writing for Students and Teachers at Moore Norman Career Tech. You can find out details and download the registration form on our website. We still need presenters for that workshop, especially for the student sessions. If you'd like to present, please let me know by replying to this e-mail. I'll need the title of the workshop, the intended audience, and a program description. Your registration fee will be waived and you will receive $100 if you present a 75-minute workshop. We hope you will bring students with you, too. Winners of the 2006 OWP Writing Contest for Students and Teachers will be announced soon. The anthology will be posted on the website by the end of March. Click this link to find download information about these and other upcoming OWP events: http://www.ou.edu/special/owp/ Janis