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DON'T MISS THE URBAN SITES CONFERENCE
Come to San Diego and join a collective dialogue to consider the borders that teachers, students, and families must cross every day to help students achieve and succeed. Deadline: April 7.
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwp_e/163
* * * Teachers' Voices * * *
"Katrina: In Their Own Words"
Listen to first-person accounts from NWP teachers and students who survived Hurricane Katrina. This 30-minute show that aired on Louisiana's KSLU public radio station provides a moving testament to the power of writing and community in the aftermath of shared tragedy.
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwpr/2289
Wyoming Teacher-Leader Goes to Washington
Carrie Langston of the Wyoming Writing Project participated in a round table with U.S. senators last month to discuss how the K-12 system can successfully build and fill the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) pipeline. Read Langston's statement and watch the video.
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwpr/2286
Mozartians, Beethovenians, and the Teaching of Writing (NWP Classic)
In this 1993 essay, Diane Christian Boehm explains how to reduce students' anxiety about writing by getting them to awaken the creator within and put the critic on hold.
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwpr/1113
* * * NWP at Work * * *
NWP Adds Six New Sites
The National Writing Project welcomes six new sites into its network, which now numbers 195 sites and spans 50 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwpr/2291
Site Research Studies Show Positive Results
Studies from five NWP sites indicate positive effects on student writing based on independent national scoring.
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwpr/2283
* * * NWP Bookshelf * * *
Updated Paperback Edition of Because Writing Matters Now Available
Because Writing Matters offers research-based recommendations for building successful schoolwide writing programs. This updated edition includes new sections on teaching English language learners to write, and on using technology to teach writing.
http://www.writingproject.org/pressroom/writingmatters/
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2006 NWP Spring Meeting, Deadline: March 24
Don't miss this exciting event in Washington, D.C., where writing project teachers share their successes with members of Congress and with each other.
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwp_e/161
NWP Urban Sites Network Conference, Deadline: April 7
Conference highlights include a keynote address by Linda Christensen, author of Reading, Writing, and Rising Up: Teaching About Social Justice and the Power of the Written Word, several rounds of engaging interactive sessions, visits to local schools and surrounding neighborhoods, a writing marathon in historic Old Town San Diego, and a Friday reception and dinner with entertainment.
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<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font color="#336699"><b><a href="http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwpr/2289">"Katrina:
In Their Own Words"</a></b></font><br>
<font size="-1">Listen to first-person accounts from NWP teachers and
students who survived Hurricane Katrina. </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">This
30-minute show that aired on Louisiana's KSLU public radio station </font><font size="-1">provides
a moving testament to the power of writing and community in the aftermath
of shared tragedy.</font><br>
<font size="-1" color="008000">http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwpr/2289</font></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font color="#336699"><b><a href="http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwpr/2286">Wyoming
Teacher-Leader Goes to Washington</a></b></font><br>
<font size="-1">Carrie Langston of the Wyoming Writing Project participated
in a round table with U.S. senators last month to discuss how the K-12
system can successfully build and fill the science, technology, engineering,
and math (STEM) pipeline. Read Langston's statement and watch the video.</font><br>
<font size="-1" color="008000">http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwpr/2286</font></font></p>
<p> <a href="http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwpr/1113"> <img src=http://www.writingproject.org/cgi-bin/img.pl?id=352 border="0"></a>
<font color="#336699" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><a href="http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwpr/1113">Mozartians,
Beethovenians, and the Teaching of Writing</a></b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
<font size="-1">In this 1993 essay, Diane Christian Boehm explains how
to reduce students' anxiety about writing by getting them to </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">awaken
the creator within and put the critic on hold.</font><br>
<font size="-1" color="008000">http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwpr/1113</font></font>
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<p><font color="#336699" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><a href=http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwpr/2291>NWP
Adds Six New Sites</a></b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
<font size="-1">The National Writing Project welcomes six new sites
into its network, which now numbers 195 sites and spans 50 states, Washington,
D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.</font><br>
<font size="-1" color="008000">http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwpr/2291</font></font></p>
<p><font color="#336699" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><a href="http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwpr/2283">Site
Research Studies Show Positive Results</a></b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
<font size="-1">Studies from five NWP sites indicate positive effects
on student writing based on independent national scoring.</font><br>
<font size="-1" color="008000">http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwpr/2283</font></font>
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Updated Paperback Edition of Because Writing Matters Now Available</a></b></font><br>
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<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><i><font size="-1">Because
Writing Matters</font></i><font size="-1"> offers research-based
recommendations for building successful schoolwide writing programs.
This updated edition includes new sections on teaching English
language learners to write, and on using technology to teach writing.
</font></font></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.pbscart.com/cgi-bin/cp-app.pl?&pg=prod&ref=0787980676&cat=national&lnkbak=http://www.writingproject.org/Publications/books/bookStore.csp"><font size="-1">Order
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<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font color="#336699"><b><a href="http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwp_e/161">2006
NWP Spring Meeting, Deadline: Friday, March 24</a></b></font><br>
<font size="-1">Don't miss this exciting event in Washington, D.C.,
where writing project teachers share their successes with members of
Congress and with each other.</font><br>
<font size="-1" color="008000">http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwp_e/161</font></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font color="#336699"><b><a href="http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwp_e/163">NWP
Urban Sites Network Conference, Deadline: April 7</a></b></font><br>
</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Conference
highlights include a keynote address by Linda Christensen, author of
<i>Reading, Writing, and Rising Up: Teaching About Social Justice and
the Power of the Written Word</i>, several rounds of engaging interactive
sessions, visits to local schools and surrounding neighborhoods, a writing
marathon in historic Old Town San Diego, and a Friday reception and
dinner with entertainment.</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
<font size="-1" color="008000">http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwp_e/163</font></font><br>
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