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Hello. You are receiving this newsletter as a member of NWPi, the online community of the National Writing Project.

2006 NWP Annual Meeting Two Months Away
Join your colleagues in Nashville, Tennessee, November 16-18. Choose from more than 60 interactive workshops-all conducted by writing project directors, site leaders, and teacher-consultants.
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwp_e/166


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California English: Building Bridges with English Learners
Writing project teachers from across the nation authored eight articles for a special edition of the quarterly journal California English. This issue focuses on helping teachers meet the challenges of teaching the growing numbers of English language learners. Below are links to some of the articles.
View all: http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwpr/2337

* Preliterate English Learners: Refugee Camp to the U.S. Classroom
Despite high motivation to learn English, Hmong students, like all new arrivals, present educators with unique challenges. How can teachers begin to understand these students, their backgrounds, and their needs?
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwpr/2335

* Academic Language: Everyone's "Second" Language
If English language learners are never engaged critically with the curriculum or taught to use higher order thinking skills, how can they be expected to effectively express themselves in academic settings?
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwpr/2329

Veteran Teacher Takes His Victory Lap
When teacher-consultant Joe Bellacero retired as a high school English instructor in the Bronx, he reflected on his most wrenching experiences and his most inspiring, and the love he has given and received over the years.
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwpr/2355


* * * NWP at Work * * *

Students Celebrate Rural Poetry at Library of Congress
Rural poetry took center stage on Capitol Hill when eight students selected by participating local sites performed their poems at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. The event was part of the Rural Poetry of Place project, a collaboration of NWP and the Rural School and Community Trust.
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwpr/2358

Report: Keep Writing at the Center of Education Reform
The fourth report from the National Commission on Writing, Writing and School Reform, summarizes the results of five hearings held across the country on how to make effective writing instruction widely available to all.
http://www.writingproject.org/pressroom/summaryWCR.csp

One Year After Katrina, NWP Sites Steadily Rebuild
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana and Mississippi, with their facilities damaged and their members scattered across the country, members of three writing project sites revived their communities and their programs-and used writing in the healing process.
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwpr/2339

Awards and Accolades
Teacher-consultants, including the Super Hero Teacher of the Year, garner recognition.
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwpr/2356

NASA Honors BAWP for Science-Literacy Curriculum
Science, math, and language arts in one curriculum? Here's how the Bay Area Writing Project helped change the way NASA views teaching and learning.
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwpr/2357

Journal of Staff Development Features National Writing Project (PDF)
The article discusses the NWP model, research results, and classroom practices to improve the teaching of writing. It is particularly suitable for school administrators and teacher-leaders interesting in knowing what makes a high-quality professional development program.
http://www.nsdc.org/library/publications/jsd/smith273.pdf


* * * NWP Events * * *

Register Now for ELL Network Conference
The NWP English Language Learners Network invites sites interested in expanding perspectives on English language learners to attend "With Different Eyes: A Conference for Teachers of English Language Learners Across the Disciplines." Deadline: October 27, 2006.
http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwp_e/169


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        <p><a href="http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwpr/2337"><img src="http://www.writingproject.org/cgi-bin/img.pl?id=422" style="float:right; margin-left:5px; margin-bottom:4px; margin-right:2px;" border="0"></a><b><a href="http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwpr/2337"><em>California English</em>: Building Bridges with English Learners</a></b><br>
                <font size="-1">Writing project teachers from across the nation authored eight articles for a special edition of the quarterly journal <em>California English</em>. This issue focuses on helping teachers  meet the challenges of teaching the growing numbers of English language learners. Below are links to some of the articles. <a href="http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwpr/2337"><strong>View all.</strong></a> </font></p>

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                <li><font size="-1"><strong><a href="http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwpr/2335">Preliterate English Learners: Refugee Camp to the U.S. Classroom</a></strong><br>
          Despite high motivation to learn English, Hmong students, like all new arrivals, present educators with unique challenges. How can teachers begin to understand these students, their backgrounds, and their needs?</font>
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        <li><font size="-1"><strong><a href="http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwpr/2329">Academic Language: Everyone's &#8220;Second&#8221; Language</a></strong><br>
          If English language learners are never engaged critically with the curriculum or taught to use higher order thinking skills, how can they be expected to effectively express themselves in academic settings?</font>
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        <p><b><a href="http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwpr/2355">Veteran Teacher Takes His Victory Lap</a></b><br />
          <font size="-1">When teacher-consultant Joe Bellacero retired as a high school English instructor in the Bronx, he reflected on his most wrenching experiences and his most inspiring, and the love he has given and received over the years.</font></p>
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        <p><a href="http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwpr/2358"><img src="http://www.writingproject.org/cgi-bin/img.pl?id=427" style="float:right; margin-left:8px; margin-right:22px;" border="0"></a><b><a href="http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwpr/2358">Students Celebrate Rural Poetry at Library of Congress </a></b><br>
          <font size="-1">Rural poetry took center stage on Capitol Hill when eight students selected by participating local sites performed their poems at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. The event was part of the Rural Poetry of Place project, a collaboration of NWP and the Rural School and Community Trust.</font></p>

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            <td width="89%"><p><b><a href="http://www.writingproject.org/pressroom/summaryWCR.csp">Report: Keep Writing at the Center of Education Reform </a></b><br>
              <font size="-1" >The fourth report from the National Commission on Writing, <em>Writing and School Reform</em>, summarizes the results of five hearings held across the country on how to make effective writing instruction  widely available to all.</font></p>
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        <p><b><a href="http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwpr/2339">One Year After Katrina, NWP Sites Steadily Rebuild </a></b><br />
          <font size="-1">In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana and Mississippi, with their facilities damaged and their members scattered across the country, members of three writing project sites revived their communities and their programs&#151;and used writing in the healing process.</font></p>
                <p><b><a href="http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwpr/2356">Awards and Accolades</a></b><br>
                <font size="-1">Teacher-consultants, including the Super Hero Teacher of the Year, garner recognition.</font></p>
                <p><a href="http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwpr/2357"><img src="http://www.writingproject.org/cgi-bin/img.pl?id=428" border="0" style="float:right; margin: 0 18px 3px 10px;"/></a><b><a href="http://www.writingproject.org/cs/nwpp/print/nwpr/2357">NASA Honors BAWP for Science-Literacy Curriculum</a></b><br />
                  <font size="-1">Science, math, and language arts in one curriculum? Here's how the Bay Area Writing Project helped change the way NASA views teaching and learning. </font>           </p>



                <p><b><a href="http://www.nsdc.org/library/publications/jsd/smith273.pdf">Journal of Staff Development Features National Writing Project (PDF)</a></b><br />
          <font size="-1">The article discusses the NWP model, research results, and classroom practices to improve the teaching of writing. It is particularly suitable for school administrators and teacher-leaders interesting in knowing what makes a high-quality professional development program.</font></p>

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          <font size="-1">The NWP English Language Learners Network invites sites interested in expanding perspectives on English language learners to attend &#8220;With Different Eyes: A Conference for Teachers of English Language Learners Across the Disciplines.&#8221;<strong> Deadline: October 27, 2006. </strong></font></p>
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