by Karin Tooze, NVWP TC and 2012 Agnes Myer Teacher of the Year Note: On May 8, 2012 Karin Tooze delivered the alumni address at the George Mason University English ...
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Help Wanted: Three High School English Positions at John Handley High School
John Handley High School in Winchester has three high school English position ...
A Writing Teacher Who Writes: A Reflection on National Poetry Month
By Laura Tornello, NVWP TC I don’t write poetry. My thoughts come ...
Your Input Requested: Fall for the Book Launches Outreach Program to Northern Virginia Schools
Our good friends at the Fall for the Book ...
Save the Date: March 9, 2013 Language and Learning Conference with Kylene Beers and Bob Probst
The NVWP is pleased to announce that Kylene Beers and Bob Probst ...
We’ve Moved! New Offices for the NVWP
Earlier this year the NVWP staff moved from its longstanding home on ...
Teachers Teaching Teachers: Video Highlights from NVWP’s 2012 L & L Conference
On Saturday, March 24th, 375 teachers convened at George Mason University to ...
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NVWP TC Karin Tooze Wins Teacher of the Year Award
POSTED: 6:00 a.m. EDT, March 26, 2012 By: FCCPS Communication Karin Tooze (center) is congratulated by George Mason High School Principal, Ty Byrd and Superintendent Toni Jones on winning the 2012 Agnes Meyer Teacher of the Year award for Falls Church. FCCPS Photos/Marybeth Connelly A nine-year veteran educator from George Mason High School (GMHS) is one of this year’s Agnes [...]
Planting a S.E.E.D. for Literacy: Mary Tedrow’s Latest Blog
Sunday, March 25, 2012 By Mary Tedrow, NBCT, M.Ed Director, Shenandoah Valley Satellite, Co-Director NVWP Planting a S.E.E.D for Literacy Yesterday was the annual Bernadette Mulholland Glaze* Language and Learning Conference at George Mason University. This annual convergence of teaching professionals celebrates all that is good about effective practice in language classrooms. The annual rite features [...]
March Advocacy Update Pt. II: Please Contact our Virginia Senators
Dear Colleagues, Please contact our U.S. Senators requesting that they sign a Dear Colleague letter written to support increasing SEED competitive funding for NWP and other national non-profit organizations in the FY2013 federal budget. Here is the background: In the next month, the Senate a will be moving forward with federal budget legislation. It is [...]
Living and Leading with Resilience Conference at GMU on April 13th
Dear TCs and Friends of the NVWP, You are cordially invited to the 2012 Living and Leading with Resilience Conference at George Mason University on Friday, April 13th, 2012 at the Mason Inn & Conference Center. This illuminating conference is co-sponsored by our good friends at the Mason Center for Consciousness and Transformation. The conference [...]
March Advocacy Update: NWP Receives 11.3M in Funding from the U.S. DOE
The NWP’s proposal “Leveraging a National Improvement Infrastructure for Professional Development to Improve Writing Instruction for All Students” for a Title II SEED grant was funded for $11.3 million dollars. The NWP proposed three priorities for the SEED grant: Increasing the number of teacher-leaders prepared to improve the teaching of writing; Increasing sustained professional development services in the teaching of [...]
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