Welcome to NVWP!
The Northern Virginia Writing Project’s mission is to improve writing and learning across Northern Virginia schools.Through the professional development model of the National Writing Project, NVWP recognizes the primary importance of teacher knowledge, expertise, and leadership.
NVWP began in 1978, and has been directed by Dr. Donald R. Gallehr since its inception. Along with being a member of The National Writing Project, NVWP is also a member of the Virginia Writing Project, which consists of sites throughout the state.
The Northern Virginia Writing Project offers a wide variety of services to the public and private schools of Northern Virginia. These services include in-service programs, conferences, and other programs.
The goals of NVWP include: to improve writing and learning in kindergarten through university classrooms; to extend the uses of writing in all disciplines; to provide schools, colleges, and universities with an effective professional development model; and to identify, celebrate, and enhance the professional role of successful classroom teachers.
How NVWP Can Help
NVWP has a number of services and options to help you stay informed and involved.
For teachers, we offer conferences, workshops, and courses, services for your students, and the opportunity to become an NVWP Teacher/Consultant through our Summer Institute. For administrators, we offer workshops and other resources to help you develop the teaching of writing at your school.
For students and their parents, we offer one-day workshops and a two-week Student Summer Institute that provides a variety of opportunities to write in a range of styles and genres. We also offer workshops for parents and suggest ways that parents can stay involved.
The NVWP Summer Institute
The Summer Institute is the cornerstone of NVWP’s professional development model. Each year, as many as twenty-five distinguished local teachers attend the intensive five-week institute. These teachers come from public and private schools throughout Northern Virginia and teach all disciplines and grade levels.
Download a printable 2010 Summer Institute application (PDF).
The Young Writers Program
Online registration for the March 6, 2010 Young Writers’ Workshop is now closed. You may still mail in a registration.
The Young Writers program is designed for students who love to write and are looking for new ways to grow as a writer. We offer one-day workshops in the fall and spring and a two-week “institute” in the summer.
Registration for the Spring 2010 Young Writers’ Workshops is now open! Click here for details, including online registration information and a printable registration form.
The 2010 Student Summer Institute will run from July 12 through July 23, Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The cost for rising 5th- through 10th-graders is $375; for rising 11th- and 12th-graders, $415.
Applications will be posted on the website and sent to our email and mailing list subscribers early in March.
The Bernadette Mulholland Glaze
Language & Learning Conference
Held annually in March, and begun in 1987, the Language and Learning Conference has provided opportunities for more than 3,000 teachers to share their knowledge and enthusiasm about writing and the teaching of writing. Centered around a guest speaker well-known in the field of the teaching of writing, the conference also includes presentations by NVWP Teacher Consultants.
Project Affiliation
NVWP is an affiliated site of the National Writing Project, the largest staff development project for teachers in the country, and is a cooperative effort of George Mason University, Northern Virginia Community College, and the public and private schools of Northern Virginia. NVWP is housed at George Mason University in Fairfax. It works with public and private schools in the following counties and districts: Arlington, Alexandria City, Clarke, Fairfax, Falls Church City, Fauquier, Frederick, Fredericksburg, Loudoun, Manassas City, Manassas Park City, Prince William, Shenandoah, Stafford and Winchester.
NVWP Network
The NVWP Network is a social network that enables NVWP Teacher / Consultants to connect with one another to discuss topics in a shared forum, post updates to a personal blog, plan and discuss events, or share photos, videos, and other resources. If you’re an NVWP TC, we hope you’ll join today!
Publications
NVWP supports a number of publications, both academic and literary, including:
The Journal
A publication of the Virginia Writing Projects, providing information about various projects and writings, ideas, experiences, and insight from Project Teacher/Consultants.
Falling for the Story
A collection of writings by students of Teacher Consultants throughout the Northern Virginia area.
Continuity
Continuity offerings are designed to keep Teacher Consultants in touch with each other and with the project. If you’re a TC, we want you involved in the development of the project, and we want to help you stay connected with other TCs.
We offer a number of resources designed to make this easier, including several ways to stay informed about project events and our hosted online community.
We hope you’ll take a few minutes to explore these options.
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