NVWP

For almost 24 years, The Northern Virginia Writing Project has worked with young writers through our Student Summer Institute and our Saturday Workshop Series.  Aimed at interested students and motivated writers in grades 4-12 , workshops are run by NVWP Teacher Consultants, some of the best teachers in Northern Virginia. Class size is small, with [...]

US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION RELEASES STRATEGIC PLAN FOR FY 2011-2014 AND SOLICITS PUBLIC COMMENT  On Friday, January 13, the Department of Education (ED) posted their draft strategic plan for fiscal years 2011-2014 and is soliciting public comments which must be submitted by Friday, January 27, 2012. The plan contains six goals: 1) To increase college access, [...]

I’ve wanted to be a writer since I was in eleventh grade. Around that time, and especially once I got to college, I also thought I’d like to become a teacher. But to me, these two careers did not seem compatible. I had read books and articles by writers who talked about how they wrote, [...]

Language and Learning We invite you to register now for the 2012 Bernadette Mulholland Glaze Language and Learning Conference, which will take place at the George Mason University Fairfax Campus on March 24th.  The 2012 conference will feature keynote speaker Donalyn Miller author of The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child, and will also [...]

The Bernadette Mulholland Glaze Language and Learning Conference is known for its exemplary keynote speakers, like this year’s keynote presenter Donalyn Miller, or past speakers like Jim Burke, Kelly Gallagher, and Ralph Fletcher.  Yet, we know from our post-conference surveys, the demonstration lessons provided by Teacher Consultants of the Northern Virginia Writing Project are what attendees value [...]