NVWP » NVWP Admin http://nvwp.org The Northern Virginia Writing Project Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:21:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 November 2010 Young Writers Worshop http://nvwp.org/2010/09/03/young-writers-worshop/ http://nvwp.org/2010/09/03/young-writers-worshop/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:46:34 +0000 NVWP Admin http://nvwp.org/?p=623 The Northern Virginia Writing Project will host two Young Writers Workshops that will run on November 6 and November 13.

For more information please see the attached flyer.

Young Writers Fall 2010 flyer

To register for the workshop go to http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=209044

(Registration will be available beginning Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010.)

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The workshops will be:

 Life Context: The Basic Intensive Journal Module

Friday, Oct. 1 from 5-9 p.m and Saturday, Oct. 2 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

 Depth Contact: Symbolic Images and Meaning in Life

Friday, Oct. 22 from 5-9 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 23 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Please see the attached form for more information, including fees.

2010 Progoff Flyer

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The marathon, as opposed to a 26.2-mile run, led the teachers to a variety of spots – where they jotted down their reactions. The work is part of a four-week summer institute presented by the Northern Virginia Writing Project – part of the National Writing Project … The institute is designed to inspire instructors to incorporate writing into their lesson plans – whether they’re teaching math or history or other subjects, or in kindergarten or college classrooms.

Read the full article here.

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NVWP is offering this course at a special reduced rate of $600, nearly one-half the cost of tuition for a course taken at the GMU campus. Participants should pay a minimum of $200 at the first class meeting, and then may pay the remainder of the tuition at any point prior to the last meeting of the semester.

The purpose of “Writing Across the Curriculum” is to assist teachers in improving student writing and the use of writing to learn across all curriculum areas. Half the sessions contain presentations by NVWP Teacher Consultants trained in the Summer Institute. These presentations will focus on specific topics, such as writing process, revision, and assessment. All presentations contain an underlying theory; activities through which teachers practice one phase of writing or the teaching of writing; questions, answers and discussion of ways to adapt these activities for participants’ own students; handouts which include information necessary to implement the presentation ideas in the classroom; and an annotated bibliography. All presentations are geared to the needs of the participants.

Summary of Details:

  • Course: English 695/Education 600
  • Location: Fairfax High School
  • Meeting Times: Tuesdays, 4:30 to 7:30
  • Meeting Dates: September 28 through January 11
  • Instructor: Nicole Lehman
  • Tuition cost of this three-credit graduate course: $600

To register for this course, email Mark Farrington at mfarring@gmu.edu or phone the NVWP office at 703-993-1168.

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Note:  If you are having problems opening the link above, a full list of presentations can also be found here.

]]> http://nvwp.org/2009/04/07/2009-language-learning-conference-presentation-information/feed/ 0 Student Summer Institute 2009 Applications Now Available http://nvwp.org/2009/02/24/student-summer-institute-2009-applications-now-available/ http://nvwp.org/2009/02/24/student-summer-institute-2009-applications-now-available/#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:00:33 +0000 NVWP Admin http://nvwp.org/?p=192 The Northern Virginia Writing Project announces the 2009 Student Summer Institute.  The Student Summer Institute welcomes interested and motivated writers in grades 5-12.

This year’s Student Summer Institute will take place  Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., from July 6 through July 17, on George Mason University’s Fairfax campus.The Student Summer Institute is an enrichment opportunity for students who:

  • Enjoy writing and have a serious interest in it
  • Are willing to share their own writing and help other students improve their writing
  • Want to improve their writing skills and develop their own style
  • Want to explore a variety of writing experiences with a wide range of strategies

Participants can expect:

  • Lots of daily writing time
  • Participation in the full writing process, including revision and publication
  • Sharing writing in small groups
  • Participation in interest groups and workshops devoted to various aspects of writing
  • Honest, thoughtful responses to writing and respect for participants’ sensibilities
  • Individual conferences with, and direct instruction from, NVWP Teacher/Consultants
  • Opportunity for computer writing
  • Publication party to celebrate student writing
  • Advanced Institute for grades 11 & 12: an overnight camp experience with writing-intensive activities
  • Opportunities to work with visiting published authors
  • Lots of fun!

Tuition for students who will be in grades 5-10 in the 2009-2010 school year is $375.

Tuition for students who will be in grades 11 & 12 in the 2009-2010 school year is $415 (includes overnight on 7/9).

Click here to download a printable application for the 2009 Student Summer Institute.

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The following is from Professional Learning in the Learning Profession: A Status Report on Teacher Development in the United States and Abroad 
written by Ruth Chung Wei, Linda Darling-Hammond; Alethea Andress, Nikole Richardson, and Stelios Orphanos.  
Published by the National Staff Development Council and the School Redesign Network at Stanford University, February 2009.  
The excerpt is from page 21:
Learning from Professional Community beyond the School
Positive effects of professional communities that operate beyond the school level have been documented by a number of researchers (Darling-Hammond & McLaughlin, 1995; Fullan, 1991). These are often organized via networks that connect teachers around subject matter or other shared educational concerns. Lieberman and Wood (2002) reported on the work of the National Writing Project (NWP), one of the most successful teacher networks, to understand how teacher learning in a community can be a source of efficacy and confidence. The NWP first focuses on creating community amongst a small group of teachers during a five-week summer institute in which teachers engage in writing, share their work, and critique their peers. In the process of making their work public and critiquing others, teachers learn how to make implicit rules and expectations explicit,and how to give and receive constructive feedback for students.
In addition, the authors found that the institutes, which were designed to promote risk taking and collaboration, provided a foundation for ongoing learning for teachers once they left. Newsletters, annual conferences and opportunities to lead workshops were catalysts for the continuous engagement of those teachers with each other and with teachers in their home contexts, creating the intersection of professional learning communities within the school and across the profession.
]]> http://nvwp.org/2009/02/19/learning-from-professional-community-beyond-the-school/feed/ 0 Take a Peek: Emmet Rosenfeld’s Blog http://nvwp.org/2009/02/19/take-a-peek-emmet-rosenfelds-blog/ http://nvwp.org/2009/02/19/take-a-peek-emmet-rosenfelds-blog/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:11:54 +0000 NVWP Admin http://nvwp.org/?p=184 http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/eduholic/

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