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The Northern Virginia Writing Project is pleased to announce the fourth annual Mark Farrington Personal Writing Award of $500 to be granted to one NVWP Teacher Consultant to further his or her personal writing. The money may be used to attend a conference or workshop, to take a course, to purchase books, to buy release [...]

By Mary Tedrow, NBCT, M.Ed Director, Shenandoah Valley Satellite, Co-Director NVWP January 4, 2012 Today is an unexpected snow day– a hole in my professional life I will fill in speaking frankly about teaching. But first, a story:My daughter is a Veterinarian.  I am extremely proud of her accomplishments in this field because I know of [...]

Applications for the 2012 NVWP Invitational Summer Institute are now available. Applicants may choose to apply for the Summer Institute at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA, or the Summer Institute in the Valley at John Handley High School, Winchester, VA. NEW DATES: Both Summer Institute sessions will run from July 9th, 2012 through August 3, [...]

UPDATE: YOU CAN NOW APPLY ONLINE TO THE NVWP INVITATIONAL SUMMER INSTITUTE! Click here to apply to the 2012 Summer Institute. From its beginning in 1978, the Invitational Summer Institute (ISI) has served as the cornerstone of the NVWP’s professional development model. Each year, as many as twenty-five distinguished local teachers attend the intensive five-week [...]

NEA Releases report from independent Commission on Effective Teachers and Teaching The National Education Association has released a report entitled Transforming Teaching: Connecting Professional Responsibility with Student Learning  The report was produced by an independent commission, which included NVWP Co-Director Mary Tedrow.  NEA President Dennis Van Roeke said “More than 250 teachers and education leaders were nominated for [...]