http://nvwp.org The Northern Virginia Writing Project Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:39:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is a quick note for parents and students interested in the 2010 Student Summer Institute. This year's SSI 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 ... http://nvwp.org/2010/01/19/2010-student-summer-institute-information/ Online registration for the March 6 workshop is now closed.  You may still mail in a registration. The Northern Virginia Writing Project is pleased to announce the Spring 2010 Young Writers’ Workshops. We welcome interested students and motivated writers in grades 4-12. This spring's workshops will be held on March 6, ... http://nvwp.org/2010/01/06/registration-for-the-spring-2010-young-writers-workshops-is-now-open/ Registration is now open for the 2010 Bernadette Mulholland Glaze Language & Learning Conference. Read on for full conference details and links to online registration and a printable registration form. This year’s conference features keynote speaker Jim Burke.  Jim Burke has taught at Burlingame High School in California since 1992.  ... http://nvwp.org/2010/01/06/registration-is-now-open-for-the-2010-bernadette-mulholland-glaze-language-and-learning-conference/ Applications for the 2010 NVWP Summer Institute are now available. Applicants may choose to apply for the Summer Institute at George Mason University or the Summer Institute in the Valley at Lord Fairfax Community College. Both Summer Institute sessions will run from July 6, 2010 through August 5, 2010. Read on ... http://nvwp.org/2010/01/06/2010-summer-institute-application-now-available/ The Northern Virginia Writing Project is the subject of an article published in the Washington Post on Thursday, December 17. Washington Post staff writer Jenna Johnson interviewed Director Don Gallehr and Teacher Consultant Kimberly Sloan for the article.  "Writing Program Rewrites Teachers' Approach to the Craft" briefly discusses the history of ... http://nvwp.org/2009/12/17/nvwp-profiled-in-washington-post/ The Northern Virginia Writing Project invites teachers to register for Writing and Learning, offered this spring in two locations: at The Congressional Schools of Virginia with NVWP Teacher Consultant Kim Sloane, and at Fairfax High School, with NVWP Teacher Consultant Nicole Lehman. The course offers three graduate credits in either English ... http://nvwp.org/2009/12/03/for-teachers-eng-695ed-600-writing-and-learning/ Online registration for both Young Writers' Workshop is now closed.  You may still mail registrations in. The Northern Virginia Writing Project is pleased to announce the Fall 2009 Young Writers’ Workshops. We welcome interested students and motivated writers in grades 5-12. This fall's workshops will be held on November 7 and ... http://nvwp.org/2009/09/08/registration-for-the-fall-2009-young-writers-workshops-is-now-open/ Attendees of the 2009 Bernadette Mulholland Glaze Language and Learning Conference are encouraged to read the list of presentations you can choose to attend.Attendees will attend two presentations in addition to Mark Overmeyer's keynote speech: 0ne presentation in Session 1, and one in Session 2.  It is not necessary to ... http://nvwp.org/2009/04/07/2009-language-learning-conference-presentation-information/ 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 ... http://nvwp.org/2009/02/24/student-summer-institute-2009-applications-now-available/ 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, ... http://nvwp.org/2009/02/19/learning-from-professional-community-beyond-the-school/