The Northern Virginia Writing Project is pleased to announce the Spring 2008 Young Writers’ Workshops. We welcome interested students and motivated writers in grades 4-12.

This spring’s workshops will be held on February 23, April 5, and April 19. Click below for detailed information and registration options.

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Registration for the 2008 Bernadette Mulholland Glaze Language and Learning Conference is now open.

The conference will be held on Saturday, March 8, 2008
at George Mason University, Student Union II
From 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m

This year’s conference features keynote speaker Jane Hansen, whose address is titled “Writing Across the Curriculum: The Writing Workshop Inlcludes Mathematicians, Scientists, Composers (English Students!), and Social Scientists.” Dr. Hansen will also conduct a workshop focused on “Writing Across the Curriculum: From Pre-K Treasure Maps to Secondary Comics.”

In addition to Ms. Hansen’s workshop and address, participants will be able to attend their choice of two presentations offered by Northern Virginia Writing Project Teacher/Consultants. These presentations are appropriate for all teachers of all subjects and all grade levels.

Click below for detailed information on Jane Hansen, the conference, and links to online registration and a printable registration form.

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Applications are now available for the Northern Virginia Writing Project’s 2008 Summer Institute.

This year’s Institute will be held from June 30 through July 31. Applicants may choose to attend the Institute at either George Mason University’s Fairfax campus, or Lord Fairfax Community College in Middletown, VA.

Click below to find links to detailed information on each Institute’s location and schedule, and printable applications for each.

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The Northern Virginia Writing Project’s annual Student Summer Institute has been selected from among more than 600 summer programs for inclusion in The Ultimate Guide to Summer Opportunities for Teens: 200 Programs that Prepare You for College Success.

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We’ve just added an email discussion group for Teacher Consultants. If you’re a TC, we hope you’ll join.

Why should I join?

Email discussion groups make it easy for busy teachers to stay in touch. By joining the group, you can maintain a conversation with other TCs without having to find the time to visit a site or remember contact information–the conversation comes to your inbox.

Through the group, you can …

• share resources and experiences
• discuss teaching ideas
• announce events
• ask for help
• or just stay in touch with others who are passionate about writing and teaching

How do I join?

Joining is easy: just enter your email address in the form on the TC Community page.

You’ll receive a confirmation email asking you to verify your membership. Once you’ve confirmed your membership, you can start participating in the conversation right away.

To send a message to the group, just compose an email from the address you registered and send it to: nvwp[at]googlegroups[dot]com

To reply to a message from the group, just hit “reply” and write your response. (But remember, your response will be sent to the group, not just the author of the message.)

That’s it! But before you rush over there and sign up, you might want to take a minute to decide which email address you want to use. Read through some of the more detailed directions below…

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