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Summer Opportunities
The National Writing Project of
Central Arkansas is one of three Arkansas sites
of the 32 year old
National Writing Project,
a nationally recognized, federally funded organization which
enlists teacher development and support in improving student writing
across the K-12 curriculum. The National Writing Project has
been recognized by the American Association for Higher Education and
the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as “an
outstanding and nationally significant example of how schools and
colleges can collaborate to improve American education.”
By the end of the 120-hour
Institute, Fellows will have had the opportunity to write creatively
and practically on a variety of topics, examine the effectiveness of
their teaching, and develop skills in conducting composition
workshops for other teachers. Running Monday through Thursday, the
daily schedule of the institute will devote morning sessions to
teaching presentations and demonstrations. Two afternoons each week
will be given over to discussion of writing by the Fellows in
editing/response groups. Other afternoons will feature consultants,
guest speakers, and topics of special interest. Each Fellow will
deliver one presentation based on a successful teaching plan.
The
National
Writing
Project of Central
Arkansas offers:
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A Summer Writing
Institute for teachers K-12 in all subject matter areas worth six
hours of graduate credit (grant funded). For five weeks teachers
study contemporary composition theory, experience the act of
writing, and devise effective pedagogy
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In-service workshops in teaching writing across the curriculum.
Teacher Consultants develop a series of presentations that cover
topics ranging from the writing process to portfolio assessment.
Teachers who participate in these presentations bring what they
learn to thousands of students.
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A vibrant support network of outstanding educators like
themselves who meet regularly to renew and update skills and
knowledge and talk about the challenges and successes they face as
education professionals. The NWPCA will sponsor several
workshop/coalition meetings as well as writing, reading and research
groups that will meet throughout the year. Both a hardcopy and
web-based newsletter will also be available for Teacher
Consultants.
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Opportunities to grow professionally by participating in local,
national, and international meetings. Participation in national
reform movements in education. We are pleased to say that the
National Writing Project is listed in the Catalog of School Reform
Models as one of 50 school reform models that is available to
schools for the US Department of Education's new Comprehensive
School Reform Demonstration Program (also known as Obey-Porter).
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