News from the National Writing Project
2011 Summer Poetry Institute: Write-Teach-Lead
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/events/535?x-t=sites_eos.view
The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, the Poetry Society of America, and the National Writing Project present the 2011 Summer Poetry Institute, July 5–8, in New York City.
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South Carolina Classrooms Improve Writing Through Poetry
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/3437
Teacher-consultants from the Aiken Writing Project invited two poets to conduct workshops at their school, getting both teachers and students excited about writing.
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Education Resolutions for 2011 Include National Writing Project
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/3436
Education professor Mike Rose, author of "Why School?: Reclaiming Education for All of Us," lists his hopes for education in the new year, including an endorsement of the National Writing Project.
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Language Arts Teachers Face Modern Challenges
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/3435
English teachers find themselves more accountable than ever for the academic success of their students, while balancing new technologies that change time-honored practices of reading and writing. Carol Jago of the UCLA Writing Project is quoted.
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Writing Project Teachers Earn Awards for Digital Writing and Advocacy
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/3434
The list of 2010 Edublog Award nominees included many Writing Project teachers, whose influence and teacher leadership online continues to grow.
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Writing Project Facilitates Digital Writing Studies in Alabama
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/3419
Etowah County Schools in Alabama, teaming up with the Jacksonville State University Writing Project, received a grant to use 21st-century classroom tools to improve student academic achievement. The grant was designed around NWP's book Because Digital Writing Matters.
