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Northwest Arkansas Writing Project
Part of the international program begun at Berkeley in 1972, the Northwest Arkansas Writing Project teachers joined more than 140,000 educators from around the world at 163 National Writing Project sites, joining rank with some 1.3 million others involved with the program to date. The "hands-on minds-on" programs involve teachers in creative workshops and institutes that give them new ideas to bring spark and creativity to their classroom writing curricula. The institutes also enable teachers to develop professional and personal relationships with their peers and create a community of dedicated individuals striving to teach Arkansas children excellent writing skills. Kidswrite, a writing "boot camp" for local kids was developed in 1999, gathering more than 50 Arkansas youngsters to practice writing across the curriculum for fun. For more information about NWAWP, contact Interim Director Dr. Chris Goering.
Kidswrite 2008
Children attending Kidswrite in June read their short stories in Giffels Auditorium in Old Main, performed their original play at the Fayetteville Public Library and read their poetry at a poetry slam at George's on Dickson Street.
2008 Invitational Summer Institute
The Northwest Arkansas Writing Project is excited to announce the 2008 Invitational Summer Institute.
The purposes of the NWAWP Invitational Summer Institute are:
- to identify successful teachers of writing across all curriculum areas and grades in the Northwest Arkansas schools and colleges who will be effective teachers of other teachers;
- to identify approaches to the teaching of writing and the uses of writing-to-learn in all subject areas that have been successful in real classrooms and that add to the profession's knowledge-base;
- to involve successful teachers in their own writing so that they can better help their students; and,
- to make current research vis-à-vis the teaching of writing available to teachers.
For four weeks during the summer of 2008, approximately 10 - 12 outstanding educators from Northwest Arkansas will participate in workshop activities, writing groups, and discussions on writing pedagogy and current research in writing instruction. Participants will earn--free of charge--three hours of graduate credit in education, and receive an additional stipend equivalent to the cost of three hours which can be used to purchase more graduate credit for a total of six possible hours. Teachers in all fields, from Kindergarten through college, are eligible to apply.
The Institute will be held from June 30, 2008, through July 24, 2008, and will meet from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Mondays through Thursdays on the campus of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.
If you are interested in possibly becoming a Summer Fellow for the 2008 Institute, please complete Parts I and II of the application form linked below no later than Friday, March 28.
Note: The registration period for the 2008 Invitational Summer Institute has ended.
Open Summer Institutes
Teachers in all grades and disciplines, site administrators, and curriculum coordinators would benefit from attending! Find out how every teacher can be a better writing teacher, regardless of content expertise.
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
College of Education
206 Peabody Hall
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Phone: (479) 575-4270
Fax: (479) 575-6706
E-mail: cgoering@uark.edu
Page last updated: 7/9/2008 16:55
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