The Northern California Writing Project http://norcalwp.org/ncwp Serving North State teachers since 1977 Tue, 15 May 2012 21:06:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Writing and Leadership Retreat, July 13-15 http://norcalwp.org/ncwp/writing-and-leadership-retreat-july-13-15/ http://norcalwp.org/ncwp/writing-and-leadership-retreat-july-13-15/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 21:06:12 +0000 pkittle http://norcalwp.org/ncwp/?p=136 We all have so many stories to tell about our teaching, but too little time to capture them and too few chances to really  refine our words in a collaborative, friendly environment. As at least a partial remedy for that dearth of opportunities, the NCWP is hosting a Writing and Leadership Retreat in July.

Did you figure out some brilliant way to help students revise their writing? Or design a new and interesting way to help with comprehension of difficult texts? Maybe you came up with an assignment that engages reluctant writers, or had an epiphany about the kinds of materials that help your students develop their voices. If you had something interesting happen in your teaching that you think other educators should hear about, please consider writing your story.

One of the best ways for teachers to be seen as active contributors to educational leadership is through publication. The Writing and Leadership Retreat will give you time and space for writing, along with smart, insightful colleagues who can help you as you craft your piece.

  • Dates: July 13-15
  • Location: TBA
  • Stipend: $250

Apply Today!

 

 

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The NCWP is forming an inquiry team for 2012-13 focused on using technology to explore the literacy elements in California’s Common Core English Language Arts standards. The team will consist of up to 15 NCWP Teacher-Consultants, and will meet approximately 10 times between June 2012 and June 2013. The nuts and bolts:

  • Summer meetings: Friday, June 8, 9 am – 3 pm; Friday, June 29, 9 am – 3 pm
  • School year meetings: Third Thursdays of September, October, November, January, February, March, April, May
  • Participants must commit to attending 90% of the meetings
  • Stipend: $1,000

Participants will be expected to bring an iPad to each meeting. The stipend is intended to offset the cost of purchase. If you’re interested, please fill out the application linked below. Please be aware that this is a competitive program; we anticipate far more applicants than we can fund, so be complete and detailed as you fill out the application.

Click here to apply!

 

 

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  • When: June 25-26, 8:30-3:00
  • Where: Tehama County Department of Education, Red Bluff
  • Cost: $100/person; teams of 3 or more, $75/person (includes materials and lunches)
Historical documents. Scientific formulas. Technical diagrams. Students today are asked to read, and respond to, a wide array of texts from across the content areas. In this two-day program, participants will learn about the content-area literacy components of the California Common Core State Standards in English. Presentations from north state content-area teachers will demonstrate lessons that support student reading and writing while maintaining a focus on the core curriculum.  Participants will leave the program with ready-to-use reading and writing strategies, and a framework for designing their own content-area lessons with strong literacy components.

Interested? Apply today!

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The 2012 Summer Invitational Institute will be held on the CSU, Chico campus in June. For more information about the Summer Institute and the Writing Project’s approach to professional development and teacher leadership, please read our program description. Facts at a glance:

  • Who:
    • Participants: Teachers from Modoc, Siskiyou, Lassen, Shasta, Trinity, Tehama, Plumas, Glenn, and Butte counties, plus the Marysville and Yuba City areas
    • Directors: Teacher-Leaders from the Northern California Writing Project
  • Where: CSU, Chico
  • When: 
    • Mandatory Orientation: Saturday, May 12, 9-3 pm (Note Date Change!)
    • Institute: June 11 – June 29 (M-F, 8:30-3:30)
  • Costs: 
    • $50: materials and book fees (required)
    • $390: tuition for 6 units from CSU, Chico (optional)
  • Stipends: Each participant will receive a $750 stipend at the conclusion of the institute
Summer Institute Application

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The NCWP is proud to participate in the Digital Learning Day on Feb 1, 2012, via a number of activities. Teacher-consultants from NCWP are engaging in new and exciting technologies to support student learning and literacy. We are celebrating the Digital Learning Day by trying new digital ideas with our students, opening our classrooms to community members, and presenting the results of our efforts to legislators and other education stakeholders.

The Digital Learning Day is a nationwide effort spearheaded by the Alliance for Excellent Education, with partners from a wide variety of American Culture (Google, the Carnegie Corporation of NY, the Young Adult Library Services Association, and Scholastic). The statewide leadership for the effort has been undertaken by the California Writing Project.

At the CWP’s Digital Learning Day event, “Writing Our Future: A Celebration of Students’ Digital Learning & Writing,” Teacher-Consultants from NCWP will be presenting on a variety of topics:

  • Digital tools and inquiry (Tom Fox)
  • Science, inquiry, and literacy (Suzanne Linebarger)
  • Blogging with high school students (Lou Buran)
  • Multimodal compositions and student engagement (Rochelle Ramay and Peter Kittle)
]]> http://norcalwp.org/ncwp/digital-learning-day-2/feed/ 0 NCWP @ Digital Is http://norcalwp.org/ncwp/68/ http://norcalwp.org/ncwp/68/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:53:05 +0000 pkittle http://norcalwp.org/ncwp/?p=68 Digital Is logo

Teacher-Consultants from the Norther California Writing Project have played a central role at Digital Is, a website of resources for teachers interested in teaching literacy in a technology-rich environment. Digital Is is a collaborative effort of the National Writing Project and the MacArthur Foundation’s Digital Media and Learning Initiative. The name of the site derives from an acknowledgment that our culture has taken a turn to the digital, and debates about whether computer-mediated instruction belongs in schools should simply be seen as moot because, well, digital is. The website welcomes contributions from teachers who have success stories to share, but also welcomes provocations about the interactions of technology and education.

Among the collections and resources from the NCWP:

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