NCWP

The Northern California Writing Project is a professional development organization whose purpose is to support teacher leadership in the teaching of writing.

The Northern California Writing Project offers programs in a wide array of forms.

• Invitational Summer Institute: The centerpiece of NCWP work with teachers, the Summer Institute develops teacher expertise and leadership in writing pedagogy
• Symposia on the Teaching of Writing, K-College: Participants in the Summer Institutes present their work and findings to the public during two annual symposia, one in Chico and one in Siskiyou County.
• Inservice: Programs designed specifically tailored to schools’ particular needs and interests, and provided at the school site
  • Teaching Writing in the 21st Century (Elementary)
  • Improving Student Academic Writing (Secondary-College)
• Continuity Programs: Advanced Institutes and other programs designed for NCWP Teacher-Consultants, focused on current issues in the teaching of writing.
  • “First Thursdays” is an ongoing continuity program featuring rotating subjects and lively conversations
• Open Programs: Institutes and other programs offered to all local teachers, usually offered at the CSU, Chico campus or other institutes of higher education
  • The Winter Conference on the Teaching of Writing
  • Improving Student Academic Writing (Secondary-College)
  • Teaching Writing in Northern California (K-College)
  • Saturday Series
• Programs for Students
  • Young Writers’ Festival (for elementary-aged students, offered each summer)
  • Writing the College Essay (for entering high school seniors, offered summers)