Who We Are

One of five National Writing project sites in Ohio, NWP-KSU is housed in the Department of Teaching, Leadership
and Curriculum Studies at Kent State University.  You will find us in White Hall on the Kent campus, at (330)
672-0636 or nwp@ksu.edu.
WELCOME TO NWP - KSU
The National Writing Project-Kent State University (NWP-KSU) has been a National Writing Project site since 1997.  
NWP-KSU is committed to improving teaching and learning in Northeast Ohio through teacher leadership and
professional development.
Believing that teachers can empower other teachers, NWP-KSU brings together successful teachers to examine their
practices and engage in classroom-based research.

Believing that writing is as fundamental to learning in science, mathematics, and history as it is to learning in English
and language arts, NWP-KSU is open to teachers from all levels of instruction and all disciplines.

Believing that writing is best taught by teachers who are themselves writers, NWP-KSU engages its participants in the
process of writing and in dialogue on the teaching of writing.
Who We Serve

Providing a strong, on-going link between Kent State University and local schools, NWP-KSU serves the counties of
Ashtabula, Columbiana, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, and
Tuscarawas.
National Writing Project at Kent
State University
Project Director
Dr. Alexa Sandmann

Co-Director
Dr. Deb DeBenedictis

English Department Liaison
Dr. Karen Powers

Graduate Assistant
Philip Sloan

Technical Liaison
Ann Thompson
The National Writing
Project is authorized
under NCLB, Title II,
Part C as providers of
standards-aligned
development for
teachers and
administrators.
The mission of National Writing Project at Kent State University is to bring teachers together to
share their professional expertise as writers and teachers of writers.  This collaboration, which
empowers teachers by honoring their informed decision-making, promotes student achievement
across the curriculum and grade levels.  National Writing Project at Kent State University
believes this learning happens best in a supportive community and values the time that
meaningful professional development requires.
Write Here!
Write Now!
Please join us for an
intriguing day of
professional growth on
Friday, June 25, 2010.

Featured speaker is
Barry Lane.  Author of
But How Do You Teach
Writing?

8:30 a.m -3:30 p.m.
Moulton Hall
Kent State University

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Advanced
Summer Institute
2010
For TCs looking for a
refresher, the Advanced
Summer Institute is just
right for you!  This
two-week experience will
encompass instructor
and participant
mini-lessons.

9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
MTWRF
June 21 through July 2

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Teacher
Response to
Student Writing
Improving Classroom
Instruction in Writing: Using
Writer's Workshop Techniques
This workshop will
encourage teachers to
examine their current
practices in responding
to student writing
based on
contemporary research
and classroom
practices.

8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m
MTWR

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Various aspects of using
Writer's Workshop in
elementary, middle and high
school classrooms will be
explored.  A foundation in
the strategies will be
developed through readings,
instructor modelling and
opportunities for participants
to plan and practice will be
provided.

8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m
MTW

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Summer 2010 Educational Opportunities
Creative
Composer's
Youth Writing Camp
A fun-filled day full of
an array of activities:

Create poetry through
heart, head and hands.

Use handmade crafts as
a canvas to write.

Learn a bit of Kent State
history

Share your writing with
each other and with the
National Writing Project’s
Summer Institute
participants.

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