Programs for Educators
Invitational Summer Institute (ISI) Planned for June 2022 and August 2022
The 2022 ISI will be held “live” in June and synchronously via Zoom in August. As always, previous participants in the ISI are welcome to attend again; it is a great way to renew and refresh your writing practices with a whole new group of colleagues! Four locations for the two-week Institute are as follows:
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Mahoning ESC June 13-16 & 20-23, 2022 Wooster City Schools June 13-16 & 20-23, 2022 Parma City Schools June 13-16 & 20-23, 2022 Online via Zoom August 1-4 & 8-11, 2022 |
Write Here! Write Now!
Writing: The Heart of It!
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Writing: The Heart of It
Date: June 16, 2022 Via Zoom in the Morning Keynote: Dr. Alexa Sandmann Dr. Alexa Sandmann will be the keynote speaker for WHWN. What better person to get us to the heart of writing and the importance of the National Writing Project in getting us there! Registration is now open at https://commerce.cashnet.com/KENTWHWN with a fee of $20. Download the flyer below and share with your colleagues. 
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Workshops
NWP-KSU offers workshops in the teaching of writing. 2021 events will include a Write Where You Are workshop at Cuyahoga Valley National Park and a Kernels of Wisdom narrative writing workshop at Kent State University. |
Book Clubs
The Wandering Book Club meets in the Akron-Cleveland area throughout the school year. Mahoning Valley Book Club meets year-round at the border of Boardman and Canfield. |
Programs for Schools
Educator In-Service: Reading and Writing Workshops
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NWP-KSU will custom design professional development packages based on your organization's goals and needs. These sessions help teachers work toward student improvement in writing and reading across the content areas, which leads to student success on state-required tests. We specifically have in-services designed to help teachers meet Ohio's Learning Standards.
In operation since 1997, NWP-KSU in-service programs have consistently received excellent ratings and results in classrooms and school districts throughout Ohio. We can provide whole-school, department and/or grade-level sessions, as well as classroom demos and book studies. |
The following workshops and programs can be customized to meet individual schools' needs:
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• Writing Craft
• Content Area Literacy • Close Reading Strategies • Revision and Editing |
• Technology and Writing
• Multi-genre Research • Working with Rubrics • Developing Listening and Speaking Skills |
• Using Research
• Writing/Reading Workshop • Informational Writing • Argumentative Writing |
• Narrative Writing
• Response to Literature • Evaluating and Assessing Student Work • Text Complexity |
Thirty teachers is the maximum for an in-service.
On-site custom service: $250 per hour
One-half day (3 hours): $650
Full day (6 hours): $1,250
Mileage may be an additional charge, depending on distance covered for the duration of the in-service.
Contact us to schedule an in-service program.
On-site custom service: $250 per hour
One-half day (3 hours): $650
Full day (6 hours): $1,250
Mileage may be an additional charge, depending on distance covered for the duration of the in-service.
Contact us to schedule an in-service program.
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