Programs for Educators

Power of the Pen and the National Writing Project at Kent State University Present
Kernels of Wisdom:
​The Stories Around Us
Date: November 2, 2019
Time: 9 a.m. to noon
Location: White Hall at Kent State University
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Lori Wilfong, author of Writing Strategies that Work: Do This - Not That!
Register online through October 28, 2019
          Join Power of the Pen and the National Writing Project at Kent State University for a morning of highly engaging sessions on bringing out the best in students’ fiction writing. The keynote will highlight strategies for helping students of all grade levels find stories in every aspect of their daily lives. It is followed by your choice of two out of four breakout sessions led by NWP-KSU Teacher Consultants:
  • Powerful Language, Alexa Sandmann
  • Making Your Fiction Flashy: Six Ways to Tell Your Story, Jeff Harr
  • Pacing and Suspense: Using Writing Tools to Increase Story Tension, Jean Kanzinger
  • Judging at a Power of the Pen Tournament (Session 1), Barb Tschantz
  • Don't Just Stand There Yapping, Do Something!: (Session 2), Barb Tschantz (with thanks to authors Anne Mazer and Ellen Potter)
​The cost is $30. Participants receive a goody bag and 3 contact hours. Download the flyer and share it with colleagues. Registration is open through October 28, 2019.
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Invitational Summer Institute
NWP-KSU hosts an annual two-week Invitational Summer Institute (ISI) at multiple sites throughout Northern Ohio. ISI participants come away refreshed and re-energized, with new ideas for engaging students in reading and writing. It's a wonderful opportunity to make connections with educators who are passionate about the teaching of reading and writing. Registration usually opens in mid-January.
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Summer Workshops
Each summer, NWP-KSU offers workshops in the teaching of writing. In 2018, our workshop focused on the National Writing Project's College, Career, and Community Writers Program. In 2019, we wrapped up the summer with Write Where You Are, at Cuyahoga Valley National Park, connecting writing to learning in the outdoors.
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Write Here! Write Now!
Our flagship one-day conference, Write Here! Write Now! is held in June. The program features a keynote speaker, followed by breakout sessions for K-12 educators of all content areas. Participants may also choose to take part in a Writing Marathon, visiting campus sites for inspiration. Our 2019 conference centered around the reading-writing connection. Registration usually opens in March.
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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.

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