Programs for Educators2025 Teacher Consultant Winter Reunion
Gather with old friends and new at the Parma-Powers Library for a morning or reunion and renewal. Relax! Write! Reunite!
When: Sat., February 8 - 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Where: Parma-Powers Branch Library, 6996 Powers Blvd., Parma, OH 44129 Our Teacher Consultant Reunion will feature a keynote from KSU’s Dr. Jennifer McCreight followed by three breakouts where participants can write, share a strategy, and join a book swap. Be cozy! Sweats and PJs are welcome! Click the image above to download the flyer. Register by Wed., February 5: https://commerce.cashnet.com/NWP Questions? Contact Jean Kanzinger at [email protected] |
NWP-KSU Event Calendars
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Spring Book Study: Addressing Anxiety with Today's Students
February, March, April, May - synchronous online
Join NWP-KSU Director Lori Wilfong as she leads us in a study of books dealing with anxiety in children. We'll read The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt, Turtles All the Way Down by John Green, Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes, and The Rock in My Throat by Kao Kalia Yang. We'll meet four times online: Wed, Feb 12, Wed., Mar 12, Wed., Apr 9, and Thurs., May 8 - 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM.
Graduate credit available. Click the image on the left to view the program flyer. Tuition deadlines and registration information is on the flyer.
Register here!
EHHS 50093 Section 023
CRN 20041
Dr. Lori Wilfong, Instructor
Graduate credit available. Click the image on the left to view the program flyer. Tuition deadlines and registration information is on the flyer.
Register here!
EHHS 50093 Section 023
CRN 20041
Dr. Lori Wilfong, Instructor
Mini Summer Institutes (1-4 days) - 2025
Click the image above to download a printable flyer.
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Energize Your Teaching
The NWP-KSU Summer Institute provides uplifting and encouraging professional development. Teachers will be immersed in reading and writing with education professionals who are just as passionate about reaching students as they are. Engage Your Students Teachers will leave the Institute with an abundance of ideas for the classroom to inspire students to think much more deeply about reading and writing. Enhance Student Learning The Institute is for teachers of all content areas and grade levels. Educators will learn strategies to effectively guide students toward critical analysis and clear writing that gives voice to their thinking. Check out a sample four-day Institute: http://tinyurl.com/yk45tzw2 This schedule can be tailored to your district’s needs. Contact us soon to get your site on the calendar! Contact Dr. Lori Wilfong to talk about how the National Writing Project at Kent State University can help meet your district’s writing goals this summer: [email protected] | 330-675-3200 |
Past NWP-KSU Events
Find more of our past events here.
2024 Kernels of Wisdom: Creating Creative Writers
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A creative writing workshop for K-12 teachers with Keynote Speaker Mike Fejes presented by National Writing Project at Kent Statue University and Power of the Pen
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Join us as we discuss all things creative writing. The keynote is followed by breakout sessions of your choice led by NWP-KSU teacher consultants and Power of the Pen coaches. Designed to empower all writing teachers and particularly Power of the Pen coaches, this workshop will provide strategies and ideas to immediately take back to the classroom!
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Optional Graduate Credit (1 hour) available! Please register at the link above for the workshop, but click this link to learn more about registering for graduate credit.
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Optional Graduate Credit (1 hour) available! Please register at the link above for the workshop, but click this link to learn more about registering for graduate credit.
Write Out: Fall into Writing with NWP-KSU
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NWP-KSU Teacher Consultants met on October 16, 2024 to learn about Write Out 2024: Poetry for the Planet which runs October 13-27, 2024, and planned activities for their classrooms. Educators met at the Ledges Shelter and are pictured here at the picnic table dedicated by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limon this summer. Limon chose Jean Valentine's "The valley" for the Cuyahoga Valley National Park and the poem is installed on the picnic table (shown left).
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2024 Summer Programs for Educators
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The NWP-KSU leadership is excited to share our 2024 menu of summer offerings for teachers.
Join a writing marathon, talk with a published author, participate in a book study, and learn from teacher leaders eager to share successful classroom practices with you. Our Summer Programs menu (left) contains links to 10 flyers highlighting the details for each program. All programs allow you to participate FREE. Details about graduate credit and CEUs are provided on each flyer. Registration deadlines vary. Register early to secure your place in each program. We look forward to learning with you this summer. |
2024 Summer of Writing - Prompt Calendar!
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Summer time is writing time! Join us for a writing prompt every day (Monday - Friday) all summer long. Click the image to the left to kick off your Summer of Writing! NWP-KSU Teacher Consultants shared their favorite prompts. We hope you'll share too! Each week you can choose to add a golden line from the week. We hope you enjoy these prompts and perhaps you'll find a few to share with students this fall!
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Summer Institute 2024
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Summit County Educational Service Center (Cuyahoga Falls) When
Optional Graduate Credit Registration available |
Mini Summer Institute at Lawrence Upper School
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Where
Hosted by Lawrence Upper School, 10036 Olde Eight Rd, Sagamore Hills When
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Dashka Slater Book Study - Spring 2024
Lori Wilfong, Director of National Writing Project at Kent State University, will host a four-session book study to examine Dashka Slater's The 57 Bus and Accountable. Participants will learn strategies for teaching nonfiction. The workshop will meet online for one hour once per month from February through May.
One Tuesday per month from 7-8 PM via Zoom
Feb. 13
March 19
April 23
May 14
One Tuesday per month from 7-8 PM via Zoom
Feb. 13
March 19
April 23
May 14
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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