Nebraska Writing Project Podcasts:
Jeff Grinvalds' students podcast this week from Westside High in Omaha. Listen to all of our podcasts here.
The Faculty Leadership for Writing Initiative
During the 2007-2008 academic year, the Faculty Leadership for Writing Initiative, a Program of Excellence, made significant progress. Read the story...
Aurora Senior Poets Read at the State Capitol
Click here to read the story.
January Writing Marathon Biggest Ever
A record number of Nebraska Writing Project folk gathered at Misty's restaurant in downtown Lincoln on an unseasonably warm January 26th. Visit the Photo Gallery...or read the story
NYC Writing Marathon at the NWP Annual Meeting
NeWP's Sharon Bishop and Susan Martens-Baker joined about 150 teacher-writers for the New York City Writing Project’s Writing Marathon at the NWP Annual Convention in November. They met Richard Louth, creator of the New Orleans-style writing marathon, formed a group with WP folks from upstate New York, and descended into the NYC subway system to emerge in writing history-rich Greenwich Village. Read the story...
NeWPers Present at NCTE Conference in New York City
Nebraska Writing Project leaders Sharon Bishop, Robert Brooke, Josh Call, Cathie English, Chris Gallagher, Kim Larson, Susan Martens-Baker and Suzanne Ratzliff presented at the National Council of Teachers of English Conference November 15-18, 2007. Read the story and visit the photo gallery.
National News
Mark your Calendars:
May 2: Annual NeWP Spring Awards Gathering
June 9th: Lincoln and Technology Summer Institutes begin
September 19-21: Fall Writing Marthon at Platte River State Park
Ongoing: NeWP Co-Director Applications
