Fall 2010_Writing Project Site Updates

Area 3 Writing Project
Local Version of CWP Connections (Capital Connections)
Summer Read – Pyrotechnics on the Page by Ralph Fletcher which lead to a year-long study on “Playing with Writing & Playing with Words” – TC Inquiry Group. This group is geared just towards TC’s – paid small stipend to lead book study group on their site.

San Diego Area Writing Project
Fall Conference
Open Program – 1 Week “Reading Like a Writer”
Study Group – Non-Fiction Mentor Text, Katie Wood Ray-Illustration Study, iWrite (tech), Drive-Daniel Pink

San Joaquin Valley Writing Project
Literary Book Club – 3 books
The Writing Workshop (Katie Wood Ray)
Young Author’s Program
Community College Study Group
Inquiry into Vocabulary Development
What’s Hot/What’s Not Study Group
National Day of Writing
National Writing Project Annual Meeting in November

Great Valley Writing Project
Selected to write a NWP Monograph
Online Book Group – Antonio’s Gun
Book Study – TC Connections
4th Year Contract with Byron School District
Supporting Oakdale Unified School District in forming their own ELA Continuum- Designing Writing Program.
SI Mini – 1 Week Institute
7 Academies (6 with ELL focus and Migrant Education)
NWP Rubric for scoring

Central California Writing Project
Large Mini-Writing Institute Professional Development
Family Literacy- Migrant Education Focus

Northern California Writing Project
Spring Conference – Turning around low attendance – Teacher inquiry are moving towards 90% Online due to
Symposium Research
4 Saturday Series (20 participants)
Book: Hidden Gems – Katherine Bomer