Please RSVP ASAP if you would like to attend the 2010 KWP Writing Retreat (July 13-14-15 at Blue Licks State Park)…time to write, write, write on whatever you want, plus daily response groups.
$150 covers your lodge room (double occupancy) and all meals–a bargain vacation!
Send your name, phone, and email to mwp@moreheadstate.edu.
Does your school need help with schoolwide literacy?
How about PERKS, Writing Program Review, and Unpacking New State Standards?
The Morehead Writing Project has teacher-consultants who have worked and trained with the Kentucky Department of Education just to help your teachers and your school with these challenges.
Check out the attached flyer to learn more or share with school leaders. Contact mwp@moreheadstate.edu or 606-783-2426 to learn more!
The Morehead Writing Project will host the Peterson Youth Writing Camp in Morehead and Pikeville this summer during the week of June 21-25. Students in grades 4-8 will explore place through writing.
The Pikeville High School location will be led by Lisa Wheeler and Rebecca King. The MSU location will be led by Abigail Thomas.
Registrations are due by May 31.
For more information and the application view the brochure: Writing Camp
Questions about the camp? Please contact us at mwp@moreheadstate.edu
The Kentucky Writing Project 2010 summer academies are focused on using technology in ways that enhance student learning and literacy.
The academies are located around Kentucky and will be held in June.
The academies are applicable for all grade levels and offer 12 hours PD credit for just $50.
Teacher Leaders will demonstrate classroom projects integrating technology and engage participants in both learning the technology and designing applications that will fit their own teaching situations.
See attached flyer for more details and registration information. Academy info
The Morehead Writing Project invites all MWP Fellows to a One-Day Writing Retreat on Saturday, May 8, 2010 from 9 am-3 pm at the Gateway Center for the Arts in Mt. Sterling.
Liz Mandrell will lead participants in a session entitled Taking Memory into Memoir, to be followed by ample writing time and an opportunity for feedback. There is a minimal registration fee of $15 which includes materials, breakfast, and lunch.
Please register at http://moreheadwritingproject.org/survey/public/survey.php?name=MemoirMemoryReg
Be a super hero and learn how to use the “Fantastic Four” to achieve proficiency on Open Responses. The “Fantastic Four” is a rubric based, scaffold approach to guide student focus on the exact purpose of extended response questions. It teaches students to analyze questions and apply the general scoring guide in a specific process. This method is easy to use and has had proven results on end of the year CATS assessments. Through this training we will explore efficient ways to not only help your students demonstrate their knowledge of core content, but also how we can use open responses as a writing to learn instructional tool in the classroom.
This Saturday Series, Take 3, workshop is offered from 9 a.m. to noon for $20 on the following dates:
April 17 at MSU
April 24 at MSU @ Mt. Sterling
Register by faxing, emailing or mailing the following form and your payment:
http://moreheadwritingproject.org/doc/Saturday_Series_Registration_Form.doc
We are looking for a few GREAT teachers!
Who want to…
· Grow as teachers
· Grow as writers
· Grow as writing teachers
The Morehead Writing Project is offering a $2100 research and professional development fellowship for a select group of experienced, outstanding teachers who will participate in the Morehead Writing Project 2010 Summer Institute.
Who is eligible for this Fellowship?
· Former NWP Fellows interested in joining the MWP site leadership
· Former NWP Fellows interested in mentoring new fellows
· Former NWP Fellows interested in another opportunity to learn and grow
· Former NWP Fellows who went through the SI at another site
This year’s Summer Institute will take place June 7-July 2, 2010, daily 9 AM to 4 PM. Note: The week of June 7-11 will not require on campus participation. The required orientation is May 8, 2010.
Contact the Morehead Writing Project at 606-783-2426 or mwp@moreheadstate.edu if you have questions about the Fellowship or Application.
Only a limited number of Fellowships are available so apply early!
Note: We may not have the funds to offer this opportunity next year.
You can download the Fellowship application at http://moreheadwritingproject.org/doc/MWP_SI_Fellow_App.doc
This workshop will offer teachers a variety of strategies for teaching key writing skills required of successful writers. These strategies are user friendly and fun, but most importantly, they are effective.
This Saturday Series, Take 3, workshop is offered from 9 a.m. to noon for $20 on the following dates:
April 10 at MSU @ Jackson
May 8 at MSU @ Prestonsburg
Register by faxing, emailing or mailing the following form and your payment:
http://moreheadwritingproject.org/doc/Saturday_Series_Registration_Form.doc
The hands-on and interactive activities in this session are designed to be an introduction to persuasive writing. It allows all students to practice persuasive techniques in writing before they even begin to write a paper.
Activities include an introduction to propaganda, the thesis statement, laying the groundwork for a paper, doing research, how to argue a point and finally, writing the beginning and ending parts to a paper. Whether you want your students to write an advertisement or an essay, you can teach them how to convince someone of something with the use of words and in the end, get what they want. Learning to write persuasively is a valuable, life-long skill to instill in students.
This Saturday Series, Take 3, workshop is offered from 9 a.m. to noon for $20 on the following dates:
April 3 at Morehead State University, Combs Building
May 1 at MSU @ Mt. Sterling
Register by faxing, emailing or mailing the following form and your payment:
http://moreheadwritingproject.org/doc/Saturday_Series_Registration_Form.doc
The 2009 Morehead Writing Project Summer Institute Fellows gathered Saturday, March 6, at Morehead State University.
The event, which focused on “Turning Students Into Super Hero Writers”, was organized by Jodi BlackBurn and Brandi Roby, both of Botts Elementary in Menifee County; Sandy Wilson of Menifee Middle; and Angela Halsey of Campton Elementary in Wolfe County. Summer Institute Co-director Austen Reilley of McBrayer Elementary in Rowan County and Summer Institute Coordinator Kathy Heaberlin of Russell Primary in Russell Independent as well as Site Director Deanna Mascle of Morehead State University also took part in the event.
Teachers participating in the professional development activity included Carla Thompson of McBrayer Elementary and Lydia Adams-Padula of Clearfield Elementary, both in Rowan County; Samantha Thompson of Upper Tygart Elementary in Carter County; Kathy Compton of Charles Straub Elementary in Mason County; Mary Anne Pack and Andrea Riffe, both of Louisa East Elementary in Lawrence County; Jonda Bonzo of Greysbranch Elementary in Greenup County;and Samantha Jo Reams of Lewis County Middle.
The Morehead Writing Project (MWP) has worked to improve student writing achievement by improving the teaching of writing in Eastern Kentucky schools for more than two decades. MWP is a federally- and state-funded professional development program whose mission is to help Eastern Kentucky public school teachers become better writers and writing teachers. MWP is affiliated with the National Writing Project, the Kentucky Writing Project, the Kentucky Department of Education, and Morehead State University.
At the core of the MWP is an invitational four-week Summer Institute, open to a select group of Eastern Kentucky’s best public school teachers. All teaching methods are interactive and interdisciplinary. Additionally, the MWP provides year-round contracted and grant-funded outreach programs and teacher training to Eastern Kentucky schools in Morehead State University’s 22-county service region. All MWP programs align with Kentucky Core Content and Program of Studies curricula and the Kentucky Professional Development Standards. As a National Writing Project affiliate, MWP qualifies as an exemplary professional development provider by No Child Left Behind regulations.
Learn more about the Morehead Writing Project by visiting our website at http://moreheadwritingproject.org .