Morehead Writing Project News

Morehead Writing Project In-Service Co-Director Rebecca King and Continuity Co-Director Stephanie Smith Tiller were among those selected to present at the 2009 National Writing Project Annual Meeting held Nov. 19-21 in Philadelphia.

King, a teacher at Pikeville High School, presented “(Re)Building an Inservice Program. Smith Tiller, a teacher at Montgomery County High School, presented “Developing Collaborative Leadership: How and Why”.

Site Director Deanna Mascle and Summer Institute Coordinator Kathy Heaberlin also attended the conference.

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 .

Morehead Writing Project teacher-consultants Shane Jordan, George David McKee, and Audra Slocum were among those chosen to present at the first Writing Eastern Kentucky Conference held Saturday, Nov. 14, in Mt. Sterling. The conference was coordinated by TC Susan Williams and Site Director Deanna Mascle.

Russell-McDowell Intermediate teacher Shane Jordan offered “Digital Storytelling”.

Fleming County teacher George David McKee shared “Teaching Grammar Through Writer’s Workshop”.

Betsy Layne High School teacher Audra Slocum presented “Community-Based Research Projects: Learning about Our Past, Our Present, and Looking to the Future”.

Williams teaches at Russell-McDowell Intermediate School and Mascle teaches at Morehead State University.

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 .