Fall 2011 Write Nites Announced
Join us for one or all of this fall’s Write Nites. Bring friends who
would enjoy a chance to “get back to writing!” If you’ve never
been, now’s your chance! Bring something to write with,
something to write on, and your sense of community!
Click HERE for more information.
would enjoy a chance to “get back to writing!” If you’ve never
been, now’s your chance! Bring something to write with,
something to write on, and your sense of community!
Click HERE for more information.
EMWP LIBRARY LIST REVISED
Under the link below, you will find the updated library list for the Endless Mountains Writing Project. Remember these resources are for the use of EMWP Fellows past and present. The library resource list is split into two sections by the author's last name. The sections are A-M and N-Z & Misc. Items. Please click on the library resource section you need below:
Library Resources A-M Library Resources N-Z & Misc. Items
Library Resources A-M Library Resources N-Z & Misc. Items
EMWP FELLOW PUBLISHES ARTICLE
EMWP Fellow Julie Weaver has had an article published in the January 2010 issue of Science and Children, an NSTA publication. The article is entitled "Clues to the Past." Julie explains: "Students love a mystery. So what do America’s most majestic bird, a bag of habitat clues, and a soft-shelled egg have in common?" Her article includes an easy-to-do inquiry activity that engages students as they connect clues to problem-solve how the bald eagle reached the brink of extinction in the 1960s in the lower 48 states. "It was designed to give students an opportunity to wonder, discuss, and discover interactions in habitats," says the author. We are proud of the published author from our group!
EMWP VISITS NWP IN ORLANDO
Members of the Endless Mountains Writing Project fled the arctic weather of Pennsylvania to attend the annual National Writing Project Conference, held this year in Orlando. Accompanying directors Dr. Nanci Werner-Burke and Dick Heyler were teacher consultants Bobbi Button, Robin Glowatz, Lisa Higham, Karin Knaus, Cindy Lisowski, Tom Perry, Jessica Spencer, Jane Spohn and Bobbi Van Druff. Each attendee participated in several workshops presented by the National Writing
Project, as well as making presentations at the National Council of Teachers of
English Conference, held concurrently with the NWP meeting.
Project, as well as making presentations at the National Council of Teachers of
English Conference, held concurrently with the NWP meeting.
EMWP FELLOW TRAVELS TO LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
Tom Perry traveled to Little Rock, Arkansas to represent the Endless Mountains Writing Project at the Rural Sites Network Conference on March 11-12, 2011. While there he took part in the Argenta District Writing Marathon and attended several sessions on the use and enhancement of Digital Literacy in our local schools. The keynote speaker for the opening night of the conference was Spirit Trickey Rowan, daughter of Minnijean Brown (one of the Little Rock nine, the first African-American students to cross the lines of segregation by attending Central High School in Little Rock). She spoke on the qualities that her mother embodied and how we can pass those same traits onto our students. After her speech, Mike Thomas, history teacher of the year in Arkansas, presented his play, Digging Up Arkansas, a historical view of Arkansas's past and its progress towards the future. The keynote speaker for the second morning was Lee Anne Bell. She presented her work titled,
Storytelling for Social Justice. This piece shows the power of stories to change the
landscape of race and racism.
Storytelling for Social Justice. This piece shows the power of stories to change the
landscape of race and racism.
EMWP Fellow Featured in Star Gazette
Andy Wales is the featured educator and EMWP Fellow in the December 28th edition of the Elmira Star Gazette. For an online snip-it, click HERE for the article entitled "Athens teacher's comics carve educational niche: Medium helps students learn lessons on bullying."