Back to School with the LIWP
Long Island Writing Project, September 2017
Welcome!
The Long Island Writing Project extends warm wishes to you as you start another school year! Our theme, which will guide the work we do and share with you this year, is "Writing Towards a Better World." We have much in store for our members and those wishing to join us! We also welcome your input and ideas for what would be most meaningful to you as you teach your students.
Summer at the LIWP
Invitational Summer Institute
Facilitators, participants, and LIWP visiting members pose for posterity on Visitor's Day.
Bird By Bird still inspires!
A gallery walk of quotes from Anne Lamott's Bird by Bird inspired the group.
Teen Writers
The Teen Writing Camp, facilitated by Meredith Wanzer, collaborated with the teachers of the Invitational Summer Institute.
Become a Member of the LIWP!
The Long Island Writing Project is only as strong as our membership. We work to bring quality professional development to educators across Long Island and to students who participate in our writing camps. Your $25 dues helps support scholarships for students who wish to be part of writing institutes we offer and for the Saturday Series workshops we present throughout the year. To become a member, please submit the Google Form below. Then, mail your $25 dues, made out to NCC Foundation, to Darshna Katwala at Nassau Community College. (The address can be found at the top of the Google Form.)
Friday Writes Returns!
Have you been working on a writing piece and are eager to share it? Do you want some feedback on a piece of writing? Do you just want to dedicate some time in your busy life to writing and sharing with others who enjoy writing? Consider joining the LIWP Writing Group! We invite new and returning members to attend this supportive writing group. Bring pen and paper or a device and we will provide the inspiration! Dates will be announced soon! The meetings run from 4pm-6:30pm at 359 Hazelhurst Avenue on the Nassau Community College Campus. Snacks are served! :) All are welcome. Please RSVP to Heidi Atlas at heidisatlas@gmail.com if you plan to attend.
C3WP
During the month of August, the LIWP facilitated an Advanced Institute with a focus on College, Career, and Community Writers Program (C3WP), part of a new grant-funded initiative. This grant was awarded to the LIWP as part of a SEED Professional Development in a High-Need School Grant proposal. The Advanced Institute was co-led by Andrea Darbee and Kristen Stritzl who worked with Westbury middle and high school teachers and the new cohort of teachers will continue their professional development throughout the academic school year. The LIWP is looking forward to the collaboration and partnership with the Westbury School District.
Congratulations to Director Darshna Katwala!
The LIWP Director, Darshna Katwala, will be awarded the NYSEC Educator of Excellence Award (College Level) for 2017 at the upcoming conference in Albany, October 25th-27th. We are so proud of Darshna! LIWP members may be interested in attending this conference, which will feature keynote speakers Kwame Alexander, Gae Polisner, Constance Hale and Elfrieda Hiebert. You can find out more about the New York State English Council here.
Mark Your Calendar!
This fall, there are many events that celebrate writing and we would love you to take part!
October 20th- National Day on Writing
October 21st- Saturday Series workshops kick off with a presentation by Dr. Jane Maher. More information to follow soon!
October 25-27: NYSEC Conference where Darshna Katwala receives the Educator of Excellence Award.
November 3- IDEAS/LIWP Symposium at Nassau Community College with keynote speaker Robert P. Yagelski
November 4- nErD Camp Long Island
The Long Island Writing Project
The Long Island Writing Project (LIWP) is an official site of the National Writing Project, part of a federally-funded network of 200 sites nationwide and eight sites in New York State. Through our work with teachers in Nassau and Western Suffolk counties, we seek to improve writing, reading and learning in area schools. Since our inception in 1993, over 1000 teachers have participated in our programs.
The LIWP comprises teachers from kindergarten through university. Our seminar leaders are outstanding educators from different grade levels and disciplines in local schools, and we have a strong, ongoing partnership with Hofstra University's Department of Literacy Studies. LIWP teacher-consultants keep up with research and changes in education and their work is grounded in practical classroom approaches. Through our model of teachers teaching teachers, participants in the LIWP strengthen the classroom strategies they already find effective in teaching writing and develop new ones.
One of the most important foundational beliefs of our Project is that teachers improve their knowledge of teaching writing by writing themselves. Another is that the best way to improve our own teaching is through sharing what works with other effective teachers. We welcome your inquiries, and look forward to writing, learning and teaching with you.
The Long Island Writing Project at SUNY Nassau Community College is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education, New York State Education Department (NYSED).
The LIWP comprises teachers from kindergarten through university. Our seminar leaders are outstanding educators from different grade levels and disciplines in local schools, and we have a strong, ongoing partnership with Hofstra University's Department of Literacy Studies. LIWP teacher-consultants keep up with research and changes in education and their work is grounded in practical classroom approaches. Through our model of teachers teaching teachers, participants in the LIWP strengthen the classroom strategies they already find effective in teaching writing and develop new ones.
One of the most important foundational beliefs of our Project is that teachers improve their knowledge of teaching writing by writing themselves. Another is that the best way to improve our own teaching is through sharing what works with other effective teachers. We welcome your inquiries, and look forward to writing, learning and teaching with you.
The Long Island Writing Project at SUNY Nassau Community College is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education, New York State Education Department (NYSED).
Email: Darshna.Katwala@ncc.edu
Website: http://longislandwritingproject.weebly.com/
Location: Nassau Community College, Education Drive, Garden City, NY, United States
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Twitter: @liwpwriters1