LIWP Writing Group
Friday, January 5th, 2018
Resolve to Write (or Write More!) in the New Year!
The Long Island Writing Project runs a writing group for educators who wish to develop a writing habit or want an audience in which to share their writing and receive feedback! Everyone is welcome. The writing group, called Friday Writes, typically meets once a month. The first date of 2018 is Friday, January 5th at Turn of the Corkscrew Bookstore in Rockville Centre. The group will meet at 4:30 pm. Please RSVP to Heidi Atlas if you are interested in attending! (heidisatlas@gmail.com)
Event Information
Friday Writes!
When?
Friday, Jan 5, 2018, 04:30 PM
Where?
Turn of the Corkscrew Books & Wine, North Park Avenue, Rockville Centre, NY, United States
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Co-Director Kathleen Neagle Sokolowski on Larry Ferlazzo's BAM Radio Network
Kathleen Neagle Sokolowski, one of the LIWP's co-directors, was recently interviewed, along with Lisa Eickholdt and Mary Ann Zehr, on BAM Radio Network, hosted by Larry Ferlazzo. The topic was "Mistakes We Make When Teaching Writing." What do you think are the biggest mistakes teachers make when it comes to teaching writing?
Happy Holidays!
The Long Island Writing Project sends warm holiday wishes to all of the educators who work so tirelessly each day. We hope the holiday break is restorative and we want to help you feel rejuvenated for the new year. Stay tuned for details of our Saturday Series, which this year focuses on "Writing Towards a Better World." Kathleen Neagle Sokolowski will be presenting our first workshop of 2018 on February 3rd at 9:30 at Nassau Community College. The workshop will be "Learning Happens All the Time" and will focus on ways to flatten the walls of the classroom and make learning more authentic, using digital tools. Also mark your calendar for the Poetry Out Loud Competition, on February 9th, 2018, where local high school students will compete in a poetry recitation competition. The LIWP is co-sponsoring this fantastic event. More details to come soon!
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: longislandwritingproject.weebly.com
Location: Nassau Community College, Education Drive, Garden City, NY, United States
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/liwpwriters/
Twitter: @liwpwriters1