Winthrop Writing Project Blog

WWP Hosts Frank Baker: Tuesday, July 21, 2009

2009-07-10T09:28:00.004-04:00

The Winthrop Writing Project will host media literacy specialist Frank Baker Tuesday, July 21, 2009. The presentation will last from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Mr. Baker's presentation is called Presenting The Language of Film and Visual Literacy: Curriculum Connections & Current Events.

When: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 8:30-3:30

Where: Winthrop University, McBryde Hall, Tuttle Room

Cost: $40 if registration is received by July 10*
$50 if registration is received after July 10*
FREE for administrators*
*Lunch Included

Earn seven hours of renewal credit while learning engaging strategies to teach the ELA nonprint standards.

Send registration to:
Winthrop Writing Project
English Department
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC 2973

Contact: Vickie Brockman
Email: brockmanv@winthrop.edu

Make sure to ask your school administrators to see if they can pay for your registration. Most administrators would gladly invest $25 in your professional development! Also, administrators can attend for free!

WWP Technology Survey

2009-02-27T17:31:00.002-05:00

Interested in classroom technology? Take the Winthrop Writing Project Survey! Click here to take the survey.

Web Resources: National Novel Writing Month

2008-09-26T10:10:00.007-04:00

by Brandon

Have you always wanted to write the great American novel, but haven't been able to find the time to commit your thoughts to paper? National Novel Writing Month is this November 1st-30th. Since 1999, the National Novel Writing Month has given aspiring writers the challenge of crafting their own stories in a freewheeling, fast-paced manner. The goal is to write a 175 page novel, or roughly what amounts to 50,000 words, in one month. Registration for this year's challenge starts on October 1.

Are you up to the challenge? If so, please feel free to check out the National Novel Writing Month website. Also, check out this article from the NWP website for a great article on writing a novel.

http://www.nanowrimo.org/

WWP Fall Conference - October 25, 2008

2008-09-19T11:03:00.003-04:00

by Brandon
It's here! Our third annual WWP Fall Conference will be held October 25, 2008 in Winthers Hall at Winthrop University. This exciting professional development opportunity is always entitled Teachers Teaching Teachers because we believe in honest advertising. These sessions will not be taught by outside presenters who haven''t been in the classroom in years just trying to make a quick buck. All sessions will be led by local classroom teachers. Sessions will include strategies for teaching writing, reading, poetry, lab reports, non-fiction, and book reviews, covering a broad range of content areas like Math, English, Science, and Social Studies. You don't want to miss this opportunity! For further information, keep reading!

Teachers Teaching Teachers
Winthrop Writing Project Fall Writing conference

Saturday, October 25, 2008
8:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Withers Building, Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC

Advanced Registration: $25 (before October 14)
Registration after October 15 or on-site: $35
Administrators attend FREE with 3 or more teachers from his/her school!

To register, please contact Vickie Brockman or mail registration check with your name, school, e-mail address, and years of teaching experience to;

Vickie Brockman
Winthrop Writing Project
204 Bancroft Hall, Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC 29733

Web Resources - SMART Boards

2008-09-18T19:31:00.003-04:00

Do you have a SMART Board? Do you seldom have time to actually create new content for the SMART Board? We all know it can take a laborious amount of time to create effective SMART Board programs. Luckily, teachers are a sharing group of people. Want proof? This website came across my e-mail via the NWP Tech Liaison list-serv. Wichita Public Schools have established a website for district teachers to post SMART Board ideas online. Check it! Who knows? You may find something valuable!

http://technology.usd259.org/resources/whiteboards/smartlessons.htm

Introducing the Winthrop Writing Project Blog!

2008-07-19T09:50:00.003-04:00

by Brandon Morgan

Welcome to the new Winthrop Writing Project blog! This blog has been set-up by the leadership team at WWP. This blog will be for teachers by teachers.

My name is Brandon Morgan and I am the technology liaison for the Winthrop Writing Project. This blog began as a dream last summer and is finally coming to fruition this summer. Along with the new blog, the core website will be updated soon. This not only part of our improvement plan for our web presense, but it will hopefully be an important part of our instructional practice with teachers.

We want this blog to be a collaborative process between many teachers across the different subject and grade levels. The articles on this site will deal with a variety of topics including professional reading and writing, personal writing, and even WWP announcements. Feel free to comment on any of the articles you may read. Our goal is to connect teachers to better reading and writing instruction practice and share experiences between teachers.

This will be a great, new experience for all of us at WWP. Be patient with us! We are learning this blogging process as we go along. We will be adding authors from the WWP leadership team as we go along.

If you have any questions, please e-mail me.