| 6+1 Traits: Creating Writers through
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Barbara Clark, MCREL (Mid-Continent Regional Educational
Laboratory)
Phone: 303-632-5624
Website:
http://www.mcrel.org/resources/services/academies/
index.asp
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Description
Introduces participants to a set
of analytic scoring rubrics that are applied to writing samples to assess the strengths of
student writing. For teachers of all content areas. The workshop gives practical
experience to familiarize participants with each of the traits and provides ample hands-on
time for applying the rubrics to actual student work.
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| Bluegrass Writing Project Summer
Institute |
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Contact
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Dr. Liz Spalding
Phone: 859-257-4127
Email: emspal0@pop.uky.edu
Website:
http://www.uky.edu/Education/EDC/Projects/
bgwriting/
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Description
An intensive four-week program
in which teachers learn to initiate, respond to, and manage and evaluate a wide variety of
classroom activities and work on their own writing. Activities include: writing daily in a
variety of contexts, demonstrating effective instruction strategies, serving as peer
responders for colleagues, discussing theory and practice, discussing their own writing
portfolios and publishing their own writing. Participants must apply.
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| Breadloaf Writers’ Conference |
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Contact
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2001 Information |
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Michael Collier, Director
Middlebury, Vermont 05753
Phone: 802-443-5286
Fax: 802-443-2087
Email: blwc@middlebury.edu
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Dates: August 15-26, 2001
Place: Middlebury, Vermont |
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Description
Writing workshops in fiction,
poetry, and nonfiction are the core of the curriculum. Faculty give lectures and one-hour
classes on specific aspects of craft. Readings by faculty, guests, and contributors are
scheduled throughout the day. Opportunities to learn about the world of publishing are
also included.
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| Image-Making Within the Writing Process |
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Beth Olshansky
The Laboratory for Interactive Learning
University of New Hampshire, Hood House
89 Main Street
Durham, NC 03824-3577
Phone: 603-659-6018 or 862-3691
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Description
A program that promotes literacy
skills in elementary school-aged children through integration of visual imagery throughout
their writing process. Increases students’ academic achievement in writing by
accessing visual and kinesthetic modes of conceptualization and increases students’
ability to express ideas through interweaving visual imagery and the written word.
Includes 2-5 day summer training.
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| Imagination--A Writer’s Workshop
and Conference |
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Contact
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2001 Information |
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Neal Chandler
Cleveland State Univeristy, Division of Continuing Education
3100 Chester Avenue
Cleveland, OH
Phone: 216-687-4522
Email: imagination@popmail.csuohio.edu
Website:
http://www.csuohio.edu/poetrycenter/
imagination/
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Dates: July 10-15, 2001
Place: Cleveland, OH |
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Description
Five day conference stresses
strong imaginative writing in many different writing forms, including poetry. In addition
to workshops, classes, lectures, and discussions, a special program "Poetry: Mirror
of the Arts" is sponsored by the Poets' League of Greater Cleveland in which
professional actors dramatize poetry submitted by workshop participants.
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| Literacy Institute at Fordham
University |
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Contact
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2001 Information |
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Timothy Gerken
Fordham University
113 West 60th Street, Room 1102
New York, NY 10023
Phone: 212-636-6450
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Dates: July 2-12, 2001
Place: Fordham University, New York, NY
Title: "Helping Beginning and Struggling Readers and Writers: Controversies,
Contradictions, and Recommendations." |
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Description
Addresses "hot" topics
in the professions regarding reading and writing. Nationally recognized researchers,
theoreticians, and practitioners lead and participate in sessions with a range of formats,
including: small group workshops, roundtable discussions, and individual speakers.
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| NCTE Spring Conference |
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Contact
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2002 Information |
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Phone: 800-369-6283
Website:
http://www.ncte.org/convention/
spring2002/
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Dates: March 7-9, 2002
Place: Portland, OR |
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Description
Participants join colleagues to
explore avenues of change, share practical ideas that work in the classroom, and discuss
the theories that guide each individual’s thinking. The program will consist of
general sessions, workshops, and concurrent sessions in a variety of formats. Some of
these events will be arranged particularly for elementary, middle, secondary, and teacher
education strands; other events will be of interest to those across strands.
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| The Prague Summer Writers' Workshop |
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Writers' Workshops International
2618A St. Charles Ave.
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
Phone: 888-873-8867
Email:writer@gnofn.org
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Dates: 4 weeks in July-August
Place: Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic |
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Description
A four week program that blends
workshops, academic courses, readings with films, parties, and special events. In addition
to workshops, academic courses are available in Czech Literature and Southern U.S.
Literature (from the Czech perspective). Besides poetry, playwriting, filmmaking, theatre,
photography, and translation are also part of the program.
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| Profile Approach to Writing Program * |
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Contact
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Jane B. Hughey, Director
2727 Adrienne Circle
College Station, TX 77845
Phone: 409-764-9765
Email: hughey@txcyber.com
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Description
Training, modeling, and support
for assessing student writing accurately and providing meaningful feedback to students.
Training is supplemented with curriculum materials and a teacher training manual.
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| Project Success Enrichment * |
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Contact
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Carolyn Bronson
Creative Child Concepts
P.O. Box 22447
Seattle, WA 98122-0447
Phone: 206-325-5418
Email: carolynbronson@worldnet.att.net
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Description
An interdisciplinary program
which focuses on a process approach to writing to integrate literature, higher-order
thinking skills, the multiple intelligences, and other disciplines. Staff development
includes four days of initial training and follow-up sessions throughout the school year.
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| The Rappahannock Fiction Writers
Workshop |
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Contact
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Barbara Hooke
P.O. Box 633
Carlisle, PA 17013-0633
Phone: 717-243-3205
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Dates: Four days in August
Place: Christchurch, Virginia |
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Description
Each workshop is limited to 10
participants. In addition to workshops, there are readings by faculty and an authors'
roundtable discussion. During the week each participant receives an intensive review of a
pre-submitted story excerpt.
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| Sewanee Writer’s Conference |
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Contact
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2001 Information |
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Cheri Bedell Peters
University of the South
Sewanee, TN 37383
Phone: 931-598-1141
Email: cpeters@sewanee.edu
Website:
http://www.sewaneewriters.org/swc.htm
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Dates: July 17-29, 2001 Place:
University of the South, Sewanee, TN |
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Description
Participants talk about the
craft of writing with some of this country’s finest novelists, poets, playwrights,
and professionals in the publishing field. There are also small group workshops and
one-on-one sessions with distinguished faculty members. Throughout the day, Conference
participants attend readings by faculty members, guest writers, and scholars.
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| Teaching Poetry Conference |
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Contact
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2001 Information |
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Dana Gioia
Phone: 707-836-0354
Website: http://www.teachingpoetry.org
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Dates: July 18-21, 2001
Place: Sonoma Country Day School, Santa Rosa, CA |
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Description
The four days are broken into
large group plenary sessions, seminars, panels, and evening readings, including one
sponsored by a local winery. The four goals of the conference are: 1) to help participants
learn how to help students feel comfortable with poetry, 2) to sharpen skills in the
performance of poetry, 3) to foster poem reading and analysis, and 4) to write poetry.
Faculty include well-known poets and teachers.
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| Tennessee Williams/ New Orleans
Literary Festival |
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Contact
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2001 Information |
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Phone: 504-581-1144 Fax: 504-529-2430
Email: info@tennesseewilliams.net
Website: http://www.tennesseewilliams.net
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Dates: March 28 – April 1,
2001
Place: New Orleans, LA |
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Description
A five-day celebration
showcasing national and regional scholars, writers, and performing artists. Programs
include panel discussions, theatrical performances, a one-act play competition, lectures,
literary walking tours, musical performances, and a book fair. The Festival opens with a
series of Master Classes by leading authors, agents, and editors.
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| Wildacres Writers Workshop |
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Contact
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2001 Information |
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233 S Elm St
Greensboro NC 27401
E-mail: judihill@aol.com
Website: http://www.wildacres.com
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Dates: June 30-July 7, 2001
Place: Wildacres Retreat, NC |
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Description
A one week literary retreat in
the Blue Ridge Mountains. Workshops cover topics in novel, short story, poetry, mystery,
playwriting, and screenwriting. Classes are limited to 10 people, and a professional
critique is included with admission.
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| The Writers Project |
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Contact
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Diane Scollay, Project Director
Ferguson-Florissant School District
1005 Waterford Drive
Florissant, MO 63033
Phone: 314-831-4411 ext 279
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Description
Increases student achievement in
writing by effecting fundamental change in composition practices in the classroom and
sustaining this change through an ongoing, system-wide writing improvement program.
Includes 5 day training which can be on-site and a training manual for each participant.
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| Writing Across the Curriculum
Conference |
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Contact
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2001 Information |
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P.O. Box 249
Bloomington, IN 47402
Phone: 812-855-4661 Fax: 812-855-8077
Email: iuconfs@indiana.edu
Website:
http://www.indiana.edu/~wac2001/
prop.html
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Dates: May 31 – June 2, 2001
Place: Bloomington, IN
Title: "Writing, Teaching, and Learning in New Contexts" |
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Description
For those who are concerned with
using writing to improve teaching and learning. Topics include: administration,
assessment, curriculum, economics, faculty development, history of WAC, interdisciplinary
collaboration, student learning, politics, research, school/college collaboration,
teaching, technology, theory, writing, and other forms of communicating across the
disciplines.
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| Writing Is Thorough and Efficient
(WR.I.T.&E) ^ |
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Contact
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Monika Steinberg, Director
Educational Information and Resource Center (EIRC)
606 Delsea Drive
Sewell, NJ 08080
Phone: 609-582-7000
Fax: 609-582-4206
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Description
Designed to improve
students’ writing competency and fluency in composing by using a process approach
developmentally tailored to students’ needs. Can be used with K-12. Includes training
and materials.
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