Quick Glance Calendar
September Book Study on Ning 9th - Poetry Swap, Social, and Slam at Newk's 26th - Live Book Discussion at Yerby 28th - Fourth Tuesday in Union 404
October
Book Study
10th - Write Time
22nd - SI Applications
Due
23rd - Writing
Marathon
24th - Live Book
Discussion at Depot
26th - Fourth Tuesday
in Union 403
November
Book Study
December
5th - Live Book
Discussion at Yerby
9th - Semester
Wrapping at Depot
January
Book Study (TBA)
13th - Write Time at
Depot
25th - Fourth Tuesday
in Union 405
29th - Writing
Conference at Yerby
February
Book Study (TBA)
10th - Winter's Flight
19th - SI Orientation
22nd - Fourth Tuesday
in Union 404
March
Book Study (TBA)
22nd - Fourth Tuesday
in Union 404
April
Book Study (TBA)
14th - Write Time
16th - SI Meeting
May
12th - End o' Year
Celebration
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Summer Institute: Changing the way we do things!
Look for SI applications in the next couple of weeks!
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We are trying something new this year with the Summer Institute. Applications will be due at the end of October, instead of February. We want to have our SI participants selected by Thanksgiving. This will give participants more time to plan for the summer schedule, more time for the SI team to prepare, and more time for student work to be a part of the SI work. Help us spread the word and share the experience of the Summer Institute. Applications are already available on the website or download here: 2011 SI ApplicationRead more about the changes on the website: UM Writing Project
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Fall Book Club Selections
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Not on Ning yet? Go to http://umwritingproject.ning.com and register!
Join the conversation!
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What we are talking about...
Common Core Standards
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Mississippi has adopted the Common Core Standards for Language Arts and Math for 2011-2012 Check them out at the Common Core Standards Initative website. Then join our discussion on the Ning! (Yeah, it's that important!)
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Contact Information
UMWP P.O. Box 9 University, MS 662.915.7925 662.915.5138 (fax) [email protected]
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Come join us! Great things are happening at the UM Writing Project!
See you soon!
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UM Writing Project August Newsletter
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Fourth Tuesdays to Resume this Fall They're Baaack!
You let us know that you missed the monthly meetings, and so did we!
Join us for presentations, conversations, and sharing.
Fourth Tuesdays from 5-7. All meetings will be in the UM Union on the 4th floor. Stop at the Starbucks in the bookstore (closes at 5:00) or swing by the food court and grab a snack.
September 28, 2010 - Union
404 "Visibly Spoken; The Spectacle of Spoken Word"
October 26, 2010 - Union 403 "Effective Questioning in the Classroom"
January 25, 2011 - Union 405 "Myth or Reality: Differentiation of Instruction
in a Writing Classroom"
February 22, 2011 - Union
404 "Comprehensible Input in the Language Classroom"
March 22, 2011 - Union 404 TBA
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Reading Groups Continue! Indulge your inner reader!
Want
to get into a good book and earn CEU credits for joining in
a discussion? Join us as we feed
the reader as well as the writer!
Join the discussion on the UM Writing Project Ning site at the beginning of the designated month. Blog during the month and then join us for the live discussion at the Yerby Center.
Explore all parts of your world and join us in this reading odyssey!
September: Teaching the New Writing by Herrington, Hodgson, and Moran
How has the teaching of writing changed in the 21st century? In this
innovative guide, real teachers share their stories, successful
practices, and vivid examples of their students' creative and expository
writing from online and multimedia projects, such as blogs, wikis,
podcasts, electronic poetry, and more. The book also addresses
assessment: How can teachers navigate the reductive definitions of
writing in current national and statewide testing? What are teachers
goals for their students' learning -- and how have they changed in the
past 20 years? What is ''the new writing''? How do digital writers
revise and publish? What are the implications for the future of writing
instruction?
Live meeting 9.26.2010 at 3:00 -
Yerby Conference Center
October: Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer by John Grisham
Theo Boone hasn't taken the bar, but he offers advice to his friends,
hangs out at the courthouse, and watches Perry Mason reruns. Things turn
serious, however, when a witness to a murder, a young illegal
immigrant, comes to Theo with evidence. The trial is in full swing, and
it looks like the defendant will walk unless Theo comes forward. But
he's promised the young man he will keep his identity confidential. What
should he do?
Live Meeting 10.24.2010 at 3:00 - Oxford
Depot
November: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jaime Ford
Set during one of the most conflicted and volatile times in American history, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
is an extraordinary story of commitment and enduring hope. In Henry and
Keiko, Jamie Ford has created an unforgettable duo whose story teaches
us of the power of forgiveness and the human heart.
Live meeting 12.5.2010 at 3:00 -
Yerby Conference Center
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Feed the Inner Writer!
This year, we want to offer some opportunities to write and respond and celebrate good writing.
Please join us for the activities offered monthly. We would love to see you!
September 9, 2010 - Poetry Swap, Social, and Slam at Newk's from 5-8. Bring your favorite piece of poetry and join us for a first of the year kick-off and celebration of poetry!
October 14, 2010 - Write Time - Writing
and Response -at the Oxford Depot from 5-8. Bring your notebook and a snack and explore writing prompts for personal and classroom use.
October 23, 2010 - Writing Marathon - 10:00 am meet at Yerby
December 9, 2010 - Semester Wrapping at the Depot from 5-8 - Bring yourself and a friend and join us for a holiday memoir moment.
January 13, 2011 - Write Time at the Depot 5-8. Bring your notebook and a snack and explore writing prompts for personal and classroom use.
February 10, 2011-Winter's Flight at the Depot from 5-8. In the mood to write bad love poetry? Or read some good love poetry? Join us for an evening of pre-Cupid poetry!
April 14, 2011 - Write Time at the Depot from 5-8. Bring your notebook and a snack and explore writing prompts for personal and classroom use.
May 12, 2011-End o' Year Celebration at the Depot from 5-8. Poetry, prose...and summer previews!
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Fall Workshops: Need a little Professional Development
that really works?
Go to the UMWP website for more detailed information and registration forms!
Beyond
the Basics: What Do I Do Now? Grades 7-12 September 11 and October 9th
New
Teacher Mentoring All
Grades September 11 and October 9th
Celebration of Culture: Teacher
Workshop for the Writing Competition Grades 7-12 September 15, 2010
Content-Area Writing Grades 7-12 September 29, 2010
Writing Across the
Curriculum Grades 2-6 October 6, 2010
Writing
on Demand Grades
4, 7, and 10 October 16 and November 13
21st Century Literacies:
Digital Storytelling All Grades October 20, 2010
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Cool Resources for Teachers: Explore blogs!
Looking for
visual prompts for your students? Check out this award-winning blog from
a Great Bear Writing Project Teacher called Easy Street Prompts. The site, devoted to writing
prompts, has become a go-to site for writing teachers!
Or just looking for new books? Check out KaaVonia Hinto's blog Book Buzz for ideas, book reviews, and so much more! She writes about writing, authors, and teaching. An associate professor
at Old Dominion University, KaaVonia is also the director of the
Tidewater Writing Project. Her latest book is about teaching mathematics in the K-8 classroom.
Maybe you are curious about technology? Check out Bob Plants' blog The Sharing Tree that " focuses on in-depth knowledge about domains that include the topics of
technology integration, learning theory, learning strategies as well as
instructional methods. It promotes student-centered applications of
technology and an inquiry model of instruction. It promotes a philosophy
supportive of the learning sciences and promotes how students learn in
real-world situations whether in the classroom or the boardroom."
Check it out!
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