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The National Writing Project

The University of Nevada-Reno

NNWP: Welcome to our Website

Big News! Our newest print guide for teachers -- the Going Deep with Compare and Contrast Thinking is now available for purchase. 148 pages of tools, lessons, and writing across the curriculum suggestions. Visit our Publications Page for information on how to order one.

For over 25 years, our Northern Nevada Writing Project has offered an Invitational Summer Institute, a variety of Fall and Spring inservice courses, and its annual Summer Open to teachers and future-teachers who hope to become the best instructors of writing they can be.

For a quarter of a century , the teachers of Northern Nevada who have been involved in the NNWP's programs and initiatives have contributed to outstanding resources that are shared generously among Northern Nevada Schools.

Outside of Northern Nevada, teachers and writers are invited to make use of our site-sponsored resource website--WritingFix--or to purchase any of our popular publications, like our Going Deep with 6 Trait Language workbook, or our brand new Going Deep with Comparison and Contrast workbook.

Some fast facts about the Northern Nevada Writing Project:

The NNWP serves all practicing teachers--kindergarten through college--and it provides services for our pre-service teachers at the University of Nevada-Reno.
The Northern Nevada Writing Project offers its services to seven Nevada School Districts: Carson, Churchill, Douglas, Lyon, Pershing, Storey, and Washoe.
The University of Nevada-Reno provides office space for the NNWP. We are located on the third floor of the College of Education Building.
We are a not-for-profit organization. We receive annual funding from both the National Writing Project and the State of Nevada.

Welcome aboard to our fifteen newest Teacher Consultants: The "Sappy Fellows"

15 Nevada teachers from Carson, Lyon, Storey, and Washoe Counties joined us for 2007's Summer Invitational Institute.
Jodie Black and Corbett Harrison facilitated their sixth and final ISI together. Co-Directors Kim Cuevas, Carol Gebhardt and Sandy Madura served as mentors for the excellent group of new fellows, and Kim, Carol, and Sandy will be facilitating the 2008 Summer Institute.