NNWP
College of Education
Mailstop 288
Univ. of Nevada-Reno
Reno, Nevada 89557

Phone: 775-784-1161
Fax: 775-784-4758

New Course!  Writing Across the Curriculum Techniques: Wacky We-Search and Deeper Student Thinking

Writing is a tool that can (and should) be used in every classroom, no matter what the content. Students who can write about what they’ve learned are able to show their teachers exactly how deep they understand the topic. Well-crafted writing across the curriculum lessons and prompts help teachers find ways to make students think deeply about topics while showing what they understood about the day’s lesson.Come explore enjoyable ways to assign writing a cross the curriculum tasks, using Barry Lane’s 51 Wacky We-Search Reports and the NNWP’s Going Deep with Compare & Contrast Guide. Participants will each get a complimentary copy of both these excellent resources when they complete the course.

Intended audience: Upper elementary through high school teachers.

To register: http://www.solutionwhere.com/wcsdregistration/cw/main.asp

When: Thursdays, September 11, 18, 25 and October 16 and 23, 2008 4:15 – 7:30 p.m.
Where: Where: 380 Edison Way, North Training Room (Driving Directions)
Lead Instructors:  Corbett Harrison, NNWP's Technology Liaison, Carol Gebhardt, NNWP's Co-Director, and Denise Boswell, NNWP's HistoryFix Coordinator.

New Course!  I-Pods Across the Curriculum: A Lesson Building Workshop

Course descritpion: TBA

Intended audience: Upper elementary through high school teachers.

To register: http://www.solutionwhere.com/wcsdregistration/cw/main.asp

When: Mondays, September 22, 29, and October 6, 13, and 20 4:15 – 7:30 p.m.
Where: Reed High School, 1350 Baring Boulevard, Room 501 (Driving Directions)
Lead Instructors:  Rob Stone, NNWP's I-Pod Coordinator, and Corbett Harrison, NNWP's Technology Liaison.

Back by Popular Demand!  Using Literature Excerpts and Classic Poetry as Mentor Texts for Skill-Based Writing Instruction: A Lesson-Building Workshop

Teachers will participate in 5 demonstration lessons that showcase inventive writing lessons that utilize excerpts from the classics of literature (Steinbeck, Shakespeare, etc) and great classical poetry (Poe, Frost, etc.) as inspiration for student writers.  The demonstration lessons will be trait-focused, and they will show how student writers can imitate styles and techniques of literary models while building their own styles and techniques as writers.  Teacher participants will then create and craft a 6-trait writing lesson to use with their students. 

Intended audience: Upper elementary through high school teachers.

To register: http://www.solutionwhere.com/wcsdregistration/cw/main.asp

When: October dates TBA
Where: TBA
Lead Instructor:  Tamara Turnbeaugh, NNWP Teacher Consultant

New Course!  I-Pods Across the Curriculum: A Lesson Building Workshop

Course descritpion: TBA

Intended audience: Upper elementary through high school teachers.

To register: http://www.solutionwhere.com/wcsdregistration/cw/main.asp

When: November dates TBA
Where: TBA
Lead Instructors:  Rob Stone, NNWP's I-Pod Coordinator, and Corbett Harrison, NNWP's Technology Liaison.

The following two Community courses require no registration, but participants must contact the group leaders listed below to find out meeting times and locations:

The NNWP's Community of Writers
Looking for a forum to share your writing?  Join NNWP consultants bi-monthly for our writing response group. Meetings are held alternating Wednesdays in the homes of group members beginning at 4:30. Up to two inservice credits available.

Contact Jodie Black (jblack@washoe.k12.nv.us) for more information.

The NNWP's Community of Readers
For 2007-2008, our Community of Readers in-service will focus on award-winning children's literature.  Come join us as we read Newberry Winners and Coretta Scott King Winners.  After reading and discussing the books, our group will be selecting one or more of the titles on which to design writing lessons that we will post and share on-line.  Meetings will be held on various Mondays throughout the school year.

Contact Kim Bronk (kbronk@washoe.k12.nv.us) for more information.

Our Mini-Lesson
of the Month Club

Do you use a writers workshop in your classroom? Are you looking for some high quality mini-lessons that teach skill and writer's craft? Click here to find out how to sign up for this free service.

Our Mission

The Northern Nevada Writing Project is committed to improving student writing by promoting the teaching of writing, recognizing teacher expertise and leadership, building a foundation of research, and encouraging teachers as writers.