National Writing Project in Vermont
We are teachers who believe in the power of writing.

School Inservice Partnerships

        





Are you interested in real progress for writing instruction at your school this year? NWP-VT is ready to work with your teachers toward true professional development. Teachers will work with NWP staff to look at literacy instruction in ways that will help students to think, write and read better, helping them not only in their assessments, but in their lives.


NWP offers a three part program, on a first-come-first-served basis, to Vermont schools:


1. School Day Visits

Interested teachers at your school will confer with NWP staff (recertification credits available). NWP staff is prepared to visit and work with teachers and students in classrooms confer with you and your colleagues about issues, ideas, action plans demonstrate engaging writing activities in your classroom.


2. Professional Development Courses

Interested teachers at your school (limit 25) will sign on for a 5 to 10-session course exploring writing and writing instruction, including: classroom setup for writing; addressing the needs of diverse writers; alignment of writing curriculum to VT standards and GE's; approaches to writing instruction across the curriculum; exploration of short readings on the theory of writing instruction;   portfolio collection and assessment ideas: formal and informal teachers as writers, learners and leaders (Optional UVM credit available for this course)

3. Statewide Educator Workshops

Interested teachers from participating schools will be invited to several Saturday events to coordinate, share and enhance the ideas each has been working with across the school year.

The possible focus areas and topics for these professional development series are as numerous and diverse as the consultants themselves.  A list of possible topics is listed on  the major areas page.

For details, please contact our office: 

The National Writing Project in Vermont
Patricia McGonegal, Director
201 Mann Hall, University of Vermont
Burlington, VT 05405
802-656-3935

or email us
Patricia McGonegal, director: patricia.mcgonegal@uvm.edu

 



 

 



 

 

Patricia McGonegal, Director,  patricia.mcgonegal@uvm.edu ,  802-656-3935
Geof Hewitt, Co-director, geofhewitt@education.state.vt.us,  802-828-3158
 Julia Hewitt, Co-director & Technology Liaison, julia.hewitt@uvm.edu
Cate Lamb, Co-director & Inservice Coordinator,  clwriter@verizon.net
Cynthia Reyes , Co-director, Cynthia.Reyes@.uvm.edu