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The Puget Sound Writing Project is influenced by these core beliefs: teachers who write are the best teachers of writing and teachers are the best teachers of teachers.
PSWP instructs teachers how to be better writers so they can become better teachers of writing. We sponsor Summer Institutes, an Annual Conference, in-school in-service programs, and collaborate with other efforts to promote writing across the curriculum.
Affiliated with the National Writing Project, PSWP is part of the University of Washington English Department. PSWP serves the Seattle area and all across Western Washington.
PSWP Summer Institutes
In all of PSWP’s five 2012 summer institutes, teachers will explore ways to build the thinking, writing, and reading skills necessary to apply the new Common Core State Standards to their classrooms. Teachers will “unpack” the new standards while working on their own writing, sharing effective strategies, and looking at research. All workshops are open to K-12 teachers. The Invitational Institute includes three weeks of class in the summer and six Saturday sessions during the 2012-13 school year. Teachers who apply will be invited to attend once they have demonstrated a commitment to the whole institute.
Teachers in each of the other four writing institutes will meet for two weeks during the summer. Two of he institutes will focus on opinion or argumentative writing as well as narrative. One will focus on Science and Math while the fourth will focus on writing in Social Studies. Teachers will also write daily and work in writing groups.
Applications are available by clicking on the links to the left. Checks and purchase orders are welcome. We temporarily don’t have the ability to process credit or debit cards.
Upcoming Writing Marathon!!
Looking for opportunities to write, walk and enjoy parts of Seattle? Check out the Writing Marathon on June 3rd! View flyer for further details.
Norman Mailer Writing Award for High School Teachers
Are you planning on writing this summer? If so, you could win a $10,000 cash prize!
The Norman Mailer Center and the National Council of Teachers of English are pleased to invite submissions for the 2012 Norman Mailer Writing Award for High School Teachers. Full- and part-time high school teachers are eligible to enter the competition.
From five finalists, one winner will be selected to receive a $10,000 cash prize along with travel* and lodging to attend the Norman Mailer Center?s Annual Gala on October 4, 2012, in New York City. The winner will also receive a fellowship to the prestigious Norman Mailer Writers Colony during the summer of 2013.
WRITING CATEGORY: Fiction
- Entries accepted online only.
- Limit one entry per person.
- May include one piece of writing OR entry may be part of a larger piece.
- Maximum length of 20 single-spaced pages in a plain easily readable font, such as Arial or Times New Roman, with a typeface of 11 or 12 points.
- Previously published writing may be submitted if the writing was published within the last 12 months.
- Submission deadline is July 23, 2012 at Noon CDT.
One winner and four finalists will be notified in September, 2012. Results will be posted on the NCTE website.
For more information, or to apply, visit our website or email us at nmw@ncte.org.
*Funding for travel to the Annual Gala for the award winner is limited to coach airfare within the continental United States, Alaska, and Hawaii. Teachers who live outside the U.S. but work in American-accredited schools are eligible to enter. If the winner lives outside of the U.S., a $500.00 payment toward travel will be awarded. Hotel/lodging at the awards event will be covered.
PSWP Newsletter 2012
Click here to view our newsletter, released April 2012. This document contains important announcements about upcoming events and interesting stories relevant to the program.