Appalachian Writing Project

National Writing Project @ The University of Virginia's College at Wise

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  • Lizbeth J. Phillips
  • Rebecca D. Elswick
  • Patricia Lynn Kennedy
  • Amy Clark
  • Shelia Kay Counts
  • Cynthia Newlon
  • Lura R Sheppard
  • Leah Mullins
  • Elaine Childress
  • Karen Burke
  • Karen Peters
  • Tamara T. Williams
  • Keela H. Smith
  • Hope Cloud
  • Robin Charles
  • Renia H. Clark
  • Sandy Yun
  • Sherry  Case
  • Michele Lee Duncan
  • Susan Hampton

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Amy Clark

Discover Something New Every Day

Appalachian author Silas House has challenged writers to follow James Still's advice to "Discover Something New Every Day." He is blogging every day about his own discoveries. The Ning is a great place for you to do the same. What a great way to keep the creative juices flowing, and a great classroom activity!.

To see Silas' blog, visit:

http://silashouseblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/on-beauty-discovering-81409.html

His latest entry is a tearjerker.

Posted by Amy Clark on August 15, 2009 at 12:56pm

Amy Clark

The Writing Retreat--A Massage for the Mind

I just got home from the 2009 Writing Retreat at the Breaks, where I have been writing, laughing, singing, and eating with some incredibly talented people. Before I go further, I want to thank Robin and Rita for their hard work in putting this together. I heard all three of the authors say it was one of the best retreats they'd ever attended (these are people who go to many, many of these in one year). Kate even said it was the best she had ever been treated at such an event.

I'm a little embar… Continue

Posted by Amy Clark on July 23, 2009 at 3:47pm — 1 Comment

Susan Hampton

Released

A nice lady came today and told me that I was going to be released from the concentration camp. My mind reeled at the notion. Can it really be? She said that the organization she is with has worked for many years to free me and others like me from these chains we have carried all of our lives. I’m giddy at the possibilities of this new life. Can it really be true, though? Or is this some pie in the sky notion? Does this life of freedom really exist? The camp is all I have known since I was a lit… Continue

Posted by Susan Hampton on May 25, 2009 at 6:33pm — 1 Comment

Lizbeth J. Phillips

The Miracle of Writing: Afterthoughts On a Day With Silas House

The Miracle of Writing
(written October 6, 2007)


There are times in your life when you realize it is a miracle that you are in the right place at the right time. The divining rod of destiny strikes a delicate chord, and if you are attuned, you discover yourself participating in a venture that changes your life.

Today was a divining day, one of several this week, unique and at decibels that cannot be ignored by angels or by the human spirit. Some may call it Divine Intervention or Divin… Continue

Posted by Lizbeth J. Phillips on April 26, 2009 at 10:00pm — 1 Comment

Amy Clark

RE-Thinking the Work of the Site

Nine years into the AWP, I found myself still struggling with defining who we were and what we were about. I struggled with the model and how to make it work. As we approach our first decade together, it's finally becoming clear.

These were the things I knew for sure:
*That I've made lifelong friends since the first summer institute
*That the AWP gives me a place to belong as a writer and researcher
*That the possibilities for growing the site are so limitless I have felt intimidated by them

T… Continue

Posted by Amy Clark on April 26, 2009 at 9:29pm — 3 Comments

 

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Cynthia Newlon

November 2009 Newsletter

This is a call for news! Please send news items for the newsletter as soon as you can. Thanks, Cyndi

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October 2009 Newsletter 1 Reply

Call for News! Please send news by Monday, October 19th to cgp6d@uvawise.edu.

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Amy Clark

Tenth Anniversary Publication with Motes Books

Please see the attached Call for Submissions regarding our first published volume with a regional press.

Started by Amy Clark Oct 5.

What Is The Appalachian Writing Project?

The National Writing Project and the Center for Teaching Excellence fund the Appalachian Writing Project, which was founded in 2000 at The University of Virginia's College at Wise. We believe that working as partners, universities, and public schools can promote effective reform in the teaching of writing. Our mission is to improve writing proficiency and learning in our public schools by training teachers to become writing consultants and agents of change in their school systems, while recognizing themselves as writers.
Institute fellows may be K-college teachers from all content areas currently employed in a teaching position. During this four-week institute, fellows are engaged in:
* Researching theory and practice in teaching writing;
* Exploring and presenting successful approaches to teaching writing and using writing to teach;
* Developing their own writing
* Looking at resources and technologies that assist writing instruction.


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Oh. I was worried that the online academy idea had you grinding your teeth, but if you are snacking and not grinding teeth, I'm relieved... ; )
5 hours ago
At least you have an excuse!
8 hours ago
I think we should go with the three hours of credit or the stipend...they can choose based on what they need (recertification in the form of a class or stipend + recertification points based on contact hours). Even if they choose the stipend, they...
10 hours ago
Well,I think that with bleak local economic forecasts and a statewide budget public school tsunami pending, school divisions will not offer the freebies (classes) that they once did. Teacher cutbacks are immanent, and many teachers will be forced ...
10 hours ago
Christmas Gathering at Amy's house
December 11, 2009 from 4:30pm to 8pm
Hello friend. I hope your autumn is full of clear skies and crisp evenings with some time set aside for snuggling up with a good book or a writing tablet. The date for the AWP Christmas Gathering is set for Friday, December 11, 2009. The festivit...
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Except six undergraduate credit hours is still a lot of money....do you think 90 points would still be an incentive? The other 90 would come easily if they stayed involved. As I said below, we don't want the credit to be the primary motive or they...
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That would work for the graduate credit and recertification, but someone said at dinner they couldn't receive the full 90 points for the other part of the SI. You receive 1 point per clock/contact hour, and it would come under the Professional Dev...
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