Category: News and Notes
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Announcing Our 2018 Beaver Island Institute
Experience a unique, one-week (August 12-17, 2018) field experience at CMU’s Biological Station on Beaver Island of Lake Michigan. Valued at nearly $1000 per participant, this program is generously sponsored by the Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation. Priority will be given to teachers from the Great Lakes Bay Region of Michigan, whose costs will be…
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Open Talk from Authors of “They Say/I Say” – August 25, 2017
“Academic writing … calls upon writers not to simply express their own ideas, but to do so as a response to what others have said.” The Chippewa River Writing Project invites you to a conversation with the authors of They Say/I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing, Gerald Graff & Cathy Birkenstein. August…
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Announcing Our 2017 Youth Camps
The Chippewa River Writing Project aims to provide youth and fellow community members with unique opportunities to write and learn about themselves as writers. This summer, we are pleased to offer four different camp opportunities, two on CMU’s campus, one in Portland, and one in Carson City. Together we’ll be sharing a love for writing. Let your…
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Announcing Manuscript Day 2017
The Chippewa River Writing Project aims to provide youth and fellow community members with unique opportunities to write and learn about themselves as writers. Join us for our second annual Manuscript Day – Saturday, April 22, 2017. Local students who are currently in grades 3-8 are welcome to join us for Manuscript Day. Instructors for the…
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Announcing Our 2017 Beaver Island Institute
The deadline for Beaver Island Institute Applications has been extended for teachers from the Great Lakes Bay Region of Michigan: Arenac, Bay, Clare, Gladwin, Gratiot, Isabella, Midland and Saginaw counties. ELA and Science teachers from this region are encouraged to apply, alone or in pairs, for an opportunity to participate in this amazing PD experience.…
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Upcoming Presentation: Argument in the Real World
Please join us for a free professional development event on Thursday, September 29, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM, in 314 Anspach Hall as Dr. Kristen Hawley Turner and Dr. Troy Hicks present “Argument in the Real World.” (Flyer PDF) This presentation is co-sponsored by the NCTE@CMU, the Chippewa River Writing Project, & Teacher Education and Professional…