Chippewa River Writing Project
A site of the National Writing Project at Central Michigan University
At a glance, it may seem like just another classroom at Central Michigan University. A writer stands before an audience of half a dozen people, calmly walking her audience through a software that allows her to upload one of her poems onto her personal wiki. She smiles as she presses a button, and a digitally […]
Continue ReadingMonday, June 2oth marked the kick-off of the Chippewa River Writing Project’s third annual Summer Institute on the Mt. Pleasant campus of Central Michigan University. For the team of nine teacher participants, the opening week has been just the beginning of an exhilarating journey of self-discovery. Under the mentorship of leadership team members Liz Brockman, […]
Continue ReadingFocused on the broad theme of “Teaching Writing for Middle School and High School Students,” the Chippewa River Writing Project’s latest professional development partnership with the Clare-Gladwin RESD continues through the spring of 2011. Over the course of six sessions starting last fall and continuing through May, nearly 20 participants have engaged in conversations and activities […]
Continue ReadingThis past holiday season brought even more to celebrate this year for Chippewa River Writing Project team member Debbi Meister. Meister, a teacher at Fellowship Baptist Academy in Carson City and alum of the CRWP 2009 Summer Institute, recently completed her master’s degree program at Central Michigan University. CRWP team members joined Meister in the celebration during their annual […]
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