National Writing Project @ OCC
The National Writing Project (NWP) is a nation-wide network of colleges and universities that partner with K-12 institutions to help foster strong student writing. NWP sites provide content-based professional development that equips instructors with the tools, rhetorical theory, and pedagogical perspectives necessary to effectively teach composition to students in the classroom.
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You'll be sharing information and experience with other great teachers in Upstate New York. During the NWP Institute, you will share successful practice, develop an inquiry-based approach to educational challenges, and innovate and test new ideas. You'll learn about...
Composition & Rhetoric
Many of the shifting Next Generation learning standards are centered around writing across the curriculum. At its core, this charge recognizes the importance of audience and purpose in building student’s voice. An understanding of rhetorical theory provides a vocabulary and a toolbox for expanding students’ ability to effectively communicate ideas to diverse audiences.
Writing Across the Disciplines
Participants will explore the ways that students can use writing as a way of learning, exploring, and synthesizing ideas in a variety of modalities across a broad spectrum of courses and genres. This practice helps to de-silo course content and build a more holistic understanding of the world.
Trauma Informed Pedagogy
Participants will explore how to interact and teach students who come to the classroom with a complex emotional burden. We will discuss ACE scores and review literature that informs how writing can help to validate students lived experiences.
Participation Benefits
- Gain necessary credentials to teach OCC College Credit Now (CCN) courses in the high school setting*
- Accumulate a minimum of 25 hours of high-quality CTLE Sponsored Professional Development
- Earn certification as an NWP Consultant and represent NWP and lead professional development in your home district
- Access to national and regional online professional learning communities
- Share pedagogical beliefs and collaboration opportunities with local K-12 and higher education
colleagues - Develop and share your own writing
- Learn and practice concrete teaching strategies to improve as teachers of writing and writers
Contact Amber to learn about teaching OCC CCN courses!
"The NWP ignited a fire in me that I cannot wait to share with others. Teaching in a city school, it can be challenging to empathize with students who come from homes that are so different from our own. Simply understanding that trauma is a part of their everyday life is a start in making good connections and accommodating students with their education."
— Angela Danyew