March+2009

March 2009 Newsletter
Welcome  The Leadership Team is happy to welcome Marsha Page. Marsha officially joined the team during our February meeting. She is our early-elementary representative now that Jan is working at the 4-5 level. We're excited to have her and her ideas.

Watch your mailboxes.  The annual UPWP letter explaining this summer's opportunities, a flyer to post in your building, and postcards to recruit colleagues for the Summer Institute should be arriving soon if it hasn't already. You can also check the website to find out more. Your recruits need to visit the site to apply as everything will be done electronically this year. [|www.upwp.net] UPWP at MARESA Summer Institute Thank you to Marsha Page and Stephen Smith. They will be facilitating a 4-day workshop through MARESA's annual Summer Institute June 15-18. This is a great opportunity to introduce your colleagues to the UPWP if they aren't sure they want to commit to four weeks this summer. Graduate credit is available. Other Opportunities
 * Taking It to the Students with Mark Smith
 * May 16, June 15-18
 * TCs + materials from SI demonstrations = more ideas for your classroom


 * __Digital Storytelling with Heather Hollands and Amy Laitinen __
 * May 16, June 15-18
 *  mini writing marathon + photography = digital story


 * <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 140%; text-align: left; display: block;">Technology Matters with Sara Beauchamp (VanAbel) and other Michigan NWP sites
 * <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; text-align: left; display: block;">August 10-13
 * <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; text-align: left; display: block;">Best Practices in literacy instruction + ITV = immersion of digital learning


 * <span style="display: block; font-size: 140%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; text-align: left;">Persistence of Place with Dean Weiger
 * <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; text-align: left; display: block;">June 19-20 and 26-27
 * <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; text-align: left; display: block;">Primary and Secondary Sources + imaginative process = sense of place

<span style="font-size: 150%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; text-align: center; display: block;"> <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 200%; color: rgb(0, 128, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0); text-align: center; display: block;">No Saturday Session in March <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 150%;">The third Saturday Session will be April 11. February's session was filled to capacity, and we'd love to see it happen again. Enjoy the writing, food and of course, the company of other TCs. <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 150%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 200%; color: rgb(0, 128, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0); text-align: center; display: block;">NWP Opportunities <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 160%;">PROFESSIONAL WRITING RETREAT APPLICATION NOW ONLINE –– Apply now for Professional Writing Retreats A and B, July 16-19, in Tubac, Arizona. The retreats, which run concurrently, give teachers a chance to write about the profession of teaching, literacy and learning, their own practice, policy and school reform, and more. DEADLINE: MARCH 16. [|http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/events/373]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%; text-align: left; display: block;">April 11, 9 to noon
 * <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%; text-align: left; display: block;">May 16, 9 to noon: Come and welcome the 2009 Summer Fellows.