Update+Dec+2008

TEACHER FELLOWSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR HOLOCAUST EDUCATION EVENT (Steve Smith and Heather Hollands have attended)
The Holocaust Educators Network, in partnership with the National Writing Project’s Rural Sites Network, announces 25 fellowships for NWP teacher-consultants in the Rural Sites Network to attend the Memorial Library Summer Seminar on Holocaust Education in **New York City.** The seminar is sponsored by the Memorial Library and by Lehman College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Applications must be postmarked by JANUARY 16. http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/events/394

APPLY NOW FOR NATIONAL READING INITIATIVE ONLINE EVENT ––
Sites are invited to register two experienced site leaders (individuals also may apply) for an online discussion, Recruiting and Supporting Content-Area Teachers in Writing Project Sites, **February 23-March 8.** Site leaders who plan and facilitate summer institutes, high school professional development series, or continuity programs are invited to discuss the challenges and possibilities of inviting content-area colleagues to participate in writing project work. DEADLINE: JANUARY 20. http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/events/369

**APPLY NOW FOR TLN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT RETREAT –– **
Sites are invited to apply to send two experienced site leaders (individuals also may apply) to the 2009 TLN Resource Development Retreat in **Tahoe City, July 8-11**. Experienced leaders from writing project sites will gather to craft materials that convey their sites' knowledge about programming and building leadership capacity. DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 2. http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/events/374 

TEACHER INQUIRY COMMUNITIES NETWORK INSTITUTE ––
The NWP Teacher Inquiry Communities Network is hosting Inside Inquiry, a summer institute, **July 29-August 1**, to support writing project sites in developing and sustaining inquiry communities. Site directors are invited to apply to send pairs of teacher-leaders to this four-day event at the Babson Conference Center in **Wellesley, Massachusetts**. DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 2. http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/events/371