New Teachers Group

The New Teachers Group meets the 2nd Saturday of each month at the Roasterie Café in Brookside. The group provides a comfortable and invigorating place to write, share, learn and grow for all teachers in their first three years of teaching.
E-mail: Kathy Moran
 

Young Writers Contest & Conference

Middle school students are invited to submit entries in poetry, fiction, or non-fiction.  Winning entries will be celebrated at the March 26, 2008 conference which includes presentations designed to offer middle school teachers and students strategies for writing.
E-mail: Shawn Schmelzle
 

Student Writing Project

Students in grades 4-12 from around the KC area write and share their writing in a relaxed atmosphere. Two-week workshops held each Summer.
E-Mail: Shawn Schmelzle
 

Teachers Teaching Writing: Summer Invitational Institute
Debbie Blackman & Michael Prier,  June 11 - July 11, 2008

The Invitational Institute is the heart of the GKCWP's programs. It brings together outstanding teachers of writing who work with diverse students in all academic content areas, kindergarten through college. The Invitational Institute provides a supportive, dialogic environment in which to explore possibilities as writers, teachers, and leaders. The theory and practice of writing are examined through individual demonstrations, reading, and discussion of current research, and writing and sharing in writing response groups. Social justice and social action undergird the experience in an attempt to support socially responsible approaches to the teaching of writing. Upon completion of the Institute, participants receive an $1050 honorarium and are designated "teacher-consultants" who may conduct future GKCWP-sponsored in-service programs.
 

GKCWP Fall Writing Retreat
Betty Jo Hicks and Kathy Moran,  Oct. 5-6, 2008 Westin Crown Center

Nurture the writer in you for a weekend.  Accommodations will be provided to help TCs write, revise, and share their work in a comfortable and invigorating atmosphere.
E-mail: Betty Jo Hicks; Kathy Moran
 

Project Outreach  Study Group

This group meets on the second Saturday of each month, 1-3pm, at 5201 Rockhill to read and discuss materials related to issues of diversity, relevance and access.  We will focus on the impact of our reading on the GKCWP and in our own classrooms.  No preparation is needed -- just a willingness to learn and share with others. Stipends are available for continued participation, but each of you is encouraged to drop in at any meeting.
E-mail: Pat Wells


Pen/Faulkner Writers in Schools

This outreach program brings nationally and locally published writers into the classrooms of Kansas City area schools by providing participating students with their own copy of the book and scheduling classroom visits by the author.
E-Mail: Pat Wells
 

Writing through the Grades, K-14
Maureen Maginn,  June 6-20, 2008

This two-week writing workshop is designed for all teachers, K-14, interested in learning writing as a process. Teachers will study and practice current theory in teaching writing, including assessment, in a workshop atmosphere.  Discussion of writing across the curriculum, journal writing and critical thinking as well as work in small writing groups will help teachers focus on individual professional needs.
E-mail: Maureen Maginn
 

Saturday Seminars: Adventures for Community Educators
Joyce Klein,  March 29, April 12, April 26, May 3, May 17

Teacher-consultants have first priority in this 3-credit course designed to showcase educational resources in the Kansas City area. Teachers will learn about and experience the teaching resources available at each location and participate in tours and/or workshops that provide insights into the types of experiences that can be shared with their students. On-site locations: Nelson-Atkins Museum, Bruce A. Watkins Cultural Center, Discovery Center, World War I Memorial, American Jazz Museum, KC Zoo.
E-mail: Joyce Klein
 

Advanced Institute
Kathy John & Karyl Michel, July 14-18, 2008

This 3–hour course is open to former participants in the NWP/GKCWP Summer Invitational. The course is designed for those interested in publishing their writing. Collaboration with other writers will be an important element in this experience. Participants will engage in writing activities, discussion with published writers, and peer response groups. They will also take time to reflectively write about the week. Receive $400 stipend upon course completion!
E-mail: Kathy John
 

Missouri Writing Project Network

A partnership of all writing project sites in Missouri. Programs include a Retreat in August, Write to Learn Conference sponsorship and reception, and Literacy Academies.
 

Summer Institute Recruitment Team

Members of this group will design and facilitate workshops and demonstrations in targeted schools in order to give teachers a taste of what the GKCWP has to offer.
E-mail: Annie Riggs
 

Literacy Academies

A collaboration between the Missouri Writing Project Network and Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to provide workshops to targeted teachers throughout the state.
E-mail: Annie Riggs