Experience a unique, one-week (August 4-9, 2019) field experience at CMU’s Biological Station on Beaver Island of Lake Michigan. Registration costs for this experience — including ferry service to and from the island, room and board at the… Read moreAnnouncing Our 2019 Beaver Island Institute
Central Michigan University and Mt. Pleasant Public Schools invite you to participate in a one-of-a-kind professional development experience as a member of the Chippewa River Writing Project, CMU’s site of the National Writing Project. Consisting of… Read more2018 CRWP Teacher Leadership Institute
Experience a unique, one-week (August 12-17, 2018) field experience at CMU’s Biological Station on Beaver Island of Lake Michigan. Valued at nearly $1000 per participant, this program is generously sponsored by the Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow… Read moreAnnouncing Our 2018 Beaver Island Institute
“Academic writing … calls upon writers not to simply express their own ideas, but to do so as a response to what others have said.” The Chippewa River Writing Project invites you to a conversation with… Read moreOpen Talk from Authors of “They Say/I Say” – August 25, 2017
CRWP 2017 Open Institute for College-Ready Writers – Web The National Writing Project’s College-Ready Writers Program answers the contemporary call for respectful argumentative discourse. The instructional resources help teachers and students read critically, explore multiple points… Read moreAnnouncing Our 2017 Open Institute: College-Ready Writers
The deadline for Beaver Island Institute Applications has been extended for teachers from the Great Lakes Bay Region of Michigan: Arenac, Bay, Clare, Gladwin, Gratiot, Isabella, Midland and Saginaw counties. ELA and Science teachers from this… Read moreAnnouncing Our 2017 Beaver Island Institute
Please join us for a free professional development event on Thursday, September 29, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM, in 314 Anspach Hall as Dr. Kristen Hawley Turner and Dr. Troy Hicks present “Argument in the Real World.”… Read moreUpcoming Presentation: Argument in the Real World
Experience a unique, one-week (August 14 – 19, 2016) field experience at CMU’s Biological Station on Beaver Island of Lake Michigan. Study ecosystems, technology, and strategies for integrating reading, writing, critical thinking into the classroom. Working in pairs or… Read moreAnnouncing Our 2016 Beaver Island PD Institute
Chippewa River Writing Project teacher consultant, Jeremy Hyler, and Director Troy Hicks release a new book this week from Routledge — Create, Compose, Connect! Reading, Writing, and Learning with Digital Tools. The book’s description, from the Routledge… Read moreNew Book by CRWP Teacher and Director Released
Create, Compose, Connect! An Advanced Institute for Building Digital Literacy Leadership As opportunities for digital reading and writing continue to grow, teacher leaders must continue to develop their own digital literacy practices. We invite you to… Read moreCRWP Announces 2014 Digital Literacy Institute