EKU Writing Project

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Latest News in the Content Areas:
Content Area Literacy Task Force (CALTF)

The CALTF is a group of EKUWP content teachers who want to help teachers connect with other professionals in order to share a variety of tested and proven classroom strategies.  Published editions of our newsletter are linked below.

The Newest Newsletter Now Available! Check it out:

November Newsletter: Integrating Subjects

Past Newsletters:

October Newsletter: Visual Literacy

September Newsletter: Vocabulary

August Newsletter: Kick Off Writing

October Newsletter: Summarizing

November Newsletter: Vocabulary

January Newsletter: Evidence and Support

February Newsletter: Mentor Texts

March Newsletter: Analysis

April/May Newsletter: Publishing Opportunities
      Publication Model: Elementary ELA
      Publication Model: Elementary Science
      Publication Model: High School World Civ

Hey Content Area Teachers: Here's what the Writing Project can do for you.

Check out Sandy Allen's digital piece that she created and presented for the 2012 Summer Institute. It's all you need to know.

Summer Institute 2014 Application Now Available

Are you ready for the best June ever?
Are you ready to think hard about what you teach, how you teach it, and how you can do it better?
Are you ready for the best Professional Development of your life?
Are you ready to think about the big issues of pedagogy, classroom practice, and education policy?
Are you ready to join a network of committed, thoughtful educators from across this region, across the state and across the country?
If so, the EKU Writing Project Summer Institute is for you.
Click here for the Application.

Teachers Take the Lead:

Here's what EKUWP TCs
Susan Cintra and Tasha Bowlin are doing.
You can too!

Related Links

KDE Literacy Link 
NCTE Policy Briefs

National Writing Project
Kentucky Writing Project Network (NWP login required-search Kentucky Writing Project)

Remarkable Resources
 TED Ed Lessons Worth Sharing (professional video)

Eastern Kentucky University Writing Project, Richmond, Kentucky