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MWP News: Science Around ME launched!

Science Around ME launched this past weekend at the Maine Science Festival in Bangor. Pictured here, project director Jay Meigs-McDonald greeted visitors to the festival and handed out more than 500 wallet-sized cards with the app logo and QR code. Science Around ME is an app that was developed right here in Maine by MWP […]

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Write Tech, Write Now! Fall Conference

Join the National Writing Projects of Maine for Write Tech, Write Now! our 2014 Fall Conference sponsored by the Maine Writing Project and Southern Maine Writing Project.  Explore digital writing choices for the 21st century with more than 18 workshops plus a keynote featuring Troy Hicks, nationally respected authority on digital writing and technology integration! When: […]

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Two MWP fellows publised in the BDN

Two of our current Maine Writing Project Summer Institute fellows have recently been published on the Op-Ed Page of the Bangor Daily News: Karla DeMaris was a stay-at-home mom for 20+ years before returning to school to complete her teaching degrees.  She is now in her 3rd year teaching English at Penquis Valley High School […]

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Writing Ourselves, 2014

Writing Ourselves, the annual spring gathering of Maine Writing Project teacher-consultants, was held on Saturday, March 22, at the Buchanan Alumni House in Orono, Maine. Once again, members had the opportunity to re-connect with other members of the writing project, and to write, to talk, to eat, and to laugh together. Poet, Doug “Woody” Woodsum‘08, led […]

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Summer Courses!

2014 Summer Courses in Writing & the Teaching of Writing ERL 590-0001    Designing Online Learning Experiences with Dave Boardman Online 7/1-8/16 ERL 590-0002    Nature Writing with Rich Kent On campus: July 14-18 ERL 590-0003    Writing Center Pedagogy with Cynthia Dean Online 6/2-7/3 ERL 590-0004    Seminar in Blogging with Emilie Manhart Online 5/12-7/11 ERL 590-0005    […]

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Writing Ourselves: an Invitation to MWP members

Dear Maine Writing Project TCs!  Our 2014 Writing Ourselves workshop will be held in Orono, on Saturday, March 22. This special day of writing just for MWP members will be held at the Buchanan Alumni House. Some years ago, former co-director Maureen Montgomery said to herself, “You know, Maine Writing Project members do a lot […]

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Write Here, Write Now Draws Educators from Across Maine

On October 25th, more than 100 Maine educators gathered in Lewiston for “Write Here, Write Now,” a conference devoted to writing across the curriculum and hosted by the National Writing Projects of Maine. Twenty-four teacher-consultants of the Maine and Southern Maine Writing Projects presented workshops on a variety of topics, including Multigenre Writing, Writing in […]

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Ken Martin, new director of the Maine Writing Project

Ken Martin, a Maine Writing Project Teacher-consultant since 1999, has been named Director of the Maine Writing Project.  Ken is taking over for Rich Kent who led the Writing Project for the last decade. Ken comes to the head of MWP after a wealth of experience.  He spearheaded projects such as “Our Maine: The Way […]

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Write Here, Write Now.

Join the National Writing Projects of Maine for Write Here, Write Now, a writing across the curriculum and writing centers conference at USM’s Lewiston/Auburn campus on October 25, 2013.  Workshops will feature a variety of write-to-learn strategies for students across content areas and grade levels. Register Online Today.

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Promising Practices Conference Showcases 2013 Fellows

On July 11, over fifty UMaine students, local teachers, and Maine Writing Project  members gathered at the Donald P. Corbett Hall on the University of Maine campus.  MWP 2013 Institute Fellows were the centerpiece of this one-day conference presenting teaching workshops on a wide variety of topics, including Digital Story Telling – It’s Not Just […]

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