The Meadow Brook Writing Project (MBWP) is a partnership between Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, and local schools, including Detroit Public Schools, Macomb County schools, Oakland Community College and the Public School Academies of Oakland University. MBWP offers professional development opportunities for teachers and aims to improve student writing at all levels and in all subjects. The Meadow Brook Writing Project is a site of the National Writing Project and is affiliated with the Urban Sites Network.
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Registration is now open for our annual Side by Side Symposium on January 28, 2012. This year's symposium, titled "Writing Extensions: Building Literacy Connections in the 21st Century," will offer workshops, presentations, and lively conversations between
teachers of writing as they face the challenges and changes of a new
century! The symposium's program is also available online.
Apply now for the MBWP's 2012 Invitational Summer Institute for teachers in grades K-16 to be held at Oakland
University from July 9 to July 31, 2012.The
institute provides a community of teachers with an opportunity to
support each other with innovative ideas and practices to take back to
their classrooms. Additional information is available here. Apply online today!
Check out our winter series of Youth Writing Half-Day Workshops,
featuring mystery writing, ghost story writing, science fiction
writing, poetry, and comic book writing for children in grades 2-5, 6-8,
and 9-12.
Registration is open for our Summer 2012 Youth Writing Camps!
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