Kean University Writing Project

Four members of Kean's Writing Project staff attended the Annual Convention of the National Council of Teachers of English for the NWP Annual Meeting and Workshop Series. Dr. Linda Best, Project Director; Dr. Charles Nelson, Technology Liaison; Dr. Gail Verdi, Teacher-Consultant; and Miss Erica Holan, Assistant to Dr. Best, traveled to San Antonio for this purpose.  Their activities at the event included attendance at the Annual Meeting, where Kean's affiliation with NWP was formally announced, and participation in a series of exceptional workshops on all aspects of NWP site development—from technology initiatives to new teacher professional development, ELLs, site sustainability, project leadership, and inservice initiatives.  Kean's NWP staff development will continue with selected faculty/staff attendance at a number of future events:  the NWP Annual Spring Meeting in Washington, D.C., April 2009, which will include congressional hearings; the Urban Sites Network Conference in Louisville, April 2009; and the Digital Media and Composition Institute in Columbus, Ohio, in June 2009.