K-2 Trail Guide - The Reading & Writing Project

Staying in Touch with the RWP During the YearMany of you ask for ways to continue your participation in the Teachers College Reading and Writing Projectthroughout the upcoming school year. You are the RWP now. The RWP is simply a network of people, and youcarry that network with you. As you build study groups, read, and study kids’ work with each other, you will becontinuing in the conversation. You can read more about the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project byvisiting our website: www.readingandwritingproject.com or feel free to call our office during regular businesshours: (212)678-3104.Job SearchesMany principals come to our Summer Institutes and often reach out to us when they are hiring. Please feel free todrop off 10 (or so) copies of your resumé at the Help Desk and we will be happy to pass them along. Principalswho want to set up interviews will contact you directly.Conference/Workshop Days during the YearEach year, the RWP offers a series of one-day conferences/workshops (previously referred to as "Calendar ofConference Days”), for teachers and administrators. Educators can purchase a seat at some of these days for anominal fee. You can review these titles on our Web site by visiting this link:www.readingandwritingproject.com/workshops.Workshops usually run from 9:00am - 2:30pm, unless otherwise noted, and are held at Teachers College. Theworkshops are timed to support teachers in upcoming units of study and to help with the challenges apt to surfaceat particular times during the year. For example, there is a workshop in December to support kindergartenersmoving toward conventional reading as well as a March test prep unit. Notice that some workshops are forkindergarten teachers, some for middle school teachers, some for reading specialists, some for parents, and soforth. The days are staffed by Project leaders as well as national literacy leaders. Conference days fill; people areencouraged you to apply early.Saturday Reunions 2011-2012Every fall and spring the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project hosts Saturday Reunions. TheseReunions are open to everyone at no charge, and tend to draw upwards of 3,000 people. The day starts withkeynotes by our favorite authors of professional and children’s literature. These are followed by dozens of onehourworkshops designed for the huge audience of educators. Saturday Reunions end with equally wonderfulclosings, and leave the audience wishing the day would go on forever.This year, more than 140 free workshops and speeches were offered to support teachers’ implementation ofreading and writing workshop for grades K-8. Workshop topics addressed a variety of topics including: contentarea literacy, strategic writing conferences, assessment based instruction, writing about reading, and many more.Fall Saturday Reunion: October 22, 2011, with Naomi Shihab Nye, beloved poet, essayist and children’sauthor. "Naomi Shihab Nye may be the most exquisite speaker of any that we've ever had," Calkins has said. "I amthrilled that we'll have her with us." On Saturday, October 22 nd 2011 at 9:00am, thousands of teachers from NewYork City and around the world will join the entire Project Community for the RWP’s 81st Saturday Reunion atTeachers College. Headlining speakers include Lucy Calkins, Kathy Collins and many of the faculty and Projectleaders of the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project.Spring Saturday Reunion: March 24, 2012, with Pam Muñoz Ryan author of over 30 books for the veryyoung to young adult novels, including the award-winning Esperanza Rising, Becoming Naomi Leon, Riding Freedom,Paint the Wind and The Dreamer. More information will be available come September. Check our Website frequentlyfor upcoming speakers.16