The National Writing Project will be rebroadcasting NeWP’s recent series of podcast episodes—“Place-Based Education with the Nebraska Writing Project”—as part of their upcoming virtual writing festival, #WriteOut. #WriteOut is a free two-week event—October 11-25, 2020—organized as a series of online activities where educators, students, and the public are invited to explore…
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What’s going on with NeWP? Here’s the current projects, gatherings, and events.
NeWP at Plum Creek Children’s Literacy Festival
The Nebraska Writing Project was pleased to once again partner with the annual Plum Creek Children’s Literacy Festival, which took place at Concordia University in Seward on Saturday, September 21. Saturday’s events included the adult conference, which featured breakout sessions by various authors, illustrators, and educational experts and a closing…
Writing workshop gives young Lincoln authors freedom to do what they love
The Nebraska Writing Project’s youth workshop, “I Love to Write,” was the focus of an article by Margaret Reist for the Lincoln Journal Star: Presented with a choice not long ago — go on vacation or stay in town to attend a weeklong writing workshop — Lily Abele did not…
Nebraska Writing Project featured in the Daily Nebraskan
The Daily Nebraskan culture section chatted with Robert Brooke and Adam Hubrig: “Nebraska Writing Project connects writing teachers to strengthen skills”
Platte River State Park Fall Writing Marathon
Writers and friends gathered on a beautiful Saturday afternoon on September 22 at Platte River State Park, halfway between Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska. We enjoyed a perfect fall day to write in community in a variety of lovely settings. As always, we enjoyed sharing bits of what we had written…
NeWP at NETA
The Nebraska Writing Project once again partnered with the Nebraska Education Technology Association (NETA) to be part of the NETA Spring Conference at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha April 19-20. This year’s partnership was coordinated by NeWP advisory board members Jennifer Troester and Melissa Legate, who communicated with NeWP’s executive…
Join us May 3 for the NeWP Spring Gathering
Please join us for our annual Spring Gathering Friday May 3 6-8 PM on the UNL campus. We will celebrate the year’s events and participants, hear readings from Young Writers and Veterans and National Park outreach, and honor the year’s teaching and administrative award winners. We hope to see you…
2018 Agate Writer’s Workshop – Women of the West: Strength in the Nebraska Panhandle
Spring is here! And so is your invitation to carve away some time to be creative and re-energize this summer at the Agate Fossil Beds National Monument Teachers Writing Workshop and Writing Marathon this summer, July 16 – 18, 2018. “Exploring the Women of the West: Strength in the Nebraska…
Speed Geeking! Networking & Professional Development Event @ NETA
Please join the Nebraska Writing Project at NETA! Thursday, April 19, from 5:00-5:45 Room 208 of CenturyLink Center We are hosting a fun networking and professional development event following NETA Day 1 entitled “Speed Geeking!” Connect with fellow educators who are passionate about using writing and technology together. Anyone can…
Invitation to the 2018 NETA Spring Conference
As part of our partnership with the Nebraska Educational Technology Association, we’re happy to invite you to join us at the 2018 NETA Spring Conference, April 18-20th at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha. What you and your school receive from attending the 2018 NETA Spring Conference: Over 200+ featured, breakout,…
