Oregon Writing Project
The Oregon Writing Project, a collaboration program between Lewis & Clark and metropolitan or rural area schools and districts, offers programs designed to improve the writing of Oregon’s K-12 students and teachers.
“Writing today is not a frill for a few, but an essential skill for the many.”
—National Commission on Writing
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Upcoming Courses
Practicum in the Teaching of Writing [Online]
Saturdays, September 12, October 17, November 14, December 12, 2020;
January 23, February 6, March 13, April 10, 2021
Advanced Institute [Online]
September 17, 26, October 1, 3, 15, 17, 29, November 12, 21, 2020
Thursdays 4-6 p.m.; Saturdays 1-4 p.m.
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Professional Development Offerings
- Certificate in the Teaching of Writing Program
- Our Inservice Programs
- 2020 Four-Week Invitational Summer Institute
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OWP News
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Over twenty Pacific Northwest teachers who have participated in Oregon Writing Project classes will present workshops at the upcoming Northwest Teaching for Social Justice Conference in Seattle. -
Three educators featured in this summer’s issue of Rethinking Schools magazine -
Two educators featured in this spring’s issue of Rethinking Schools magazine
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About the Oregon Writing Project
For over 30 years, OWP has been a vital resource for teachers across content areas who recognize the value of using writing as a means of thinking, exploring, and increasing academic achievement with students. The Invitational Summer Institute, OWP’s centerpiece offering, provides teachers with time and space to write while examining how to prepare students to:
- Write in all subjects with clarity and style;
- Seek deeper and more critical understanding of writing and the world;
- Wake up their own voice and authority;
- Take command of their own learning;
- Manage portfolios and other exhibition forms.
The OWP also has been a model of professional development, teacher leadership and school reform. Explore numerous flexible programs–including district-wide inservices–available for students, teachers, and administrators, under Courses and Events.