Saginaw Bay Writing Project

Activities 2006-2007

Professional Development

2007 Summer Invitational Institute/SVSU

  • May 29: Summer Institute Orientation/G. Markey & J. Woehrle
  • June 18 - July 13: Summer Invitational Institute/G. Markey & J. Woehrle

2006-2007 PD Series (on campus)

  • Oct. 12: Writing to Learn
  • Nov. 9: Favorite Best Practice Strategies
  • Feb. 8: The Diverse Student

    "Writing Strategies for ELL Learners I"
    Gillan Markey & Deb VanSumeren    		 "Writing Strategies for ELL Learners II"
    Deb VanSumeren
    "Technology & Social Studies"
    Julie Hyatt    		 "Digital Storytelling"
    Amber White
    "Poetry"
    Bob Pawlak    		 Focus Group:
    2006 SBWP Summer Institute Fellows
    Gillan Markey

PD Series (off Campus)

  • Sept. 26 & Nov. 1, 2006: Title II Part A(3) Oakland University Literacy Project with SPSD Jesse Rouse and Houghton El.: Developing Parent Stories/D. Boehm
  • Jan. /Feb 2007: Writing Academy: BSPS middle/high schools/J. Sopczynski & K. Walker, BCPS, and Pat Cavanaugh, SVSU: Jan. 22 & 29/Bay City Western, Feb. 1 & 22/Bay City Central
  • 2006-07 School Year: Literacy Workshops with Carrollton & Saginaw ISD/Anita Kepley
  • Summer, 2007: Professional Development Training/Anita Kepley
  • Summer, 2007: SPSD Literacy Institute (Title II Part A (3))/ S. Floyd & M. Weaver (1 week workshop) for Saginaw Public School District

Best Practices Support Projects

Technology to Improve Student Writing Achievement in the Classroom J. Sopczynski BCPS Through Nov. 2006
Utilizing Best Practices in Student Writing
through Technology		 Kaye Walker
BCPS, Central High		 Sept 2006 to June 2007
Bay City Central High School /
SVSU Writing Center Project		 Helen Raica-Klotz
SVSU		 Aug. 2006 to May 2007
Pre-Service Teacher Training
with Students from Carrollton Schools		 Susie Emond
SVSU		 Oct. 18 & 25, 2006

 

Continuity Activities

Saginaw Bay Writing Project

  • SBWP Writing Group (B. Pawlak; 1st Thurs/month)
  • Fall/Spring 2006-07 Writing Mini-Marathons (T. Baker, L. Kidwell, P. Pawlak & J. Sopczynski)
  • Advisory Board Meetings
    Nov. 14, 2006: Delta
    March 20, 2007: SVSU
    July 13, 2007, following SI Celebration: SVSU
  • 2006-07: Assessment Pilot of Summer Institute participants (G. Markey)

National Writing Project (NWP) / National Writing Project of Michigan (NWPM)

  • August, 2006: NWPM Gull Lake Retreat
  • Nov. 3-4, 2006: NWP English Language Learners Conference at UCLA (G. Markey & Deb VanSumeren)
  • Nov. 16 - 18, 2006: NWP Annual Meeting (B. Pawlak & J. Sopczynski)
  • January 26, 2007: NWPM planning meeting

Youth and Community

  • 2006-07: Roethke House lectures/workshops/Annie Ransford
  • Summer 2007: Summer Student Writing Camp/Chris Giroux

Publications