TCWP Continuity and Leadership Programs

Informal Events
TCWP Teacher Consultants seek out a range of follow-up options once they conclude their participation as Invitational Summer Institute Fellows. Sometimes they decide to meet monthly on Sunday afternoons for potluck, writing and sharing writing, and just talk as they develop lifelong professional friendships. Sometimes they meet at a local bar or restaurant for periodic TGIF sessions. Sometimes they meet to plan a conference session they will lead at the National Writing Project Annual Meeting, the Michigan Council of Teachers of English, or other group. Sometimes they meet to develop a grant proposal for a project they want to carry out. TCWP Directors often ìinviteî Teacher Consultants to consider new TCWP and NWP opportunities, but more often than not, the new ideas emerge from talk among Teacher Consultants. 
 

TCWP Newsletter
In addition to the programs described above, TCWP publishes a newsletter at roughly quarterly intervals. For more information, contact the editors, Pen Campbell at pcampbel@remc11.k12.mi.us or Dan Holt at dholt@remc11.k12.mi.us.

TCWP Continuity Events
Each year TCWP Directors and Teacher Consultants meet occasionally to learn from an invited speaker or workshop presenter or from each other. Some groups have met for weekend reunion retreats, a practice that TCWP plans to continue. 

TCWP Leadership
TCWP Teacher Consultants have served in a variety of leadership roles. They lead workshop sessions for teachers in their own and other school districts. They lead conference sessions at state and national conferences. They serve as Returning Fellows and Co-Directors of TCWP. They serve as members of TCWPís Leadership Team and in leadership roles linked to National Writing Project programs.