SCHOLASTIC WRITING AWARDS GIVEN TO INDIANA STUDENTS

The Hoosier Writing Project at IUPUI and Clowes Memorial Hall of Butler University partner in the Central and Southern Indiana Region of The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, the nation’s longest-running, largest, most prestigious recognition program for creative teenagers in grades 7-12. The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards also provide students the opportunity to receive scholarships and to publish their work. Over the past 89 years, these awards have recognized and encouraged some of America’s most outstanding artists and writers such as: Sylvia Plath, Andy Warhol, Truman Capote, Robert Redford, Tom Otterness, and Zac Posen.

The 2012 Writing Awards have been made: Read More

Indiana State Network Retreat set for Saturday, February 25th.

All National Writing Project chapters throughout the state of Indiana are invited to participate in the state network retreat on Saturday, February 25th. at the IUPUI Greenwood Learning Center (off I-65 on the south side of Indianapolis). Read More

College Summit Indiana is seeking adults to serve as Writing Coaches at intensive 4 day summer workshops

The College Summit Writing workshop will be held on the campuses of Franklin College and Indiana State University (7/12-15/ 2012) and U of Indy (7/19-22/12). Summer workshops are “mini-boot camps” in which 45 to 55 students from low income communities are taught the fundamentals of applying to post-secondary institutions, crafting personal statements that “show” admission department staff who they are and identifying resources to cover post-secondary education costs. Read More

Hoosier Writing Project Leadership Council

HWP LEADERSHIP COUNCIL, 2011-12

The following Hoosier Writing Project Fellows serve the community as leaders in curriculum & instruction.   To make contact with any of them, use the contact form on this site, and the site administrator will forward your message.

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Hoosier Writing Project fellow, Debbie DeLaurelle named P.H.M. teacher of the year

The Hoosier Writing Project’s Debbie DeLaurelle, a primary teacher at Northpoint Elementary School in the Penn-Harris-Madison Schools, has been named the Penn-Harris-Madison School District teacher of the year!

Hoosier Writing Project co-Director, Mary Nicolini reflects on her colleague:
“I met Debbie when I first came to Penn in 1994. Read More

Class size the collective bargaining issue for this teacher

HWP co-director, Mary Nicolini wrote in to the South Bend Tribune Op-ed pages recently on the issue of class size. Read her piece here.