Teacher Consultants
Welcome GVWP Teacher Consultants!
This page contains announcements, resources, and news for TCs. Please visit often!
Announcements
GVWP Newsletter Submissions
If you have a piece of professional writing you would like published in the newsletter, please contact Maria Shreve. To view the most recent newsletter.
Resources
Interested in expanding your leadership? Want to find out more about facilitating an event? Click on the links below to read more information.
Family Literacy Night
Download: Family Literacy Night.pdfHow to Organize and Facilitate a Book Study
Download: What is a Book Study Group.pdfStudent Release Form
TCs using student samples in their demonstrations need to have parent authorization. Please download the student release form.pdf (Spanish version.pdf), have the parent complete and keep on file.Over Our Shoulders and into Our Classrooms:
Best Writing Practices, K-12
Our first publication is available for purchase. Download the order form and share with your principal and/or curriculum coordinator.
Writing Now: A Policy Research Brief produced by NCTE
This publication of the James R. Squire Office of Policy Research offers updates on research with implications for policy decisions that affect teaching and learning.Download: Research Brief.pdf
Developing Teacher Leaders
Join the online community for teacher consultants. This site was created just for GVWP TCs to stay connected, exchange ideas, and discuss virtually anything. Request your membership.Join our online community for teachers of ELLs
If you have English language learners in your class, you are a teacher of ELLs. GVWP has created an online community for writing project TCs who teach ELLs, called Know ELLs. On the site, you'll find an active community of TCs from all over the US sharing resources, stories, research, and more. Request your membership.English-Learning Carnival Blog
The 19th edition of the ESL/EFL/ELL Blog Carnival has been posted and is rich with links to resources for the English-learning classroom.
News
TC Nominated as San Joaquin County Teacher of the Year
TC Krista Beltran, Hawkins School teacher, was named San Joaquin County Teacher of the Year. Read the articles published in the Stockton Record and Tracy Press.TC Nominated as "Class Act"
TC Mary Asgill, Turlock High School teacher, was nominated as a Class Act. Read the article published in the Modesto Bee.TCs Involved in "Warriors Rock!" Student Publication
TCs at Lathrop Elementary School celebrate a publication written by students. Congratulations to Cecilia Martinez, Deborah Farrell, Norma Molina, Genevieve Beltran, and Martha Salcedo. Read the article published in the Manteca Bulletin.GVWP Goes to Washington!
Carol Minner, Tom O’Hara, and Juliet Wahleithner attended the annual NWP Spring Meeting at the Capitol. They met with education aides from Representatives Dennis Cardoza and Jerry McNerney’s offices. Both Representatives signed the House Dear Colleague Letter.
TCs Receive Leadership Award
GVWP TCs, Deanne Andrade and Debra Schneider, were honored as the 2010 Region 6 California Subject Matter Projects leadership award winners. Read more about their contributions as educators.Previous GVWP winners of this leadership award
2005: Michelle Guzman, Denna Crowe, Chris Condon, Pretta Condon, Gloria Piuser
2007: Michelle Crippen, Brandy DeAlba, Juliet Wahleithner
2008: Jane Baker, Theresa Gill
NWP Annual Meeting: Orlando, FL
Juliet Wahleithner, Carol Minner, Debra Schneider, Chris Condon, Jose Aldaco, Mary Asgill, Kathy Harvey, Deanne Andrade, and Stephanie Paterson attended the National Writing Project meeting in Orlando, FL.
Congratulations 2012 Fellows!
Lorena Sanchez, Shannon McMahon, Kathleen Skochko, Nancy Matthews, Cathy Pope-Gotschall, Marlene Hepner, Karol Eisenbeis, Alyssa Wooten, Kathy Harvey, Beth King, Juliet Wahleithner, Kendra Martinsen, Martha Martinez, Magdalena Benn, Darrel Wildt
Writing Without Borders for English Learners: Santa Barbara, CA
GVWP TCs Jose Aldaco, Chris Condon, and Brandy De Alba (pictured L-R), presented a session about the success of Young Writers Academies at the conference sponsored by CDE and the UC Linguistic Minority Research Institute.||||||| Updated:
03/28/2013