  {"id":239,"date":"2023-01-13T10:20:27","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T16:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/education\/?page_id=239"},"modified":"2026-04-01T11:19:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T16:19:08","slug":"writing-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/education\/students\/writing-project\/","title":{"rendered":"51ÁÔÆæ Writing Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\"><header class=\"page-header\"><h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">51ÁÔÆæ Writing Project<\/h1><\/header>\n\n\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1446\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/615\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-07-at-12.08.jpg\" alt=\"A group of people sitting at tables outdoors, engaged in activities like writing or drawing, surrounded by trees and greenery.\" class=\"wp-image-10712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/615\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-07-at-12.08.jpg 1446w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/615\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-07-at-12.08-300x70.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/615\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-07-at-12.08-1024x238.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/615\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-07-at-12.08-768x178.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1446px) 100vw, 1446px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lead-in\">The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Writing Project (51ÁÔÆæWP), an affiliate of the National Writing Project (NWP) since 2008, promotes the mission of the NWP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Begun in 1973 as the Bay Area Writing Project at the University of California at Berkeley, the National Writing Project has grown into an inspirational network of projects reaching approximately 83,000 teachers a year. Today, the NWP comprises over 200 sites in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. More than 150 51ÁÔÆæWP teacher-consultants work in classrooms across southeast Wisconsin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See Events and Resources below.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"373\" height=\"117\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/615\/2024\/02\/uwmwp-logo-373x117-1.jpg\" alt=\"University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Writing Project logo.\" class=\"wp-image-8376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/615\/2024\/02\/uwmwp-logo-373x117-1.jpg 373w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/615\/2024\/02\/uwmwp-logo-373x117-1-300x94.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:43px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-block-otp-nav \"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--color-head uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Contact<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading uwm-u-mb-10\">Dr. Candance Doerr-Stevens<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-c-list--contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\">\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-envelope fa-fw\"><\/i><a href=\"mailto:doerrste@uwm.edu\">doerrste@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-mobile-screen-button fa-fw\"><\/i><a href=\"tel:414-229-4523\">414-229-4523<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-gray-dark uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"events-resources\">Events and Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card-grid uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--equal-y uwm-l-grid--3\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--gold\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">2026 Summer Institute<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">As a participant, you will engage in extensive writing experiences, reflect on your own writing, be acknowledged for your own expertise as a teacher, and become a leader in the area of writing by developing an in-service presentation.<\/div><a class=\"uwm-p-card--link\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/education\/students\/writing-project\/summer-institute\/\">View more details about the 2026 Summer Institute<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--gold\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">51ÁÔÆæWP Summer Camps for Young Writers<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">Introductory Teen Writing Academy and Young Writers&#8217; Academy are summer writing programs for participants in grades 6-12. Young writers get to explore a range of genres from fiction and poetry to nonfiction while receiving feedback and guidance from experienced writers and teachers.<\/div><a class=\"uwm-p-card--link\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/education\/students\/writing-project\/summer-camps-for-young-writers\/\">View more details about 51ÁÔÆæWP Summer Camps for Young Writers<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--gold\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">51ÁÔÆæWP Conference on the Teaching of Writing<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">The\u00a051ÁÔÆæ Writing Project\u2019s 9th Annual Conference on the Teaching of Writing\u00a0will be held on\u00a0<strong>Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023 from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm<\/strong>\u00a0at the 51ÁÔÆæ School of Continuing Education,\u00a0161 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53203.<\/div><a class=\"uwm-p-card--link\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/education\/students\/writing-project\/conference-on-the-teaching-of-writing\/\">View more details about the 51ÁÔÆæWP Conference on the Teaching of Writing<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--gold\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Summer Writing Meetups<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">The 51ÁÔÆæ Writing Project is excited to offer five midsummer gatherings on Thursdays in June and July to write, reflect, and refuel.  Sessions are free to attend.<\/div><a class=\"uwm-p-card--link\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/education\/students\/writing-project\/midsummer-writing-meetups\/\">View more details about Summer Writing Meetups<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--gold\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Multiliteracies, Languages, and Cultures Resource Library<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">The MLC Resource Library provides interdisciplinary teaching materials for teacher candidates, practicing teachers, graduate students and SOE faculty. Those seeking instructional materials for student teachings, field placements or course assignments are able to access this library.<\/div><a class=\"uwm-p-card--link\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/education\/students\/multiliteracies-languages-cultures-resource-library\/\">View more details about the MLC Resource Library<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1287,"featured_media":0,"parent":11548,"menu_order":45,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"class_list":["post-239","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>School of Education<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Writing Project (51ÁÔÆæWP), an affiliate of the National Writing Project (NWP) since 2008, promotes the\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/education\/students\/writing-project\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"51ÁÔÆæ Writing Project\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Writing Project (51ÁÔÆæWP), an affiliate of the National Writing Project (NWP) since 2008, promotes the\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/education\/students\/writing-project\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"School of Education\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-01T16:19:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/615\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-07-at-12.08.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1446\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"336\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/education\\\/students\\\/writing-project\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/education\\\/students\\\/writing-project\\\/\",\"name\":\"Writing Project - 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