The Cal State Northridge Writing Project

Our proposal to become an affiliate of the National Writing Project has been accepted! As a result, we are now in a position to work with teachers, schools, and local districts to improve student writing and learning. In addition, we now join other UC and USC sites to become the seventeenth site in the California Writing Project network. This enables us to provide additional resources for local literacy development. Download a copy of our brochure for an overview of the Cal State Northridge Writing Project and our programs and share it with colleagues.

Our first priority is planning and recruiting for our first Invitational Summer Institute. We are looking for twenty outstanding teachers in grades K-university who are interested in spending four summer weeks writing, talking about writing, and experiencing and discussing effective writing pedegogies to take back to their classrooms. We are now accepting applications for the Summer Institute. You can download an Application Form here.

In addition, we are beginning to develop programs for both students and teachers designed to improve the writing--and the teaching of writing--in our service area. Using the "teachers teaching teachers" model developed by the National Writing Project, we plan to develop our capacity to provide a number of professional development opportunities for teachers in addition to the Summer Invitational Institute. Possibilities include open institutes, study groups, and professional development programs for schools and districts. We plan to continue reaching out to students directly through our Young Writer's Camps and other enrichment programs.

In addition to the Summer Institute, we are planning a number of exciting programs for the next year. In February and March we will be introducing ISAW, a California Writing Project Learning Community focused on Improving Student Academic Writing. For additional information about ISAW at Cal State Northridge, CLICK HERE. For additional information about the initiative statewide, CLICK HERE. We are still in the early stages of development for additional plans. Watch this Web site for program updates.

We are excited about the many opportunities to improve writing and the teaching of writing in our service area. Please email us if you have suggestions for our Web site or ideas about programs you would like to see come to the Cal State Northridge Writing Project

If you are a Teacher Consultant from another Writing Project and interested in working with us, please send us an email, giving your name, professional affiliation, and your home Writing Project.