The Cal State Northridge Writing Project

Joining other UC and CSU sites to become the seventeenth site in the California Writing Project network, our Teacher Consultants work with teachers, schools, and local districts to improve student writing and learning. Download a copy of our brochure for an overview of the Cal State Northridge Writing Project and our programs, and share it with colleagues.

UPCOMING EVENTS

2012 Invitational Summer Institute applications due March 23th! Download Application here!

Registration for The Write Stuff: Young Writer's Camp is now open. Register HERE.

OPEN INSTITUTE: Invigorating Science and Technical Instruction: Strategies that Address the Common Core Standards. July 30-August 3, 2012. Flyer HERE. Register HERE.

OPEN INSTITUTE: Writing Matters! Effective Teaching Practices (An Open Institutte for All Teachers--New and Experienced, K-University). July 9-13, 2012. Flyer HERE. Register HERE.

OPEN INSTITUTE: Must Unpack to Travel: The Common Core State Standards Shape a Path to Instructional Design. July 16-20, 2012. Flyer HERE. Register HERE.

Our work with schools and districts has included an infusing writing in the content courses initiative at Reseda High School, providing ISAW professional development for English teachers from the Green Dot Schools, and on-going literacy across the curriculum work at Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences in response to the literacy requirements of the Common Core State Standards. More information about in-service offerings HERE.

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, ideas about programs you would like to see come to the Cal State Northridge Writing Project, or if you would like us to add your contact information to our email list.

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.

Watch this web site for program updates.