About Us
The Wasatch Range
Writing Project (WRWP), a site of the National
Writing Project, is a federally-funded writing/teaching initiative.
The
WRWP was founded in 2007 and is co-directed by Dr. Gary Dohrer and Ms.
Margaret Rostkowski.
The
site's mission is to enhance student learning across disciplines and
grade levels through improved writing instruction. The WRWP brings
exceptional writing teachers
together to explore and share best practices with the belief
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that the best professional development comes from teachers teaching
teachers,
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that teachers of writing should be engaged writers themselves,
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and that writing instruction should be informed by current pedagogical
theories.
The
WRWP provides a workshop setting to facilitate collaboration. Workshops
are held in one-week and four-week summer sessions or by arrangement
with school administrators. Teachers participating in the one-week
workshop receive two hours of graduate English credit from Weber State
University. Teachers invited to participate in the four-week workshop
receive six hours of graduate credit. Cost of tuition and books for the
four-week workshop is paid by the WRWP.
The value of the workshop environment is best described by teacher
participants.
"Experiencing the writing domain in a professional and friendly
atmosphere is stimulating and encouraging." -Linda
"I'm excited to write daily with my students, to share my writing with
them, to expose myself as a struggling writer,
and to impart the importance of discovering your voice through
writing." -Suzan
"The writing techniques that were shared in the demos have given me
lots of ideas and strength to guide my students into writing." -Lanette
"I'm feeling more comfortable with writing. The workshop really was
fabulous!" -Kim
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