Northwest Inland Writing Project

It's new! It's improved! It's free to all NIWP TC's! Join us in an inquiry style workshop as we explore writing to learn and writing in the content areas. Two University of Idaho credits are available at additional cost.

For more information, see our flyer and contact Carol Nelson.

2010 Summer Writing Retreat

July 12 - 16, 2010; Lake Coeur d'Alene, ID -- Register online

Join us for this year’s reading/writing retreat at the beautiful and serene Camp N-Sid-Sen on the banks of Lake Coeur d’Alene. For more information, see our flyer, and register on-line or contact Bev Wolff.

One-Day Mini-Retreat: Just $40! Only have one day to indulge your writing habit? We have a one-day option, featuring a workshop, lunch, time to write, and a reading by our visiting writer, Bill Woolum. Registration and payment of $40 is due by July 3, 2010.

Writer’s Notebooks: Everything you wanted to know…and more!

July 19 - 20, 2010; Bonners Ferry, ID -- Register online

Barbara Crumb and Beverley Wolff will be facilitating this course. Barbara teaches high school English in Sandpoint, and Beverley is currently the head of the Montessori School in Pullman. Both are experienced teachers of writing with excellent facilitation skills. This class will be held at Valley View Elementary School in Bonners Ferry on July 19-20th. The workshop fee for this class is $140 per teacher with a fee for those who want PD credit of $60.

Exploring Writing for Learning Across the Curriculum

August 2-3, 2010; Coeur d'Alene -- Register online

Heather Solsvik, a high school teacher at the Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy, and Sherry Sanden, a doctoral candidate at WSU and former 2nd grade teacher will be facilitating a workshop titled “Exploring Writing for Learning Across the Curriculum.” This one-credit class will be held on August 2 & 3, at the Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy. Heather and Sherry have a wealth of experience teaching writing and are excellent facilitators. Teachers will come away from the class with many new ideas about using writing in all content areas and how to engage students in research writing. The workshop fee for the class is $140 per teacher; those wanting PD UI credit pay an additional $60.

2011 Invitational Summer Institute

July 5 – July 29, 2011 at the University of Idaho

Orientation Meeting: April 30, 2011, College of Education, Moscow, Idaho

We practice what we preach: In a highly collaborative environment, the Invitational Summer Institute offers:

Leadership nurturing and training;

Time to write daily;

Immersion in the process of writing;

Review of foundational research in the field of literacy;

Opportunities for professional growth;

Six graduate credits from the University of Idaho College of Education; and,

Full scholarships to pay for graduate credits.

For the 2011 Invitational Summer Institute, NIWP is seeking twelve qualified participants. Please join us!