FVWP Blog
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WUWM’s Bubbler Talk Inspires Slinger Students
Students who participated in this summer's Slinger Future Authors' Camp found inspiration from WUWM's Bubbler Talk segments. Check out their interviews and the WUWM story that features their...
Summer 2017 Professional Development Offerings
Are you searching for an interesting, innovative PD experience? Have you thought about earning 2 or 3 graduate credits this summer? Look no further! The Fox Valley Writing Project is partnering with Kewaskum High School to put on the Kewaskum Summer Leadership...
2015-16 Professional Development Offerings
The FVWP continues to host professional development (PD) opportunities for teachers in the region. In 2015-16, 16 FVWP teacher leaders provided four PD opportunities across the state. These PD offerings, ADLRS (ADLRS), the Invitational Leadership Institute (ILI),...
Humans by the River
Teacher leader, Paul Walter, had this to say about the 2016 Future Authors' Camp Writing Marathon, "Humans by the River": The 2016 Future Authors' Camp is all wrapped up, and we're excited to share the work we did during our "Writing Marathon." We were only in...
Slinger Authors’ Camp tour Slinger House as part of their Suburban Spelunking research
Check out what the kids of Slinger Young Authors' Camp were up to last summer by clicking the article link below! Paul Walker and students were so inspired by Bobby's Tanzilo's "Urban Spelunking" they thought they would try "Suburban Spelunking" in Slinger, WI! 17...
2015 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards to Slinger Students and their Teachers
Kudos to FVWP Teacher Leaders Robyn Bindrich and Paul Walter and their students Rachel, Abbie, Amalia, Krysten, Nicole, Korey and Katherine for wards and recognition from the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers and the 2015 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.
2015 Summer Writing Programs for Youth
The Fox Valley Writing Project is supporting several youth writing programs throughout the Valley in Summer 2015. Dates, location and additional registration information for these programs are available below.
2015 Professional Development Offerings
Advancing Disciplinary Literacy in Rural Schools (ADLRS) 2015 is being offered through a Wisconsin Educators Improving Teaching Quality grant awarded to FVWP, CESA 8 and the Clintonville School District. This program is an extension of work begun in 2013-14 for middle and high school teachers in rural districts.
FVWP Supports Family Academic Literacy Program at Merrill
The Fox Valley Writing Project (FVWP) in partnership with Merrill Elementary School in Oshkosh was awarded a $15,000 grant from the National Writing Project and the Kellogg Foundation to develop a customized family literacy program for the 2014-15 school year.
City River Inspiration for Writing Project’s ‘Marathon’
One writer mused on how the foam churning at the river’s edge resembled a “film of mashed potatoes.” Another’s pen painted a picture of kayaks dipping paddle blades in the ripples. They are just two images inspired by the ebb and flow of life along the Fox River in downtown Oshkosh — moments captured as part of the Fox Valley Writing Project (FVWP) Summer Institute’s featured “writing marathon.”