Welcome to CAWP! 

The Chicago Area Writing Project (CAWP) is celebrating 33 years of helping teachers, schools and district improve literacy instruction for K-12 students.  CAWP offers programs in writing, reading, emergent literacy, content area reading and writing, assessment and more.

We have two major initiatives for 2011-12: First, helping teachers transition from the ISAT to the Common Core State Standards, and second, helping teachers integrate writing and technology.   We are offering 2-day Introduction to the Common Core workshops on  April 27-28.  Friday will provide an overview of the English Language Arts Standards and two CAWP Teacher Consultants will share how they designed lessons and developed materials and activities to address a Common Core reading or writing standard.

Our second initiative is developing workshops that demonstrate how technology can support the writing process.  We continue the Tech and Writing theme with our “Wikis in the Classroom” 2-Day workshop on July 10 and July 12.

Finally, we have extended our Summer Institute Plus application deadline until May 8.  If you would like to improve your own writing, improve your teaching of writing, and learn how to design workshops for other teachers, you definitely want to apply to our Summer Institute!

Whether you are techno-talented or techno-phobic, whether you’re a brand new teacher or a seasoned veteran. you’ll find a welcome spot in our CAWP workshops.   We are committed to improving the instruction of writing in a variety of programs for individual teachers, schools, and districts. Please join us. – Barbara Kato, CAWP Director