This past summer, local school teachers from Campbell Middle, Campbell High, and Griffin Middle participated in “The Cobb County Area 2 Teaching Collaborative: A Multi-tiered Approach to Literacy Instruction.” Funded ...
Spotlight
Teaching About the Holocaust
The Museum of History and Holocaust Education at Kennesaw State University, in ...
2014 NWP Annual Meeting
The National Writing Project 2014 Annual Meeting was held from November 19-21 ...
2014 Literacy Conference
The 2014 Kennesaw Mountain Writing Project Literacy Conference REIGNITING, REVITALIZING, RENEWING LITERACY ...
Congratulations Leslie-Walker Writers of Promise Contest 2014 Winners!
KMWP announces the 2014 Winners of the Leslie-Walker Writers of Promise Contest. ...
Bill Konigsberg visits KSU
Young Adult author Bill Konigsberg will discuss his latest novel, Openly Straight, ...
20 Reasons to Join Us at a Summer Institute
In honor of 20 years of teachers teaching teachers at the KMWP, ...
Latest News
2015 Leslie Walker Writers of Promise Contest
KMWP begins accepting submissions for the Leslie Walker Writers of Promise Contest on February 10th. The deadline is April 14th for student compositions in grades 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12. Encourage promising writers with unique voice to write about place. Download the flyer and learn more on the Writing Contest page.
Great GA Teacher: Dave Winter
Dave Winter, English teacher at Grady High School and KMWP fellow and author, was featured in the Atlanta Journal Constitution as one of Peter Smagorinsky’s Profiles of Great Georgia Teachers. The full article can be found on Maureen Downey’s “Get Schooled” blog for the AJC. Below is a picture of Dave Winter receiving the 2011 […]
The 2013 KMWP Awards
 Kennesaw Mountain Writing Project 2013 Awards Ceremony & Banquet Each year the KMWP presents three awards to individuals who contribute to literacy development in northwest Georgia. Any KMWP affiliate may nominate fellow teachers, administrators, central office personnel, or community members for these awards. 2013 Teacher of Promise JAZZMON PARHAM 2013 Teacher Leadership MARGARET ROBBINS 2013 […]
2013 Advanced Leadership Institute
Using funds from the National Writing Project’s Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) 1 grant, we designed and began our Advanced Leadership Institute (ALI). While the ALI selected fellows through an application process, fellows applied based on invitation from Jennifer Dail and Rob Montgomery. The 20 ALI fellows began meeting in December 2013, and met one night a […]
Urban Sites Network Conference
Jennifer Dail and Michelle Goodsite attended the Urban Sites Network Conference held by the Red Mountain Writing Project. The theme of the conference was Writers of Social Justice: How One Pen Can Change the World. At the conference, Jennifer and Michelle shared what KMWP has learned about partnering with high-needs schools through our SEED 3 work […]
Literacy Coaching with Atlanta Public Schools
Using teacher consultants contracted through the organization Improving Student Achievement (ISA), KMWP contracted four retired teachers and/or faculty to provide literacy coaching at Booker T. Washington High School, South Atlanta High School, and Therrell High School. This work produced approximately $17,000 in sales and workshop funds for KMWP and helped us establish relationships with Atlanta Public […]
PD Partnership with Campbell High School
Using funds from the National Writing Project’s Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) 3 grant and building off of our new partnership with Area 2 of the Cobb County School District, KMWP partnered with Campbell High School to deliver 30 hours of professional development. Dr. Denise Magee, the new principal at Campbell High School, is working toward a […]
Cobb County Area 2 2012 Mini Institute
Given that the nature of NWP funding has changed, KMWP has found ways to sustain our model while drawing from community and campus resources to support that work. In addition to holding the traditional Invitational Summer Institute during 2012, Area 2, a high-needs zone of Cobb County School District, used Title I funds to pay […]
2012 Invitational Summer Institute
The 2012 ISI was directed by Rob Montgomery, who serves as the director of Institutes, and Kitty Drew, a teacher at The Walker School who served as teacher co-director. The ISI combines core values of both NWP and local customs developed at our site to build community. We begin our day with breakfast, which inadvertently […]
Connect with KMWP
