Category: CCWP Events

Registration Is Open for 2024 Summer Institute

This flyer contains information about the Central California Writing Project 4-day Hybrid Institute. The 2024 Summer Open Institute takes place in June 2024 and invites teachers of grades 3-12 to register. The institute is from 9:30AM to 2:30 PM on Monday the 24th, Tuesday the 25th, Wednesday the 26th, and Thursday the 27th. The Institute title is Writing for Today and Tomorrow: Social Justice and Identities. This open institute offers teachers opportunities to participate in workshops that engage us in reading, writing, and having conversations about identities, culturally sustaining pedagogy, social justice issues, and environmental literacy and justice. It also offers the opportunity for teachers to begin to develop and share a teaching sequence or unit by collaborating with a grade-level group and using current curriculum and/or other resources we provide. Participants will be able to explore using mentor texts to teach analytical reading, argument writing, and narrative writing across grade levels. CEUs will be available, and a $200 stipend will be available to participating teachers. For questions, contact CCWP Director Louann Baker. louannb@ucsc.edu theccwp@ucsc.edu https://ccwritingproject.ucsc.edu In the bottom left of the flyer there is a circle with a QR code in the center that leads to the registration form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScZXuDyn2reuPhgGrkbcjuWNMd0EnmDvl9z6sBPdUCo51wfLA/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0 The UC Santa Cruz logo is in the bottom right corner of the page and the CCWP logo is in the top left corner of the page.

Writing for Today and Tomorrow: Social Justice Issues and Identities June 24th – June 27th 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM Registration is open for the Central California Writing Project 2024 Summer Open Institute, Writing for Today and Tomorrow: Social Justice and Identities. During this hybrid open institute, from June 24th to June 27th, teachers will…Continue Reading Registration Is Open for 2024 Summer Institute

Celebrating Reimaginings of Historical, Literary, & Artistic Representations

This image describes the event Celebrating Reimaginings of Historical, Literary, & Artistic Representations. In front of an image of a person standing one a beach durin sunset and wearing flowing clothes and a headband, there is text that says "Join s in celebrating projects that engage students and educators in reimagining stories of pasts, presents, and futures." There is a QR code in the bottom right and a link to register. On the left there is a circler witht he date of the event, April 27th, the time of the event, 9:30am to 1:30 pm, and the location of the event, Museum of Art & History in Santa Cruz. There is text on the bottom left "$100 stipend for Teacher attendees Lunch will be provided" At the bottom of the image are the logos of the events sponsors, Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, Central California Writing Project, London Nelson Legacy Initiative, and Santa Cruz County Office of Education. In the top right there is the logo of the history and civics project at UC Santa Cruz.

Saturday, April 27th, 2024 9:30am – 1:30pm Join us this Saturday, April 27th from 9:30am to 1:30pm in Celebrating Reimagining of Historical, Literary, & Artistic Representations at the Museum of Art & History in Santa Cruz. Alongside the London Nelson Legacy Initiative and Santa Cruz County Office of Education, the Central California Writing Project will…Continue Reading Celebrating Reimaginings of Historical, Literary, & Artistic Representations

2024 Summer Open Institute Coming Soon

This flyer contains information about the Central California Writing Project 4-day Hybrid Institute. The Institute takes place in June 2024 and invites teachers of grades 3-12 to register. The institute is from 9:30AM to 2:30 PM on Monday the 24th, Tuesday the 25th, Wednesday the 26th, and Thursday the 27th. The Institute title is Writing for Today and Tomorrow: Social Justice and Identities. This open institute offers teachers opportunities to participate in workshops that engage us in reading, writing, and having conversations about identities, culturally sustaining pedagogy, social justice issues, and environmental literacy and justice. It also offers the opportunity for teachers to begin to develop and share a teaching sequence or unit by collaborating with a grade-level group and using current curriculum and/or other resources we provide. Participants will be able to explore using mentor texts to teach analytical reading, argument writing, and narrative writing across grade levels. CEUs will be available, and there is a $200 Registration Fee. Registration Form coming soon. Ask your principal or school district for potential funding. For questions, contact CCWP Director Louann Baker. louannb@ucsc.edu theccwp@ucsc.edu https://ccwritingproject.ucsc.edu The UC Santa Cruz logo is in the bottom right corner of the page and the CCWP logo is in the top left corner of the page.

Writing for Today and Tomorrow: Social Justice Issues and Identities June 24th – June 27th 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM From June 24th to June 27th, the Central California Writing Project is hosting a hybrid open institute, where teachers can engage in reading, writing, and conversations about Identities, Environmental Literacy and Justice, Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy,…Continue Reading 2024 Summer Open Institute Coming Soon

Remembrance and Resistance: Retelling the Pueblo Revolt of 1680

Virtual Panel Discussion Thursday, February 15, 2024 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm In partnership with the UCSC History & Civics Project, CCWP is excited to jointly welcome Professor John Jota Leaños, who will facilitate a conversation about interrogating and reimagining stories of the past between Pueblo scholars and educators.  Participants will explore foundational values and…Continue Reading Remembrance and Resistance: Retelling the Pueblo Revolt of 1680

Equity Symposium: Affirming and Elevating Student Agency

CCWP director Louann Baker stands and smiles in front of a projector screen with a digital presentation on it.

Saturday, February 10, 2024 On February 10, CCWP Director, Louann Baker, will present at the Equity Symposium, where presenters, teachers, and students will collaboratively develop tools for Affirming and Elevating Student Agency. Louann’s workshop includes topics such as creating a safe community in the classroom, amplifying student and teacher agency and identity, providing meaningful informal…Continue Reading Equity Symposium: Affirming and Elevating Student Agency

Ethnic Studies Community Event at the MAH

From top to bottom, the flyer contains the following text: "Ethnic Studies Community Event at the MAH Interrogate & Reimagine Historical, Literary, & Artistic Representations Join us for a keynote presentation and to learn about ongoing work that focuses on collaborations and developing curricular projects and classroom tools that engage students in reimagining stories of pasts, presents, and futures. Opportunities to participate in this project will be shared. Save the Date Register Here or Scan QR https://bit.ly/UCHCP_ES" On the top right of the page there is a logo that says: "UCSC HCP the history & civics project @ UC SANTA CRUZ" On the bottom of the image there are four logos. The first is of red circle with white text that says "MAH". To the right of the circle it saysSanta Cruz Museum of Art & History at the McPherson Center" The second logo is CCWP's teal rectangle with the text "CCWP Central California Writing Project". The next two logos say "London Nelson Legacy Initiative" and "Santa Cruz County Office of Education"

Interrogate & Reimagine Historical, Literary, & Artistic Representations Saturday, September 9, 2023 The UCSC History & Civics Project, Central California Writing Project, London Nelson Legacy Initiative, and Santa Cruz County Office of Education will present an ethnic studies community event hosted at the MAH, Saturday, September 9th. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about…Continue Reading Ethnic Studies Community Event at the MAH

Award Winning Author, Aida Salazar, Presents A Seed in the Sun

A Presentation by Award Winning Author Aida Salazar Hosted by CCWP, LIFT, and PVUSD Starlight School 4:00 pm – to 6:00 pm CCWP is proud to announce its collaboration with LIFT and PVUSD Starlight School in welcoming award winning author, Aida Salazar, who will present at Starlight School May 18th, 2023, from 4:00 pm to…Continue Reading Award Winning Author, Aida Salazar, Presents A Seed in the Sun

CCWP’s PI, Judith Scott Honored

Honoring Judith Scott

Judith Scott, CCWP’s PI, receives recognition Our Central California Writing Project Principal Investigator, Professor Emerita Judith Scott – UCSC Education Department, received two acknowledgements of her outstanding contributions to the literacy community this year.  In April, she was awarded the 2022 Vocabulary Special Interest Group Notable Vocabulary Researcher Award at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational…Continue Reading CCWP’s PI, Judith Scott Honored

2022 Giving Day! CENTRAL CALIFORNIA WRITING PROJECT

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Central California Writing Project Writing Matters! Giving Day November 2, 2022 The Central California Writing Project supports the development of anti-racist and culturally sustaining pedagogies with a focus on writing instruction. We need your help to provide professional learning for pre-K–University educators in Santa Cruz, San Benito, and Monterey Counties, and to support youth in…Continue Reading 2022 Giving Day! CENTRAL CALIFORNIA WRITING PROJECT