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Summer Writing Camp: Integrating Writing and Art (July 2009)
Energize your writing program, learn new art techniques and jumpstart your plans for the next school year with innovative ways to integrate writing and art. Read more...
ASWC Project Wikis
Check the menu at the left for links to some ASWC project wikis..and participate. Read more...
Science Writing in Denali, July 2009
This teacher training (3 credits available) is a unique opportunity to explore science and writing in Denali National Park. Read more...
Writer's Workout Workshops in Fairbanks Announced
This series of exciting writing workshops focus on process writing strategies that can be applied in a classroom setting or to personal writing. Read more...
AK State Literacy Association 2009 Conference
The Golden Heart Reading Council is hosting the 2009 Alaska State Literacy Association conference in Fairbanks. Mark your calendars for Sunday, October 18, 2009 and Monday, October 19, 2009. Read more...
ASWC Program Coordinator Wanted
The Alaska State Writing Consortium is hiring a new Program Coordinator starting July 1, 2009. Major duties include preparation of the NWP budget, working closely with the board and the UAF Principal Investigator (Dr. Eric Madsen, Dean, UAF School of Education), coordinating ASWC activities including facilities, materials, and credit courses, overseeing the Summer Invitational Institute, contract preparation for Teacher Contributors, and arranging for travel for board meetings. The successful candidate must be an Alaska resident with a bachelor's degree, excellent grant writing and communication skills, a current knowledge of writing theory and practice, and current technology skills.
To learn more about job qualifications, dates, salary and major duties, see this PDF document. You may download an application form in either Word format or PDF format.
Welcome to ASWC's Home on the Web
The Alaska State Writing Consortium began as a group of enthusiastic teachers and administrators who prompted their school districts to embark upon a cooperative effort to improve the teaching of writing in schools throughout Alaska.
Out of those beginnings grew the Alaska State Writing Consortium, a dynamic, ongoing effort providing Alaskan educators with an essential resource for professional development, teacher leadership, and classroom research, focused upon the teaching of writing and increasing student achievement. Read more...
ASWC Mission
Today the mission of ASWC remains the same: to provide professional development for teachers to improve student writing.
ASWC Goals
Our goals have been and continue to be the following:
- To promote the writing workshop approach to teaching writing.
- To help teachers prepare their students for the Alaska High School Qualifying Exam and the Standards-Based Assessments.
- To provide teacher training for Writing Across the Curriculum.
- To integrate the Writing Process and the Six Traits of Writing K-12 in all subject areas.
- To assist teachers in understanding and applying the Alaska Grade Level Expectations (GLE’s).
- To offer training in developing writing workshops at both the primary and secondary levels.