The Zest, The No-Need For Rest, The Excitement, and The Celebration of 30 Years of @CWPFairfield - A Friday Post

You know you're a nerd (or work-a-holic)(or both) when you review 2015 applications for the Invitational Summer Institute for teachers and can't wait to spend hours upon hours in preparation for another incredible July! Yes, the selected teachers will take part in the southern Connecticut arm of the National Writing Project and it is the work that never gets old. It is the work I believe in.

This will be CWP-Fairfield's 30th year of literacy work in the state and we have secured funding for teachers through a Supporting Effective Educator Development - Teacher Leadership offered through the NWP offices.

I also learned yesterday that my colleague, Dr. Susan James in Florida, is launching her first summer of National Writing Project work. Mentoring her over the last year, I became extremely excited to know she is joining the family of the best professional development organization in the nation.

Yes, I know that a majority of faculty members spend their summers writing and recuperating after an exhausting year of academic work, but this is the time when NWP sites really get going. The myth of summer vacations has never been true for teachers who are active in our network and who work around the year to improve literacy instruction in our schools.

I am looking forwarding to continuing the traditions of the summer institute and for carrying the 2nd year of Young Adult Literacy Labs into another year of innovative work. As I sit (doctor's orders) and heal Henry the Hernia, I am motivated to get moving so that the creativity, pedagogy, and teachers teaching teachers excellence can continue.

And with this, I'm stoked for the labor ahead this weekend and throughout the next several weeks.