http://masswp.org/projectoutreach Part of the Western Massachusetts Writing Project Network Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:44:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dawn, Bonnie and Momodou were the featured speakers at a recent WMWP Executive Board meeting and they led the WMWP leadership team in a series of activities and discussions that will begin the journey to integrating the ideals of Project Outreach into the threads of the WMWP organization. At the heart ... http://masswp.org/projectoutreach/2007/10/23/engaging-in-conversation-the-wmwp-project-outreach-connection/ The Project Outreach traveling team of Momodou, Sherill, Dawn and Karen spent five days in Sante Fe, New Mexico, with the National Writing Project team during a retreat. The WMWP team spent days reading through and discussing the vast amounts of data that have come forth during the past year, ... http://masswp.org/projectoutreach/2007/08/04/summer-retreat-in-sante-fe/ Project Outreach submitted a detailed reflective letter (you can view the letter here) to the WMWP Executive Board that led to a deep discussion of the some of the issues being investigated by the Project Outreach group (poverty, social justice, etc.) and how WMWP might do more to meet the ... http://masswp.org/projectoutreach/2007/06/22/project-outreach-reflective-letterresponse/ WMWP Project Outreach Reflective Letter to assess the year’s work and solicit questions and feedback from the WMWP Board as we work towards a plan of action At almost every meeting this year, one of us asked, “What are we doing again?” “Is this going anywhere?” “How will we know what to do ... http://masswp.org/projectoutreach/2007/06/22/reflective-letter/ An activity by the Project Outreach group at a recent WMWP board meeting led to some discussions about how we view poverty in Western Massachusetts and how those socioeconomic issues impact education. There was a carousel activity that allowed for some provocative discussions. Dawn, one of the leaders of Project ... http://masswp.org/projectoutreach/2007/06/22/hello-world/