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The Buzzards Bay Writing Project

a National Writing Project site

About the Buzzards Bay Writing Project

The Buzzards Bay Writing Project (BBWP) is a nonprofit K-13 professional development provider licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is a local site of the National Writing Project, and part of the Massachusetts Writing Project.

As a designated site of the National Writing Project, the Buzzards Bay Writing Project is authorized under No Child Left Behind Funding, Title II, Part C as a provider of standards-aligned professional development for teachers and administrators. Click here for more specific information about NCLB funding categories, under which educational districts can find eligible funding for BBWP programs.

*NEW!* Check out the SeaQuestered 2007 Photo Gallery

Invitational Summer Institute

The 2008 Invitational Summer Institute will take place in June and July. Check out the Application (pdf) for more information.

Advanced Institute: Teaching with Texts

This Advanced Institute is designed for Teacher Consultants interested in working collaboratively to discover ways of applying Katie Wood Ray's work to their own classrooms. June, July and August, 2008. Flyer (pdf)

Children's Summer Writing Camp

A summer writing camp for students entering grades 5 - 9 in the fall of 2008 is now available during the month of July in Swansea, Massachusetts. Students who attend the camp will participate in a variety of writing experiences and genres including poetry, prose, fiction, and nonfiction. Flyer (pdf)

Professional Development Programs

drawing of hand with pen The Buzzards Bay Writing Project offers professional development programs for teachers based on research, shared practice, and continuous reflection on their teaching. All offerings are hands-on, interactive seminars that engage the teachers as learners, and can take place on site in your district. PDPs for all participants meeting program and attendance requirements are offered through UMass Dartmouth.

Teacher as Writer/Writing Retreats

SeaQuestered is a weekend retreat that took place November 2-4, 2007 at the Craigville Conference Center in Centerville, Cape Cod. Photo at right is from SeaQuestered 2007, courtesy of Ann Forcier. Other SeaQuestered photos can be found here.

Nantucket Soundings, a retreat for writing teachers and their friends, took place February 16-19, 2008. Thinking about attending next year? Check out the Nantucket page for photos and writings from this year's event.

5th Annual Spring Conference

Writing Lessons from the Classroom took place March 29 at Keith Middle School in New Bedford, featuring Keynote Speaker Dr. Katie Wood Ray and numerous workshops for elementary, middle, and high school teachers.