National Writing Project–Reflecting
Ok, so my last post talked about how I wasn’t disappointed with the NWP. At that point I wasn’t. Then I was. Now I’m not. Clear as mud? Good.
Yes, I was diasppointed. Like I said, I had be looking forward to this for years and it just didn’t meet my expectations. But I’m not discouraged for this one reason: the four weeks I spent there were just a small part of the overall picture. I know that the best thing about the NWP is that it is ongoing professional development. I know that at the national level, the NWP is a very strong group and has a lot to offer me. I know that I’ll be getting much more involved in the local site. I know that I have a lot to offer the NWP and know that there’s a lot that it has to offer me. So I’m not discouraged any more.
Speaking of being more involved, I’ll be going to NCTE this year as part of my NWP site. Cindy and Bud have been involved in the NWP stuff before the NCTE conference, and I’m excited to be part of this now. It’ll mean that I’ll have to scale back on my involvement in CEL, which is too bad. But the NWP is on Thursday, the day I usually travel, and CEL is Monday and Tuesday. I just can’t be gone that many days. And I’ve been to CEL for the last nine years–it’s time to branch out a bit.
So now my summer vacation has actually begun. No papers to write, demos to create, books to read. Well I have a stack of books I want to read, but that’s a different story.
