The Ozarks Writing Project will host its semiannual Writing and Thinking Seminar: Teachers Teaching Teachers in Cross-Curricular Writing on Thursday, Oct. 2, in Plaster Student Union room 314. Meeting from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., the seminar provides an opportunity for educators from a variety of content areas to gain professional development and earn college credit.

What can be expected

Attendees will learn easy-to-implement ideas and writing and thinking strategies that will improve student learning in any content classroom. The registration fee of $50 per participant (or $150 for a team of four) will cover the cost of three sessions, lunch and parking.

Additional information

Although registration has closed for the October seminar, interested parties can sign up for the next one scheduled for Feb. 27. For those individuals attending both the October 2 and the February 27 conference, one hour of graduate credit is available at a reduced rate of $150. If interested, please view the syllabus and fill out the enrollment form, which can be turned in to the registration table on the day of the conference.

What is OWP

Housed in the English department within the College of Arts and Letters, the OWP is a collaborative program between Missouri State University and the National Writing Project (NWP). The NWP recently helped the University program acquire a $179,000 federal grant as part of its i3 College-Ready Writers efforts, offering professional development for rural teachers across the nation.