For Immediate Release

The Capital Area Writing Project (CAWP) presents interactive workshops for educators and writing friends on Thursday, October 22, 2009.

WordFest 2009, an evening conference for educators K through college, celebrates writers and teachers helping others as they write and teach writing. Sponsored by the Capital Area Writing Project (CAWP), WordFest will be held on Thursday, October 22, from 5:00 until 8:30 p.m. This conference is free and open to all educators and friends of writing.  In collaboration with the Capital Area Intermediate Unit, CAWP offers WordFest participants three Act 48 Hours for a $30.00 fee. Attendees may select two different workshops from a choice of eight sessions featuring a variety of speakers and National Writing Project Fellows. Registration and welcoming remarks begin at 5:00 p.m. in the Susquehanna Room at the Capital Area Intermediate Unit, 55 Miller Street, Summerdale, PA  17093.
 
Sessions for our October 2009 WordFest will be posted

To register for Act 48 Hours and arrange payment, please visit the Professional Development section of the Capital Area Intermediate Unit’s website at www.caiu.org or call the CAIU at 717-732-8400 x 8168. For information, please contact Dr. Shanetia P. Clark at 717-948-6657 or Mrs. Patricia Donaldson at 717-948-6383. For complete information, visit the CAWP Website at http://citl.hbg.psu.edu/cawp/. The Capital Area Writing Project is an outreach effort of the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Education at Penn State Harrisburg. For the last 27 years, CAWP has been committed to practicing and teaching writing as well as nurturing professional growth, ultimately creating communities of student writers.