About Us
- The CWP has hundreds of qualified Teacher Consultants from all levels and disciplines of education available to deliver quality professional development services.
- The Director and the Inservice Program Leader will work with the school to determine the school's needs and to match those needs with the best available Teacher Consultants of the CWP.
- Rates are negotiable.
- Workshops are typically offered on regularly scheduled professional development days, but may be scheduled after school, on weekends, or in the summer months, as well.
- Follow-up sessions are available.
- The CWP-Storrs is a Connecticut SDE-approved CEU provider.
- See below for a listing of recent professional development workshops offered during the last three years. The most recent workshops are listed first.
Contracted Professional Development
2014-2015
| Professional Development | Location | Presenter(s) |
| Overview of the Writing Workshop | Manchester High School, Manchester, CT | Jason Courtmanche, Amanda Lister |
| Use of Mentor Texts | Manchester High School, Manchester, CT | Jason Courtmanche, Amanda Lister |
| Personal and Reflective Writing | Manchester High School, Manchester, CT | Jason Courtmanche |
| The Role of Narrative in Expository Writing | Manchester High School, Manchester, CT | Jason Courtmanche |
| Overview of the Writing Workshop | Illing Middle School, Bennet Academy, Manchester, CT | Jason Courtmanche |
| Use of Mentor Texts | Illing Middle School, Bennet Academy, Manchester, CT | Jason Courtmanche |
| Classroom Based Research in a High Need School | Metropolitan Business Academy, New Haven, CT | Jason Courtmanche |
| Google Chrome Books and the Teaching of Writing | Metropolitan Business Academy, New Haven, CT | Kelly Cecchini |
2013-2014
| Professional Development | Location | Presenter(s) |
| High School College Partnerships | Metropolitan Business Academy, New Haven, CT | Jason Courtmanche, Steve Straight, Kelly Cecchini, and Kim Shaker |
| Converting Senior English to a Credit-bearing Course | Metropolitan Business Academy, New Haven, CT | Kelly Cecchini |
| High School College Partnerships | East Hartford High School, East Hartford, CT | Jason Courtmanche |
| College Level Writing | Lyman Memorial High School, Lyman, CT | Jason Courtmanche |
| College Level Writing, Common Core and Social Studies | East Hampton High School, East Hampton, CT | Jason Courtmanche |
| College Level Writing in the World Language Classroom | RHAM High School, Hebron, CT | Jason Courtmanche |
| High School Writing Centers | Northwest Catholic High School, West Hartford, CT | Jason Courtmanche, Tom Deans |
2012-2013
| Professional Development | Location | Presenter(s) |
| Common Core Anchor Standards for Reading | Metropolitan Business Academy, New Haven, CT | Jason Courtmanche and Kelly Andrews-Babcock |
| Common Core Anchor Standards for Writing | Metropolitan Business Academy, New Haven, CT | Jason Courtmanche and Steve Stayniak |
| Peer Tutoring | Amity High School, Woodbridge, CT | Tom Deans |
| Common Core State Standards | East Hartford High School, East Hartford, CT | Jane Cook |
| College Level Writing | East Hartford High School, East Hartford, CT | Steve Straight |
| Writing in the Disciplines | East Hartford High School, East Hartford, CT | Steve Straight and Dave Caldwell |
| Digital Literacy | East Hartford High School, East Hartford, CT | Lisa Zawilinski |
| Strategies for College Level Writing with ELL Students |
East Hartford High School, East Hartford, CT | Violet Jimenez Sims |
| Writing Through Literature | East Hartford High School, East Hartford, CT | Jason Courtmanche |
| Reading Strategies for High School Students | East Hartford High School, East Hartford, CT | Kelly Andrews-Babcock |
| Blogging the Academic Essay | East Hartford High School, East Hartford, CT | Colette Bennett |
| The Academic Essay and the 1st Person Point of View |
East Hartford High School, East Hartford, CT | Jason Courtmanche |
| Promoting Excellence in the Genres | Hill Central Academy, New Haven, CT | Bryan Crandall and Jason Courtmanche |
| Teacher as Writer: How to Live the Literate Life | Hill Central Academy, New Haven, CT | Bryan Crandall and Jennifer Dolan |
| Conferencing in the Reading and Writing Workshop |
Hill Central Academy, New Haven, CT | Doug Kaufman |
| Reading Strategies | Hill Central Academy, New Haven, CT | Kelly Andrews-Babcock |
| Poetry Workshop | Classical Arts Magnet School, Hartford, CT | Sean Forbes |
2011-2012
| Professional Development | Location | Presenter(s) |
| Genres of Writing | Woodstock Academy, Woodstock, CT | Sean Forbes |
| Preparing Students for College-Level Writing | East Haven High School, East Haven, CT | Jason Courtmanche |
| Effective Approaches to Effective Research Papers in the Middle and High School Classrooms |
Parish Hill, Regional District 11, Chaplin, CT | Jason Courtmanche, Amanda Lister, Michelle Vigue, and Lloyd Johnson |
| Expository and Persuasive Reading and Writing in the Middle School LA and Social Studies Classrooms |
Westbrook Middle School, Westbrook, CT | Jason Courtmanche (and perhaps Kelly Andrews-Babcock) |
| College-Level Writing in the High School English Classroom | Woodstock Academy, Woodstock, CT | Jason Courtmanche |
| Integration of Traits and Process Writing | Skinner Road School, Vernon, CT | Kelly Andrews-Babcock |
| Expository Writing in the Primary Grades | St. Anthony's Elementary School, Bristol, CT | Sarah Beth Stonoha |
| The Writing Conference K-1 and 3-5 | Center Road School, Vernon, CT | Kelley Andrews-Babcock |
| The Academic Essay and Teacher Education | Bulkeley High School, Hartford, CT | Jason Courtmanche |
2010-2011
| Professional Development | Location | Presenter(s) |
| The Writing Process Workshop and Empowering Writers | Burr Elementary School, Higganum, CT | Kelly Andrews-Babcock |
| Integrating Writing Instruction and Assessment: Standardized Exams, Portfolios, and Common Formative Assessment |
Lyman Memorial High School, Lebanon, CT | Jason Courtmanche, Liza Escott, and Diane Ayer |
| Using Wikis or Blogs as Tools for Engaging Students in Reading and Writing |
Westbrook High School, Westbrook, CT | Dave Polochanin |
2009-2010
| Professional Development | Location | Presenter(s) |
| CAPT Training | Lyman Memorial High School, Lebanon, CT | Jason Courtmanche, Liza Escott, and Diane Ayer |
| College Level Writing and Research | Rockville High School, Vernon, CT | Jason Courtmanche and Steve Straight |
| Web 2.0 Tools for Writing and Learning | Hartford Journalism and Media Academy, Hartford, CT | Jane Cook |
| Writing and Media Literacy | Hartford Journalism and Media Academy, Hartford, CT | Ken Cormier, Dave Polochanin, and Steve Nicastro |
| Practicing Writers Workshop | Bristol Eastern High School, Bristol, CT | Donna Ozga and Gale Dickau |
2008-2009
| Professional Development | Location | Presenter(s) |
| Writing and Media Literacy | Hartford Journalism and Media Academy, Hartford, CT | Ken Cormier, Dave Polochanin, and Steve Nicastro |
| Using Web 2.0 Tools to Support Learning and Writing | East Hartford High School, East Hartford, CT | Jane Cook |
| Revising and Conferencing and Grammar and the Teaching of Writing |
Shelton High School, Shelton, CT | Jason Courtmanche and Donna Ozga |
| Writing in Math and the Sciences | Big Picture High School, Bloomfield, CT | Lloyd Johnson and Michelle Hacker |
| Writing Workshop | Daisy Ingraham School, Westbrook, CT | Kelly Andrews-Babcock and Sarah Beth Stonoha |
| The Writing Process and the Writing Workshop | Weston Public Schools, Weston, CT | Lynn Hoffman, Maggie Francis, Donna Ozga, and Sara DeBeers |
| Preparing for the CMT and CAPT | Thomaston Public Schools, Thomaston, CT | Lynn Hoffman and Donna Ozga |
| Writing Workshop | Frisbie Elementary School, Wolcott, CT | Kelly Andrews-Babcock |
| Practicing Writers Workshop | Bristol Eastern High School, Bristol, CT | Donna Ozga and Gale Dickau |
2007-2008
| Professional Development | Location | Presenter(s) |
| The Writing Process in the Elementary Classroom | East Hartford Board of Education, East Hartford, CT | Lisa Zawilinski, Tara Achane, and Kelly Andrews-Babcock |
| College-Level Writing in English and History | Montville High School, Oakdale, CT | Jason Courtmanche and Sherry Zane |
| Writing Across the Curriculum | Pelham Public School, Pelham, NY | Lloyd Johnson of the CWP-Storrs and several TCs of the CWP-Fairfield |
| Writing in the Content Areas | Big Picture High School, Bloomfield, CT | Lynn Hoffman and Jim Fuller |
For more information contact the CWP office at (860)486-2328 or via email at cwp@uconn.edu.