Become a National Fellow
Join the network of fellows studying throughout the 190 university-affiliated National Writing Project programs. Through CAWP and the Teacher Education programs at Penn State Harrisburg, you will have the opportunity to apply for a NWP fellowship through participation in the Invitational Candidate Institute (ICI). The ICI is a year-long professional development program providing graduate study, classroom inquiry, and access to mentoring from faculty and nationally recognized teachers.
21st Century literacy demands and Common Core standards create opportunities for professional development and new ways to examine learning challenges. Join us to collaborate, learn, and innovate.
Educators across the curriculum, grade levels, and educational roles are encouraged to apply.
Invitational Candidate Institute – National Writing Project Fellowship Program
Leadership Team
Capital Area Writing Project is guided through the efforts of gifted teachers in our seven county region and faculty and staff in Penn State Harrisburg’s Teacher Education programs.
Directors
CAWP’s Directors bring expertise in areas of 21st century literacies; multimodality; children’s and adolescent literature; literacy assessment; multicultural education; popular culture and youth development; early childhood, elementary, and adolescent literacy; mathematics and literacy; writing across the curriculum; content area reading and writing; special education, English language learners, and digital and multimodal instructional strategies.
Mary Napoli, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Reading
Email: [email protected]
Office Phone: +1 717 948 6725
Office Location: Olmsted Building, W331
Affiliate Faculty and Staff
D. Beth Scott, Ph.D.
Assistant Teaching Professor of Literacy Education
Email: [email protected]
Office Phone: +1 717 948 6335
Office Location: Olmsted Building, W331
Teacher Leaders
CAWP’s Teacher Consultants (TCs) represent public and private PK-12 schools in Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Perry, Lancaster, Lebanon, and York counties. Our teacher leaders are nationally recognized as fellows with the National Writing Project. Many serve on state and national committees and professional organizations to impact student learning and teacher development. Our leader TCs are also active presenters, mentors, and coaches in local, state, and national collaborative teams.
Melissa Jones, M.Ed.
Co-Director, CAWP
NWP Fellow
Experience: First grade teacher, Reading Specialist, at West Creek Hills, East Pennsboro Area SD
Emphasis: Literacy education and best practices to support all students’ writing journeys
Kevin Scharlau, M.Ed.
Co-Director, CAWP
NWP Fellow
Experience: First grade teacher at Cumberland Valley School District
Emphasis: Presentation and in-service topics conducted include: Integrated play in literacy, Men in early childhood education, Kindergarten writing for all ages, Voice and word choice.
To learn more about the Capital Area Writing Project, please contact Rebecca Ort at [email protected]