Writers in Electronic Residence
WiER connects students across Canada with writers, teachers and one another in an animated exchange of original writing and commentary.
Posted March 18, 2010
Accounts will be emailed to schools this week. We have been juggling a bit with March breaks, which vary across the country. Our usual "introductory period" will operate through March 26, and the first writing salons will open on schedule on March 29.
Posted February 10, 2010
The Writers in Electronic Residence (WiER) program is pleased to present this Wired Writers Podcast featuring a reading and discussion by poet Carolyn Smart. The Wired Writers Podcast is available from our main page or on iTunes.
PLEASE NOTE - We have set the "Parental Advisory" to "none," but please keep in mind that this Podcast is intended primarily for secondary level students. Some teachers and parents of elementary level pupils may wish to consider whether all the material here is appropriate for younger children they may be working with.
Posted March 09, 2010
WiER is pleased to report that secondary level registrations are going well, and that an elementary level program is beginning to form for our spring term. Elementary level classes are encouraged to register now. WiER's spring term runs from March 15 to June 4, 2010.
Posted February 09, 2010
Our spring term runs from March 15 to June 4, 2010. Space is available at all levels, elementary, middle school, and secondary. Registrations welcome now.
Posted January 30, 2010
WiER is pleased to announce that Marlene Bourdon-King is serving as our Program Moderator for the winter term. Marlene's students have participated in WiER for many years, and two of her classes have joined us this term. Welcome and welcome back!
Posted January 19, 2010
WiER is very pleased to announce that author Robert Priest will join us as a wired writer for the winter term. Robert is very experienced in WiER, and works with all levels, including our secondary level program this term—welcome back!
Our winter term runs through April 2, 2010.
Posted November 29, 2009
We are very pleased to announce that the Ontario Arts Council (Literature Office) has renewed its support through 2012, and to welcome OpenText Corporation, makers of the FirstClass conferencing system we use. Taken together with the financial participation of
Posted November 18, 2009
Welcome to Teacher Candidates from OISE/UT. Details about WiER's Internship Program are available here. Please click on the Listen Now link, above, for a short video Podcast created by TCs in the 2009 Internship Program. Special thanks to 2009 intern, Cathy Lee, who created original music for this episode.
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