Welcome

Welcome to the Elk River Writing Project's site for K-16 teacher professional development opportunities based at Montana State University Billings. These opportunities are based on ERWP's unique focus on best literacy practices across all content areas, Indian Education for All, and place-based education. 
Why Elk River?
Elk River is the name Montana tribes use for the Yellowstone. Here are some examples:
     Iichliilikaashaashe – Apsaalooke (Crow)          Moʔéhe-óʔheʔe – Tsetsêhesêstâhase, So'taahe (Northern Cheyenne)
     Otahkoiitahtaa – Pikuni (Blackfeet)                Ilwɔsiih Niicaah – A'aninin (White Clay/Gros Ventre)

Apply Now!  Summer Programs

Invitational Leadership Institute
  • best literacy practices, all grade levels & content areas
  • place-based pedagogy
  • multicultural perspectives, Indian Education for All
7 graduate credits for $285
  • June 12-23 on campus MSUB (9-4:30)
  • June 26-August 11 online (3 hours weekly)
  • August 14 (9-6:15)
Expressions of interest to elkriverwriting@gmail.com
or phone Glenda McCarthy, (406) 839-0070
Worlds Apart But Not Strangers
  • blending Holocaust Education and Indian Education for All
  • July 16 -23, on campus MSUB
  • 3 graduate credits
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To learn more or apply, head to: ​www.thememoriallibrary.org/satellite-program/montana/

Recent News

Elk River Writing Project is now an official site of the National Writing Project!
See the Billings Gazette, September 30, 2016. Click here

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Directors

Tami Haaland, Department Chair of English, Philosophy and Modern Languages at Montana State University Billings
  • email: thaaland@msubillings.edu
Glenda McCarthy, Instructional Coach, Billings Public Schools
  • email: elkriverwriting@gmail.com
  • phone: (406) 839-0070