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| Every Monday during our Advisory class we have our students participate in Sustained Silent Reading(S.S.R). Once a month we require our students to re... read more | 248 Views | 1 comment |
Added by Paul Oh on Sep 20, 2011 at 1:13pm When I was in the classroom (with first and second graders), I loved our sustained silent reading time. It was a powerful moment in that it affirmed ... read more |
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| So after taking a night off from blogging, I feel that I am ready to write a quality blog to get out to everyone.... read more | 397 Views | 0 comments | No comments have been added yet. | |
| This past weekend while retreating at the Elerbee Inn, we had a State Network Meeting with our pals at the Tar River Writing Project. We star... read more | 248 Views | 0 comments | No comments have been added yet. | |
| Currently I am reading a book by Tim Elmore titled Generation iY: Our Last Chance to Save Their Future. It is a very engaging text thus far.... read more | 284 Views | 0 comments | No comments have been added yet. | |
 Digital Is featured while new projects and discussions are underwayAdded by Christina Cantrill on Sep 23, 2011 at 10:07am |
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| Walking across a campus with a map in hand is not cool. In fact, it’s a surefire way to be labeled a dweeb. At least it was when I was in college.... read more | 289 Views | 0 comments | No comments have been added yet. | |
 Philadelphia Writing Project Celebrating 25 years as a Powerful Teacher NetworkAdded by samuel reed on Sep 24, 2011 at 3:05pm |
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| Almost every day my colleagues and I meet as a team in our middle school to discuss various issues from student intervention to who is using the compu... read more | 286 Views | 1 comment |
Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on Sep 28, 2011 at 10:03pm Jeremy, thanks for sharing this. It is hard, hard, hard right now -- and without a sense that it will change soon. But emotions are contagious, negat... read more |
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| I don't think it is remotely possible to complete a blog about my passion for writing and answering the simple question; why do I write? I assure you... read more | 321 Views | 1 comment |
Added by Luke Hokama on Oct 3, 2011 at 9:41am Though I don't teach as you do Jeremy, I feel much the same way. Thank you! ... read more |
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| The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers presents ART.WRITE.NOW, a traveling exhibition that features a selection of National Medalist work fr... read more | 240 Views | 0 comments | No comments have been added yet. | |
| Last weekend, I had the good fortune to hear Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street, speak about her desire to take care of the writer ... read more | 268 Views | 1 comment |
Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on Sep 30, 2011 at 6:04pm I love that -- 'taking care of the writer within'... That line stays with me. ... read more |
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 Test out Information Investigator, free, for limited timeAdded by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on Oct 2, 2011 at 10:32am |
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 New journal on Perspectives on Undergraduate Research and MentoringAdded by NWP Site Leaders on Oct 4, 2011 at 8:27am |
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 Learn more about NWP Online Spaces or dig into Digital IsAdded by Kate Leuschke Blinn on Oct 6, 2011 at 8:40am |
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| Necessity. I write because I need to express myself and to connect to others. I write so I can remember comments made by others, my own thoughts,... read more | 418 Views | 0 comments | No comments have been added yet. | |
| Check out this great coverage of the recent writing center conference at UConn. Great day; great coverage. Elyse --------------------- ... read more | 266 Views | 0 comments | No comments have been added yet. | |
| Writing is the echo in the silence so I write to find the patterns of reverberations where the only voice I hear is my own, and the... read more | 271 Views | 2 comments |
Added by Nancy Kampfe on Oct 18, 2011 at 9:27am I write to discover what I think about what is important to me--like my family, education, life in the US today. I write to learn how to set aside wh... read more |
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| The pre-dawn blessing whether mist or stardust pitter-patt across the tin roof, the meadows, seacoasts, wherever the pattern of ou... read more | 264 Views | 2 comments |
Added by Joseph McCaleb on Oct 14, 2011 at 11:52am I'm just following the lead of my good buddies like Elyse and Kevin and Bonnie and, well, you know. ... read more |
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| This past week, we consolidated our NWP offices on one floor. The days were full of packing, moving, unpacking, and figuring out if every... read more | 686 Views | 0 comments | No comments have been added yet. | |
| How can you identify an effective teacher? Maybe ask the students they teach. ... read more | 271 Views | 0 comments | No comments have been added yet. | |
| Many people say that they can't not write or even that their life depends on it. I say let's all just calm down. I mean, maybe they're right. If I di... read more | 242 Views | 2 comments |
Added by Luke Hokama on Nov 3, 2011 at 4:49pm A late but sincere thanks! ... read more |
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| This week has been a tremendous celebration of writing. Scrolling through both the New York Times Learning Network and the NWP Why I Write websites is... read more | 383 Views | 0 comments | No comments have been added yet. | |
| Grant Faulkner, who along with Paul Oh spearheaded much of the Why I Write Campaign, shared this summary of our collective accomplishments: ________... read more | 607 Views | 1 comment |
Added by Paul Oh on Oct 24, 2011 at 1:20pm Here are a few more items to add about our efforts related to the National Day on Writing:
- Dana Goodyear, New Yorker staff writer, also tweeted ... read more |
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About NWP Connect and Digital Is at the NWP Annual MeetingAdded by Christina Cantrill on Oct 25, 2011 at 11:19am |
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 WI Teacher Leader Shares Video Game Design in the ClassroomAdded by Patricia Scanlan on Oct 26, 2011 at 11:31am |
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Added by Kevin Hodgson on Nov 2, 2011 at 10:24am Greg's piece sparked something for me, too, and so I responded with this blog post: http://dogtrax.edublogs.org/2011/11/02/another-nwp-teacher-on-a-si... read more |
