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Digital Learning Day Added by Sharon J. Washington on Jan 27, 2012 at 12:06pm Writing in a digital environment is something that students today do not even think twice about … from texting to tweeting to blogging and posting ... read more	540 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Pitching the Framework for Success in Post-Secondary Writing Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on May 30, 2011 at 4:49pm The recently published Framework for Success in Post-secondary Writing, a joint publication of the Writing Program Administrators (WPA), the NCTE, an... read more	539 Views	1 comment	Added by Lennie Irvin on Jun 7, 2011 at 12:02pm Elyse-- I'm definitely going to give this a go. Two-minutes seems like a long elevator ride though. But for an iPad! ... read more
A View of Digital Learning Day from Washington D.C. Added by Janet Ilko on Feb 10, 2013 at 10:46pm This is my twenty-fifth year of teaching, and some days it feels like yesterday. Then there are other days I am reminded that years of ex... read more	539 Views	1 comment	Added by Steven Zemelman on Feb 11, 2013 at 12:18pm Janet-- ... read more
Digital Tool Review: Cel.ly in the 8th grade classroom Added by Brian Kelley on Jan 28, 2012 at 8:11am My 8th students and I gave cel.ly a try this week--essentially cel.ly is a website that enables an individual to create a "cell" for conversation... read more	533 Views	1 comment	Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on Jan 29, 2012 at 5:47pm Jeremy Hyler is working with cel.ly this year and posting about it in Digital Is. He talked about it on last week's NWP Radio. You two should d... read more
iPad Study Group Added by Nicole Schon on Mar 16, 2012 at 11:47pm Last Thursday evening, five SCWriP fellows gathered for our first iPad study group session. Two of us sat on my couch here in Santa Barbara, while th... read more	515 Views	3 comments	Added by Roxane Pearsall on Aug 4, 2012 at 7:40pm Hi, ... read more
Images from the Grinding New Lenses Summer Camp! Added by Christina Cantrill on Jul 25, 2011 at 1:25pm These wonderful pictures from the Grinding New Lenses Summer Camp were posted on the Institute of Play facebook page today: http://www.facebook.com/m... read more	514 Views	2 comments	Added by Sharline Chiang on Aug 3, 2011 at 2:45pm Great pics. Thanks for posting! ... read more
One month to go: Digital Learning Day 2013 is Wednesday, February 6 Added by Bob Jobin on Jan 7, 2013 at 11:57am NWP Teams with the Alliance for Excellent Education for Digital Learning Day - Celebrating Innovative Teaching and Learning Through Digital Media and... read more	513 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Welcome to NWP Connect! Added by Sharon J. Washington on Jun 19, 2011 at 1:45pm I’m excited about how this new system will provide multiple connections across and between our various NWP communities. ... read more	505 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Upstanders, Not Bystanders Added by Paul Oh on Feb 12, 2013 at 3:44pm The Calfiornia Writing Project, along with Common Sense Media, is issuing a call to write and submit digital respons... read more	504 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
computers grading essays Added by Gerald Yelle on Jul 7, 2011 at 9:11am I was dismayed to read in "Teaching the New Writing" that people are designing programs to grade student essays. The authors noted some of the ... read more	503 Views	3 comments	Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on Jul 18, 2011 at 6:13pm Alas, I think we will see versions of this in the new computer-delivered assessments being produced by our two assessment consortia. With states canc... read more
In-service Development Retreat Added by Leigh Unterspan on Jan 3, 2012 at 7:45pm The Upstate Writing Project would like to invite your site to join us in an In-service Development Retreat to bring together site leaders to examine... read more	499 Views	1 comment	Added by Joye Alberts on Jan 4, 2012 at 9:12am This sounds like a fabulous opportunity for sites to get together to think together about inservice programs that can serve the needs of teachers and... read more
#whatiwrite Followup Added by Paul Oh on Oct 22, 2012 at 10:30am Thousands of adults and youth took to social media on Friday, Oct. 19th, to tweet and blog to the tag #whatiwrite as part of this year's National Day... read more	495 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
The Simple Truth about Writing Added by Brian Kelley on Nov 17, 2011 at 7:10am In response to the article Writing Lessons by Jay Mathews of the Washington Post: ... read more	494 Views	6 comments	Added by Brian Kelley on Nov 27, 2011 at 6:51am Elyse, I did send it to Jay and he replied with a kind thank you and a note that he found it helpful. ... read more
The Evolution of Online Research Added by Paul Oh on Feb 14, 2012 at 1:25pm I've been intrigued lately by two platforms that provide a different experience than the typical "Google" search. ... read more	491 Views	3 comments	Added by Terry Elliott on Mar 5, 2012 at 7:09am Thanks, Paul. I think that "follow the money" has become my mantra anymore. Google is all about ads and Facebook is all about selling dat... read more
Free Webcast: "Using Authors as Research Mentors" Added by Ron Kates on Sep 13, 2012 at 10:05am Greetings from sunny Tennessee (sunny, at least, as I type this message): I've recently come on board as a director of the Middle Tennessee Wri... read more	486 Views	2 comments	Added by Diana Pettis on Sep 19, 2012 at 6:40pm I am interested in joining this. Diana Pettis Southern Maine Writing Project ... read more
Digital Is Bloggers celebrate digital learning and literacy! Added by Christina Cantrill on Jan 13, 2012 at 1:11pm Dear colleagues, ... read more	484 Views	2 comments	Added by Paul Oh on Jan 24, 2012 at 10:20am Great, Bonnie! Care to share the URL? -Paul ... read more
Teaching from the Heart: Poetry that Speaks to the Courage to Teach Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on Aug 5, 2012 at 6:05pm Since so many in the NWP have appreciated (and contributed to) the wonderful volume of poetry called Teaching with Fire: Poetry that Sustains th... read more	472 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Digital Story as a Time Capsule Added by Amy Laitinen on Jul 19, 2011 at 6:01pm It appears as if summer has finally arrived in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and yet, like teachers all over the country I find my thoughts trave... read more	466 Views	2 comments	Added by Joye Alberts on Jul 21, 2011 at 6:19am Hi Amy, What My Mother Taught Me About Shakespeare is an amazingly layered piece that has meaning on so many levels and speaks to many audiences. As ... read more
Steve Hargadon's Hack Your Education City by City Tour Added by Paul Oh on Sep 6, 2012 at 9:24am Steve Hargadon, founder of the Classroom 2.0 social network and host of the Future of Education interview series, is traveling from city to city to e... read more	458 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Summer Session at P2PU now open for registration! Added by Christina Cantrill on Jun 19, 2012 at 1:49pm Summer Session at P2PU Summer session has begun at P2PU and two study groups, s... read more	456 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Judges Need to Score Work for Scholastic Writing Awards Added by Tanya Baker on Jan 14, 2012 at 5:02pm CALLING NWP DIRECTORS, TEACHER CONSULTANTS & SUPPORTERS OF TEEN WRITERS! THE ALLIANCE FOR YOUNG ARTISTS & WRITERS SEEKS JUDGES TO SCOR... read more	456 Views	1 comment	Added by Tanya Baker on Jan 23, 2012 at 3:22pm Thanks to everyone who contacted The Alliance about this opportunity. As is often the case, the NWP network overwhelmed our partners with more suppor... read more
Altering one's aspect towards the sun Added by Brian Kelley on Sep 17, 2011 at 4:51am The transition to an NWP-inspired writer's workshop classroom has continued to move smoothly now that we are through our third calendar week of schoo... read more	448 Views	1 comment	Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on Sep 17, 2011 at 7:11am I love this: "We noted that this imitative lesson made us be patient as writers and it taught us to be open-minded toward an author and a book some d... read more
Cosmopolitan Intellectuals Added by Robert Rivera-Amezola on Aug 30, 2011 at 1:34pm This blog was originally posted on ELL Connect, a public interactive space for teachers of culturally and linguistically diverse students and their s... read more	445 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Supporting Teachers at Gamestar Mechanic Added by Kevin Hodgson on Sep 8, 2011 at 12:33pm (Note: this is a repost of a blog post) ... read more	443 Views	2 comments	Added by Kevin Hodgson on Sep 9, 2011 at 5:02pm Kind words Kevin's Meandering Mind ... read more
Tiny Glimpses of Our Important Words @DLDay2013 7 days and counting Added by Janet Ilko on Jan 29, 2013 at 11:33pm Sharing Our Stories… ... read more	442 Views	1 comment	Added by Steven Zemelman on Jan 30, 2013 at 6:21am Janet-- ... read more