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Book Review: Building the English Classroom Added by Kevin Hodgson on Jan 4, 2012 at 2:52pm (reposted from my blog) ... read more	341 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
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	497 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
Book Review: The History of the World in Six Glasses Added by Brian Kelley on Jan 1, 2012 at 6:19am Beer. Wine. Liquor. Tea. Coffee. Coca-Cola. In six individual essays, author Tom Standage explores the impac... read more	435 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
YA Book Review: The Running Dream Added by Brian Kelley on Dec 27, 2011 at 8:14am Positive. Uplifting. Inspirational. ... read more	637 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
YA Book Review: Hold Still Added by Brian Kelley on Dec 26, 2011 at 7:45am Recently, I bought the entire collection of novels from Penguin's publishing wing entitled "Point of View" --these are novels dealing head-on with to... read more	369 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
YA Book Review: Thirteen Reasons Why Added by Brian Kelley on Dec 25, 2011 at 8:47am Jay Asher's YA novel, Thirteen Reasons Why, provides an opportunity to open the discussion of suicide, with ourselves...our friends...our familie... read more	704 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Framing Literature Accordingly Added by Brian Kelley on Dec 23, 2011 at 6:21am Would many have thought in the 1590s that William Shakespeare would be read and taught 500 years later? Hard to say. Do video game progra... read more	310 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Immersion with a Twist of Skype Added by Brian Kelley on Dec 22, 2011 at 8:14am Yesterday my 3rd period class experienced a Skype chat with literary agent, Victoria Marini of the Gelfman Schneider literary agency in New York ... read more	380 Views	1 comment	Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on Dec 22, 2011 at 9:15am Thank you for sharing this experience -- and the great advice you got -- from your skype session. ... read more
I Think Therefore I Revise Added by Brian Kelley on Dec 20, 2011 at 5:25am Through an author chat on Skype, YA author Irene Latham helped reinforce our ongoing conversations and lessons on revision. Especially for ... read more	645 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
The Lens of Strong Nouns and Verbs Added by Brian Kelley on Dec 19, 2011 at 5:43am My 8th grade creative writing classes are studying the use of strong nouns and verbs, and I asked YA author Mitali Perkins to build our recent au... read more	1,085 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Liking and Hating Have No Home Added by Brian Kelley on Dec 18, 2011 at 6:14am After reading Kelly Gallagher's Readicide this week, a metaphor of shopping for a house has been working itself out in my head. I wondered how ... read more	331 Views	1 comment	Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on Dec 19, 2011 at 8:48am Thanks for the thoughtful post. Did you have a chance to see Kelly's keynote at last year's spring meeting, either in person or on video? ... read more
Development of an Idea: from NWP Conference, to Camp, to Classroom Added by Kevin Hodgson on Dec 17, 2011 at 8:03am (This is reposted from my blog) ... read more	302 Views	1 comment	Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on Dec 19, 2011 at 8:41am Hi Kevin, ... read more
Louder Than a Bomb Added by Sharon J. Washington on Dec 16, 2011 at 1:03pm This week, I went to the screening of the documentary Louder than a Bomb, about a high school poetry slam and was blown away by the quality of the st... read more	437 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Heart of Texas WP featured on TV! Added by Ann David on Dec 9, 2011 at 9:41am Those of you who follow college football south of the Mason-Dixon line are probably familiar with the Longhorn Network and the chaos it's caused.&nbs... read more	358 Views	3 comments	Added by Sharon J. Washington on Dec 16, 2011 at 2:05pm Fantastic video and visibility! ... read more
What Do You Mean, Teachers Can't Create Curriculum? Added by Kevin Hodgson on Dec 7, 2011 at 5:14pm (This is a repost from my blog, Kevin's Meandering Mind) ... read more	742 Views	10 comments	Added by Marta Alston on Jun 14, 2012 at 1:12am Despite all of the problems you face all the time your work is very interesting. Thank you for expressing your thoughts in your blog, it was a lot in... read more
#whyiwrite up for Edublog Award Added by Paul Oh on Dec 6, 2011 at 7:39am If you participated in the Why I Write campaign in late October, you might be interested to know that the associated twitter hashtag #whyiwrite is up... read more	545 Views	3 comments	Added by Paul Oh on Dec 12, 2011 at 10:23am Thanks for the heads up about your nomination, Kevin! Sorry about the oversight. Would've definitely picked it out had they listed the author as "Kev... read more
The Educated Citizen Added by Tanya Baker on Dec 2, 2011 at 10:21am Ends and Beginnings of things always seem to find me waxing philosophical. Ends and beginnings always seem like good times to ask big questions, like... read more	343 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Thanksgiving Reflections Added by Sharon J. Washington on Dec 1, 2011 at 10:19am I hope all of you had a great Thanksgiving holiday. Like many of you, I spent some quality time with family and friends and the long weekend al... read more	321 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Next steps in the continuing conversation Added by Judy Buchanan on Nov 29, 2011 at 5:07pm It was wonderful to have the opportunity for face to face conversations at the Annual Meeting in Chicago. At the NWP booth at the NCTE conventi... read more	510 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Technology's Imprint on Story Telling--Lesson 3: Perspective Added by Brian Kelley on Nov 27, 2011 at 6:38am Stumbling on reviews and summaries of Scott Kirsner's book Inventing the Movies, I found an uncanny distinction made on perspective. Suggesti... read more	287 Views	1 comment	Added by Paul Oh on Dec 14, 2011 at 11:07am Just wanted to say, quickly and belatedly Brian, that I'm really enjoying your blog posts. I feel like you're providing terrific insights into your o... read more
Technology's Imprint on Story Telling--Lesson 2: The Crossroads of Sound Added by Brian Kelley on Nov 27, 2011 at 6:35am A lesson I used in my 6th grade theater class which I am revising for my 8th grade writing class is centered on the crossroads Charlie Chaplin fa... read more	255 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Technology's Imprint on Story Telling --Lesson 1: Early Silent Film Added by Brian Kelley on Nov 27, 2011 at 6:31am Having taught a theater course to 6th grade students for over ten years, I learned a lot about the relationship between technology and the evolut... read more	322 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
National Student Poets Program Added by Tanya Baker on Nov 21, 2011 at 11:24am Our friends at the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers are excited to share today's announcement about a new National Student Poets Program.&... read more	260 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
New Fundraising Section in Site Leaders! Added by Caroline Griswold on Nov 17, 2011 at 4:58pm Check out the Site Leaders Community for a new section on Fundraising. You can also learn more about NWP's upcoming eCampaign. ... read more	308 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	490 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