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What's up at your site or school for NDOW? Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on Oct 18, 2012 at 9:08am Here's what's up at Redwood Writing Project in Humbolt, CA, courtesy of the Times-Standard. What else do you have planned? ... read more	556 Views	4 comments	Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on Oct 20, 2012 at 3:15pm Visit CWP Connections's 25 work responses to #whatIwrite -- it's on Popplet, graphic mind mapping by a group! Visit here: http://popplet.c... read more
NCTE/NWP Hackjam Reflections at Digital Is Added by Paul Oh on Nov 23, 2011 at 10:10am Check out these two blog posts at Digital Is on the impromptu hackjam organized by Andrea Zellner at the end of this year's Annual Meeting in Chicago... read more	561 Views	1 comment	Added by Joye Alberts on Nov 23, 2011 at 11:13am Thanks for posting these links to two excellent and informative posts in Digital IS. While I was over at Digital IS, I read, among other things ... read more
Offering Honest Writing Critiques Added by Heather Severson on Apr 9, 2012 at 1:19pm Greetings, I've started a new blog, www.MercenaryWriter.net. Some of the content will be directed to writers and writing teachers. Come on dow... read more	574 Views	5 comments	Added by Tracey Flores on Apr 27, 2012 at 4:48pm You have created a great resource that gives helpful tips on how to talk to our writers to move them forward in their craft. I love it. ... read more
Gender Segregation: Hot Topic . . . What do you think? (link to the article posted below) Added by natalie goyeneche on Jul 9, 2012 at 9:02am http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/08/more-public-schools-split_0_n_1657505.html ... read more	578 Views	1 comment	Added by Jamie Langley on Jul 9, 2012 at 11:15am I teach at a public girls' school in Austin, Texas. We are a Young Women's Leadership Academy. In our five years of existence I have seen... read more
Integrating Technology into Daily Classroom Curricula Added by Rodney Bailey on Jul 24, 2011 at 10:43am	601 Views	5 comments	Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on Aug 10, 2011 at 2:22pm I liked the post too, and enjoyed following the links. To me, the essential 'why' question leads us to think about whether the tools are 'teach... read more
Collaborative Fiction: Writing and Gaming Online Added by Rodney Bailey on Sep 5, 2011 at 8:08am While reading Dailywritingtips.com, I happen to find a great resource for writing and gaming by Ali Hale called, "Collaborative Fiction: Writing and ... read more	619 Views	3 comments	Added by Tanya Baker on Sep 7, 2011 at 3:49pm Rodney, Thanks for the article. Some of the kinds of writing/gaming i was familiar with, and others are brand new... I'm going to find 'men with pen... read more
Join the conversation: Books Books Cant resist Added by samuel reed on Feb 17, 2013 at 2:04pm Join me in for an #Engchat conversation on February 18th at 7:00 PM EST on the theme getting reluctant adolescents to read. http://thenotebook.org/b... read more	621 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
BWP sponsors award winning spoken word team Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on Apr 1, 2012 at 8:37pm The Boston Writing Project sponsored a spoken word poetry team from the Harbor School under the guidance of Teacher Consultant Chris Tsang to e... read more	628 Views	1 comment	Added by Chris Tsang on Apr 29, 2012 at 1:27pm If you're interested in seeing my students perform their group piece in the Louder Than a Bomb semifinals, follow this link: http://www.youtube.com... read more
We need a hero Added by Brenda Krupp on Apr 7, 2012 at 4:42pm This summer the ISI at PAWLP is hoping to introduce our newest TCs to some writing heroes.... read more	639 Views	2 comments	Added by Tish McGonegal on Apr 11, 2012 at 4:32am Two people I'd add to the list are Jim Moffett and Ken Macrorie. Ken's writing and research always pointed to the need for authenticity and honesty, ... read more
Using Social Networking Spaces with Teachers in Schools? Added by Susan Connell Biggs on Jul 3, 2011 at 3:42am Is anyone working in a school that uses a social networking community for their teachers to share resources, ask each other questions, collaborate on... read more	662 Views	5 comments	Added by April Estep on Aug 29, 2011 at 7:49pm Our school and district hasn't yet embraced online collaboration. Our writing project site using google docs/apps almost exclusively for collaboratin... read more
I-Search: Good examples? Added by Tom McKenna on Jan 15, 2012 at 1:19pm Hi all, ... read more	679 Views	3 comments	Added by Christina Cantrill on Mar 13, 2012 at 8:01pm Hi Tom. Just noticed this post. Just fyi that Youth Voices (http://youthvoices.net/) developed based loosely on i-search projects. I'm not sure you'l... read more
Books boys can't resist Added by samuel reed on Aug 4, 2012 at 1:14am Check out my latest Philadelphia Public School Notebook Blog " Books Boys Cant Resist." Feel free to leave a comment and/or share with your network ... read more	737 Views	2 comments	Added by Mary Ann Loch on Aug 7, 2012 at 11:47am Thank you for this!! ... read more
Do you do writing walkabouts? Added by Deanna Mascle on May 30, 2012 at 11:27am Ever since I have been involved in our Site (Summer 2008) we have held "writing walkabouts" which are essentially writing and walking tours. We also ... read more	789 Views	14 comments	Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on Jul 17, 2012 at 9:03am For folks following this thread about writing marathons/walkabouts, you might be interested in how Gennesse Valley WP's walkabout ended up in the loc... read more
What do you think about ready-made instructional supports and plans? Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on Feb 2, 2012 at 5:31pm I'm not talking 'scripted curriculum', I'm talking shared lesson plans. There's a raging discussion at WaPo and Ed Week based on a column by Jay Matt... read more	834 Views	3 comments	Added by Terry Elliott on Mar 23, 2012 at 6:41am Yes, I will but just to throw out two resources: ... read more
CFP: Writing Center Theory and Practice Added by Kellie Charron on Feb 7, 2013 at 7:48pm Call for Papers: Writing Center Theory and Practice ... read more	888 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
What I wish I had known Added by Judy Jester Durante on Nov 25, 2011 at 9:34am I've been wondering what those of us who've been teaching for a while wish we had known when we were fledgling teachers. What advice would you give n... read more	896 Views	7 comments	Added by Kevin Hodgson on Dec 7, 2011 at 5:21pm I wish I had know that support at home would dwindle as much as I have seen. It's unfortunate because we know that kids need the support on both ends... read more
student samples? Added by Tish McGonegal on Jan 31, 2012 at 1:45pm Hello everyone, Here's a quick question: I've been working with teachers K-12 in southern Vermont, analyzing student work re strengths and need... read more	911 Views	2 comments	Added by Susan Connell Biggs on Mar 5, 2012 at 9:58am Miss you, Tish. How about Digital Is? ... read more
Reading, writing, and texting Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on Aug 7, 2012 at 9:52am Perhaps you saw the coverage of the new study that funds a correlation between texting and reduced grammar/mechanics skills.... read more	920 Views	4 comments	Added by Nora Harris on Oct 10, 2012 at 1:06am Thank you for posting! I really appreciate it. Sometimes it can be really challenging – finding a quality article online, it is worth bookmarking it... read more
Larry Ferlazzo hosts multipart series on writing at EdWeek/Teacher Magazine Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on Nov 20, 2012 at 8:34am Many of you probably follow Larry Ferlazzo's blog and his columns in EdWeek. A few months ago, Katie Ciresi asked him: What advice can you giv... read more	997 Views	1 comment	Added by Steven Zemelman on Nov 20, 2012 at 9:49am Hm, some nice ideas. But I can't help posing a few questions about the two posts to Ferlazzo's page. ... read more
Save Our Schools Added by Joseph McCaleb on Jun 10, 2011 at 3:26am On July 30, just 50 days away, educators rally in Washington, DC, to challenge the direction of educational policy (http://www.saveourschoolsmarch.o... read more	1,034 Views	15 comments	Added by Laura Roop on Aug 5, 2011 at 9:25am Hi, everybody. I wanted to make sure folks had seen Linda Darling-Hammond's SOS speech, which appeared in the Washington Post: <http://www.w... read more
NWP i3 Award! Added by Steven Zemelman on Nov 9, 2012 at 10:19am Hey, Folks! I just saw on the web that NWP has received one of the i3 "Validation" awards from the US DOE. Elyse. Paul, someone, tell us the details... read more	1,065 Views	5 comments	Added by Steven Zemelman on Nov 13, 2012 at 1:07pm Thanks Elyse & Luke, & congratulations all. The focus on rual districts sounds like a wise one, since SEED 2 covers a number of cities & ... read more
What are you doing for Poem In Your Pocket Day? Added by Paul Oh on Apr 13, 2012 at 1:27pm April 26th is Poem in Your Pocket Day, an event that entails carrying and sharing a poem - part of April's National Poetry Month festivities. For i... read more	1,107 Views	11 comments	Added by Jennifer Cass on Apr 26, 2012 at 5:01pm In Kindergarten this year we have a Poem of the Week each week. Each Thursday or Friday they respond to the poem in their journals. Usual... read more
Have you been thinking about writing groups in the classroom? Check this out. Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on Apr 12, 2012 at 8:42am T-C Greg Graham is featured in this First Person piece in EdWeek Teacher: Why I No Longer Use Groups in my Classroom. Here's a snippet: ... read more	1,121 Views	3 comments	Added by Kevin Hodgson on Apr 16, 2012 at 3:09am I think finding some balance between the writer as a soloist and then the writer/readers as a member of a community is one way to go about it.... read more
Recommendations needed for professional articles Added by Jean Wolph on Feb 27, 2013 at 7:11am What's the best article you've used in addressing what student writers need in order to meet the challenges of the Common Core Standards? All s... read more	1,190 Views	4 comments	Added by Denise Amos on Mar 1, 2013 at 7:21am What a great question, Jean. I hope we can get several new resources from your question. ... read more
#summerreading Added by Paul Oh on May 23, 2012 at 8:46am What are you planning to read this summer? How are you helping your students stay engaged with reading during the vacation? ... read more	1,238 Views	9 comments	Added by Patrick Sweeney on Jun 15, 2012 at 4:47pm I plan to read quotes in between bouts of gardening. It is difficult to maintain a train of thought while digging the hard packed and rocky cla... read more