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Why I Write Added by Luke Hokama on Sep 30, 2011 at 5:17pm Why do you write? For the 2011 National Day on Writing, we want everyone to think about that question. Share some of your answers and your students' ... read more	561 Views	10 comments	Added by Sharon J. Washington on Oct 27, 2011 at 6:59am Tanya, your post on Why I Write is an exquisite story. I love how you wove in translation and "equally plausibel cognates". I find the range of&... read more
Supporting Math Teachers at the ISI Added by Seth Mitchell on Jul 6, 2011 at 8:28am A Fellow in our ISI recently found out that she'll be teaching math in the fall and is looking for ideas that will help her make the math/writing con... read more	568 Views	4 comments	Added by Seth Mitchell on Jul 14, 2011 at 9:43am Thanks for the resources, Tish! I'm sure she will be grateful. ... read more
WMWP's Will Bangs: Pioneer Valley Excellence Award Added by Kevin Hodgson on Mar 18, 2012 at 7:27am (This is pulled from the school superintendent's blog in Northampton, Massachusetts.... read more	569 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
SELA WP and KSLU Program Earns Top Honors in International Competition for Program that Highlights New Orleans through the Eyes of Local Writers Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on Jul 7, 2012 at 12:27pm Hammond, LA - New Orleans in Words, a radio program produced by 90.9fm KSLU, Southeastern’s public radio station, earned top honors by ... read more	572 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
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	575 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
Morning Discussion Groups: Challenges, Questions, Solutions Added by Grant Faulkner on Nov 17, 2011 at 3:10pm The morning discussion groups at the Annual Meeting generated lively conversations about the challenges, questions, and solutions at sites across the... read more	578 Views	1 comment	Added by Jean-Paul Gressieux on Nov 22, 2011 at 4:20pm Grant, Thanks for posting this. It was really amazing to see the ways in which these discussions intersected. It was a good experience b... read more
Integrating Technology into Daily Classroom Curricula Added by Rodney Bailey on Jul 24, 2011 at 10:43am	603 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
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	628 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
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	630 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
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	631 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
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	681 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	739 Views	2 comments	Added by Mary Ann Loch on Aug 7, 2012 at 11:47am Thank you for this!! ... read more
What DID you do for digital learning day? Added by Kim Douillard on Feb 4, 2012 at 1:04pm Would love to hear how the day turned out for you. Thanks! ... read more	781 Views	2 comments	Added by Kevin Hodgson on Feb 10, 2012 at 3:48am My students got into Glogster.edu and began to build digital posters connected to a short story project they were just finishing up. It was really a ... read more
Clarke Middle School Media Center is Exemplary! Added by Paul Oh on Sep 20, 2011 at 9:55am Congratulations to Shawn Hinger of the Red Clay Writing Project, whose Clarke Middle School Media Center was named a Georgia Exemplary Library Media ... read more	783 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
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	790 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 are you discovering in your first days and weeks back to school? Added by Paul Oh on Aug 22, 2011 at 9:31am What are you discovering in your first days and weeks back to school? Do you have insights, resources or questions to share? ... read more	794 Views	5 comments	Added by Kevin Hodgson on Aug 30, 2011 at 3:09pm We had our first staff day today -- it was all about Common Core transition and the use of an online Curriculum Mapping program that we will be using... 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	835 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	893 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	912 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	923 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
Elizabeth Ann Fuller named Kentucky Elementary Teacher of the Year Added by Paul Oh on Nov 10, 2011 at 10:40am Congratulations to Elizabeth Ann Fuller of the Louisville Writing Project who was recently named Kentucky Elementary Teacher of the Year! ... read more	935 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.