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Developing a Definition of Teachers Research
Friday, January 13, 2012
Type: Resource
Type: Resource
Students Get Real World Experience
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Type: In the News
Sixth-grade students at Branson Intermediate School, inspired by the Ozarks Writing Project, gained real world experience by writing and implementing their own business plans to raise money for a spring literature conference.
Type: In the News
Sixth-grade students at Branson Intermediate School, inspired by the Ozarks Writing Project, gained real world experience by writing and implementing their own business plans to raise money for a spring literature conference.
Writing Project Helps Students and Teachers Find Their Inner Authors
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Type: In the News
Through the Heart of Texas Writing Project, Dr. Randy Bomer helps teachers and young writers alike find their inner authors. Concluding that a teacher who writes will be a better writing teacher, the project offers monthly workshops and four-week invitational institutes to K-12 Texas teachers. In the workshops, the teachers learn best practices in writing instruction, review research, build a strong network of like-minded colleagues and, most important, produce writing of their own.
Type: In the News
Through the Heart of Texas Writing Project, Dr. Randy Bomer helps teachers and young writers alike find their inner authors. Concluding that a teacher who writes will be a better writing teacher, the project offers monthly workshops and four-week invitational institutes to K-12 Texas teachers. In the workshops, the teachers learn best practices in writing instruction, review research, build a strong network of like-minded colleagues and, most important, produce writing of their own.
Ozarks Writing Project Teacher Named Secondary Teacher of the Year
Monday, December 19, 2011
Type: In the News
Kim Blevins, a language arts teacher associated with the Ozarks Writing Project at Missouri State University, has been named secondary teacher of the year by the Missouri State Teachers Association.
Type: In the News
Kim Blevins, a language arts teacher associated with the Ozarks Writing Project at Missouri State University, has been named secondary teacher of the year by the Missouri State Teachers Association.
Writing Project Strategies Help Little Writers with Big Futures
Monday, December 19, 2011
Type: In the News
In second-grade teacher Angie Bailus' classroom, teaching strategies from the UC Irvine Writing Project help young students improve their writing skills.
Type: In the News
In second-grade teacher Angie Bailus' classroom, teaching strategies from the UC Irvine Writing Project help young students improve their writing skills.
Tech Tools for Teachers, by Teachers: Video Game Design in the Classroom
Wednesday, December 07, 2011
Type: Resource
Author and teacher Greg Kehring shares his experience of using video game design as a way of teaching the writing process to his middle school students.
Type: Resource
Author and teacher Greg Kehring shares his experience of using video game design as a way of teaching the writing process to his middle school students.
NWP Radio: Scaling Up Youth Programs
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Type: Event
This broadcast of NWP Radio will feature a look at youth programs at three Writing Project sites, including a discussion of how sites can think about expanding youth programs to increase visibility, build partnerships, and raise funds.
Type: Event
This broadcast of NWP Radio will feature a look at youth programs at three Writing Project sites, including a discussion of how sites can think about expanding youth programs to increase visibility, build partnerships, and raise funds.
Why I Write: Because There Is Power in Storytelling
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Type: Resource
Heather Wolpert-Gawron, teacher-consultant at the UC Irvine Writing Project, shares how writing has become a timeline reflecting the chapters of her life.
Type: Resource
Heather Wolpert-Gawron, teacher-consultant at the UC Irvine Writing Project, shares how writing has become a timeline reflecting the chapters of her life.
Why I Write: Gaetan Pappalardo Writes for the Sake of Writing
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Type: Resource
Gaetan Pappalardo, a teacher-consultant at the Pennsylvania Writing and Literature Project, shares why he is compelled to write despite its difficulties.
Type: Resource
Gaetan Pappalardo, a teacher-consultant at the Pennsylvania Writing and Literature Project, shares why he is compelled to write despite its difficulties.
Why Students Need to Think of Themselves as Writers
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Type: In the News
Ph.D candidate Liana Silva had a revelation while following the #whyiwrite tweets on the National Day on Writing. No one wrote, "I write because I am a writer." She posits that everyone, particularly academics, needs to think of themselves as writers.
Type: In the News
Ph.D candidate Liana Silva had a revelation while following the #whyiwrite tweets on the National Day on Writing. No one wrote, "I write because I am a writer." She posits that everyone, particularly academics, needs to think of themselves as writers.
Wise Eyes: Prompting for Meaningful Student Writing
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Type: NWP Book
This monograph explores what it takes to frame a writing task that will motivate students and lead them to show off what they can really do.
Type: NWP Book
This monograph explores what it takes to frame a writing task that will motivate students and lead them to show off what they can really do.
Author's Corner: Gaetan Pappalardo and Louie Licks and the Wicked Snakes: Battleaxe
Monday, November 21, 2011
Type: Resource
Third grade teacher Gaetan Pappalardo uses music, songs, and sounds in his story to enhance the experience for reluctant readers. He explains how his participation with the Pennsylvania Writing and Literature Project has inspired his writing abilities.
Type: Resource
Third grade teacher Gaetan Pappalardo uses music, songs, and sounds in his story to enhance the experience for reluctant readers. He explains how his participation with the Pennsylvania Writing and Literature Project has inspired his writing abilities.
The Successful High School Writing Center
Monday, November 21, 2011
Type: NWP Book
This book highlights the work of talented writing center teachers who share practices and lessons learned from today's most important high school writing centers. The authors offer innovative methods for secondary educators who deal with adolescent literacy, English language learners, new literacies, embedded professional development, and differentiated instruction.
Type: NWP Book
This book highlights the work of talented writing center teachers who share practices and lessons learned from today's most important high school writing centers. The authors offer innovative methods for secondary educators who deal with adolescent literacy, English language learners, new literacies, embedded professional development, and differentiated instruction.
West Tennessee Writing Project Hosts Young Writers' Clubhouse
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Type: In the News
The Young Writers' Clubhouse had its first session at the University of Tennessee at Martin. The program is to get more students in the area excited about writing and to improve their writing skills.
Type: In the News
The Young Writers' Clubhouse had its first session at the University of Tennessee at Martin. The program is to get more students in the area excited about writing and to improve their writing skills.
David Lawson on Kurt Vonnegut
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Type: In the News
David Lawson, a teacher-consultant at the Hoosier Writing Project, shares his thoughts about author Kurt Vonnegut and how he teaches about Vonnegut's works in the classroom.
Type: In the News
David Lawson, a teacher-consultant at the Hoosier Writing Project, shares his thoughts about author Kurt Vonnegut and how he teaches about Vonnegut's works in the classroom.
Poetry Jam at Kean University Writing Project
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Type: In the News
As part of the Kean University Writing Project, talents from all over the university gathered at the Kean University Center in order to share their unique interests with others.
Type: In the News
As part of the Kean University Writing Project, talents from all over the university gathered at the Kean University Center in order to share their unique interests with others.
Why I Write: To Save My Sanity
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Type: Resource
Todd Finley, co-director and technology liaison for the Tar River Writing Project, shares how writing got him through a near-death experience.
Type: Resource
Todd Finley, co-director and technology liaison for the Tar River Writing Project, shares how writing got him through a near-death experience.
Why I Write: Elizabeth Murchison Stresses the Importance of Writing for Scientists
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Type: Resource
Elizabeth Murchison is a scientist who works on the genetics of cancer in Tasmanian devils. She stresses the importance of writing even for scientists in order to get research done and disseminate results to the scientific community.
Type: Resource
Elizabeth Murchison is a scientist who works on the genetics of cancer in Tasmanian devils. She stresses the importance of writing even for scientists in order to get research done and disseminate results to the scientific community.
NWP Teachers Bring #whyiwrite into Classrooms
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Type: Resource
NWP teachers and their students came together to ponder the force that drives them to pen their thoughts and create stories, essays, articles, scripts, and tweets. They joined a national conversation by tweeting their reflections to #whyiwrite.
Type: Resource
NWP teachers and their students came together to ponder the force that drives them to pen their thoughts and create stories, essays, articles, scripts, and tweets. They joined a national conversation by tweeting their reflections to #whyiwrite.
NWP Teams with Alliance for Excellent Education for Digital Learning Day!
Monday, November 14, 2011
Type: Press Release
Building upon a growing movement, the National Writing Project, in partnership with the Alliance for Excellent Education, is calling on teachers, schools, principals, community leaders, parents, and students to participate in the inaugural national Digital Learning Day on February 1, 2012.
Type: Press Release
Building upon a growing movement, the National Writing Project, in partnership with the Alliance for Excellent Education, is calling on teachers, schools, principals, community leaders, parents, and students to participate in the inaugural national Digital Learning Day on February 1, 2012.
