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Teachers Share Literacy Strategies at Hudson Valley Writing Project's Free Seminars

Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Type: In the News
In a challenging time when funds for education seem to be under attack, the Hudson Valley Writing Project (NY) offers teachers valuable resources in its free workshops.

African American Oral Histories Cataloged in The HistoryMakers Digital Archive

Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Type: Resource
The HistoryMakers is an online digital archive of interviews with both well-known and unsung African Americans who shaped history. This resource, which originated in NWP's Digital Is, outlines the useful features of the video archive which make it a great tool in the classroom.

NWP Radio: Plans for the Review of NWP Site Reports--Call In!

Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Type: Event
This special edition of NWP Radio invites site leaders to join a conversation about the Review of NWP Site Reports set for March 2–5, 2012. Listen in to hear about the process for collecting good ideas that work and great thinking about site sustainability from the NWP Site Reports. The material will be developed into an online resource that will be widely available to local sites across the network. The call-in line will be open to take your calls and questions. February 28, 4 p.m. PST/7 p.m. EST

NWP Radio: Place-Based Literacy in the Urban Context: USN in Tulsa

Thursday, February 09, 2012
Type: Event
Writing Beyond Borders: Power and Change in Urban Education is the theme of the April 2012 Urban Sites Network Conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This NWP Radio broadcast features leaders from the Oklahoma State University Writing Project, conference hosts, and keynote speaker Julie Landsman , who will preview opportunities for learning and connections promised by the conference.

Author Sandra Cisneros Discusses the Impact of Teachers on Young Writers

Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Type: In the News
At a Fresno State event, Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street, discussed how one important teacher inspired her to begin her life as a writer. "I like to tell people that if you're a writer, you're always a writer," she says. Earlier this year, the English Department and San Joaquin Valley Writing Project at Fresno State presented a Cisneros-related symposium for teachers.

Successful Teachers Write Side By Side With Students

Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Type: In the News
Literacy specialist Rebecca Alber discusses how teachers prepare students for writing in the real world. Years after experiencing a Writing Project workshop, she concludes that "to help our students become writers, we need to write side by side with them."

The Teaching and Assessment of Student Writing

Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Type: In the News
Writing Project teacher leaders discuss best strategies for teaching student writing, as a learning tool and a valued skill, and for assessing student writing achievement.

Why Rural Matters 2011-2012: The Condition of Rural Education in the 50 States

Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Type: Resource
This sixth report in a biennial research series by the Rural School and Community Trust Policy Program explores the "conditions of rural education in each of the 50 states and call[s] attention to the need for policymakers to address rural education issues in their respective states".

Writing Project Director Explores Non-Traditional Literature

Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Type: In the News
Dr. Jeffrey Wilhelm, founding director of the Maine Writing Project and the Boise State Writing Project, shares insights from a current study about how passionate adolescent readers of non-traditional texts engage with such texts. He also examines the implications for parenting, instruction, reading programs, and libraries.

Celebrate Digital Learning Day

Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Type: In the News
On Digital Learning Day, February 1, 2012, thousands of teachers and millions of students will pledge to use technology in new, innovative ways in their classrooms.

Live Oak Writing Project to Host Writing and Science Workshop for Teachers

Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Type: In the News
Live Oak Writing Project at the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast will host the workshop "Connecting Writing to the Common Core State Standards in the Science Classroom" on Tuesday, February 7.

Digital Learning Day: Celebrating Innovative Teaching Strategies

Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Type: Resource
As part of the first-ever Digital Learning Day, NWP has teamed up with the Alliance for Excellent Education, the New York Times Learning Network, Figment, and Edutopia to highlight innovative, technology-rich teaching practices that make learning more personalized and engaging.

NWP at Rutgers University Teachers Address Common Core Literacy Standards

Monday, January 23, 2012
Type: In the News
Although students were not in session on Jan. 16 to observe Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Warren Hills teachers were in session for a full day of professional development activities. Teacher-consultants from the National Writing Project at Rutgers University worked with school staff to address the Common Core Literacy Standards in all subjects.

Ozark Writing Project Teacher Brings Pearl Harbor Stories to Life for Students

Monday, January 23, 2012
Type: In the News
In the run-up to the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, media and veterans groups sought out World War II participants to preserve their stories for future generations. Through the work of an Ozark Writing Project teacher and her seventh-grade students, this process is already beginning.

Writing Project Teacher Receives Arkansas Teacher of the Year Award

Monday, January 23, 2012
Type: In the News
Debbie West, teacher-consultant and technology liaison for the Arkansas Delta Writing Project, has been named elementary school teacher of the year by the Arkansas Council of Teachers of English Language Arts. West, who was recognized for innovation and professionalism in teaching, also leads teacher study groups and professional development in her district.

Students Need An Audience If We Expect Them To Learn How To Write

Monday, January 23, 2012
Type: In the News
Jacob Lewis, co-founder and CEO of Figment, discusses how writing to an audience is necessary to develop real-world writing skills.

Writing and Teaching Habits of Mind

Monday, January 23, 2012
Type: In the News
Framework for Success in Postsecondary Writing, developed by the Council of Writing Program Administrators, the National Council of Teachers of English, and the National Writing Project, posits eight "habits of mind and experiences that are critical for college success": curiosity, openness, engagement, creativity, persistence, responsibility, flexibility, and metacognition. Do writing teachers need to assess their own "habits of mind?"

Writing Project Teachers Develop Professional Learning Model

Friday, January 20, 2012
Type: In the News

Developing a Definition of Teachers Research

Friday, January 13, 2012
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.