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Everybody’s Vaguely Familiar: Jack Powers, Poetry & A Career of Teaching Writing Apr 11, 2019

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We kick-off National Poetry Month by visiting with poet and teacher Jack Powers, celebrating the publication of his new book, Everybody’s Vaguely Familiar. We'll also discuss his successful career in teaching writing as a National Writing Project fellow and ways to celebrate National Poetry Month throughout April.

Guests

Jack Powers, Poet; Teacher at Joel Barlow High School
Tanya Baker (Host), Director of National Programs, National Writing Project
Bryan Ripley Crandall (Co-Host), Director, Connecticut Writing Project at Fairfield

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Everyday Advocacy: An NWP Social Practice Mar 21, 2019

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With NCTE's Advocacy and Leadership Summit coming up in April, we wanted to revisit our NWP Radio episode from March, 2017 on everyday advocacy. Advocacy is one of six social practices embedded in NWP-style teacher leadership, and in this episode, we examined three case studies of what teacher leadership through advocacy could look like, and how teachers can take up the practice of advocacy more generally.

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Better Together: Why Networks are the Future of Learning Jan 24, 2019

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Join us for a discussion with the authors of Better Together to hear about learning networks and how they can be leveraged for smarter personalized and project-based learning.

Guests

Lydia Dobyns, President/CEO, NewTech Network
Tom Vander Ark, CEO, Getting Smart

Young Adult Literature and the Digital World Jan 17, 2019

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We visit with Writing Project leaders in Connecticut, Georgia, and Oklahoma about their work with teachers to connect young adult literature and the digital world.

Guests

Jennifer Dail, Director, Kennesaw Mountain Writing Project
Shelbie Witte, Director, Oklahoma State University Writing Project
Bryan Ripley Crandall, Director, Connecticut Writing Project at Fairfield

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Timeless Learning: An Interview with Pam Moran and Ira Socol Dec 13, 2018

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This episode of NWP Radio features a discussion with Pam Moran and Ira Socol about their new book Timeless Learning: How Imagination, Observation, and Zero-Based Thinking Change Schools. The conversation takes imaginative leaps into what schools could be and shares practical advice for how to make the imagined possibilities reality.

Guests

Pam Moran, Superintendent of Albemarle County Public Schools, Virginia
Ira Socol, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Albemarle County Public Schools
Tanya Baker (Host), Director of National Programs, National Writing Project

Links from the Show

Timeless Learning: How Imagination, Observation, and Zero-Based Thinking Change Schools
"Insufficiently Transformative" by Ira Socol
"Why Zero-Based Thinking is MissionCritical in Reimagining Education" by Ira Socol
Hacking Schools: Getting Ourselves to Yes, Pam Moran, TEDx El Cajon
"The Phygitals World: Speaking the Language of Creativity" by Pam Moran
"What does it mean to build a school? What are our responsibilities now?" by Ira Socol
"Habitable Worlds of Learning" by Pam Moran
"Why do we read? Why do we write?" by Ira Socol

Back to School with Writing Our Future and American Creed Nov 08, 2018

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In this broadcast, Writing Project colleagues Janelle Bence, Dawn Reed and Suzanne Sutton share student work created as part of the Writing Our Future: American Creed project and prepare for a workshop at the NCTE 2018 Conference in Houston. Join us to hear from the teachers, and students, and think with us about the possibilities of supporting youth in exploring their American identities and communities.

NOTE: Student work was shared via screenshare in this episode, which you can view at Educator Innovator.

Guests

Janelle Bence, New Tech High @ Coppell, Coppell, Texas
Dawn Reed, Okemos High School, Okemos, Michigan
Suzanne Sutton, Classen School, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Links from the Show

American Creed
Writing Our Future: American Creed Youth Publishing Site
Digital Stories: What does it mean to be American?
- The Patriot by Isabella Zeff
See the full lesson:
- Featured as part of Preparing Youth for Civics and Politics in the Digital Age
“This I Believe” essay
- “I Believe in Acceptance” by Jahaan S. (audio)
Lesson resources are on the Writing Our Future’s website under “Visit Our Classrooms”
- Youth Cast
- Visit Our Classrooms

At NCTE 2018Writing Our Futures: Youth Public Writing and American CreedFriday, November 16, 2018 3:30-4:45 p.m.Location: 381 B

Professional Development: Marketing, Development, Sustainability Nov 05, 2018

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Writing Project sites have been launching a wide range of professional development opportunities and have been planning for future professional development opportunities. Join us as we chat with Writing Project site leaders about planning for, designing, and marketing professional development with a focus on site sustainability.

Guests

Janie Baer-Leighton taught English and Argumentation and Debate at Amherst High School, Amherst, MA. She is the WMWP Professional Development Coordinator.
Diana Roy taught high school and middle school ELA and was the Curriculum Director for the Ludlow Public Schools, Ludlow, MA. She is the WMWP Project Manager for two C3WP grants.
Harriet Kulig teaches 7th grade geography at Birchland Middle School in East Longmeadow, MA. She is a co-facilitator of the professional development program "Exploring with a Lens on Local History".
Cecilia Pattee taught middle school bilingual social studies and science and high school ESL in Nampa, ID, instructional coach for the Idaho Department of Education, and is currently a Thinking Partner for four NWP sites as they facilitate C3WP grants in their area.
Kelly Sassi taught English at West Valley High School in Fairbanks, AK and now prepares future ELA teachers at North Dakota State University in Fargo. She also serves as Director of the Red River Valley Writing Project and is on the C3WP Leadership Team.

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The Digital Civics Toolkit: Supporting Youth in Civic Engagement Nov 01, 2018

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Listen in as we discuss the Digital Civics Toolkit, a collection of resources for educators to support youth in exploring, recognizing, and taking seriously the civic potentials of digital life.

Guests

Erica Hodgin, Associate Director, Civic Engagement Research Group (CERG) at University of California, Riverside; Research Director, Educating for Participatory Politics Project
Carrie James, Research Associate and a Principal Investigator, Project Zero at Harvard Graduate School of Education
Sangita Shresthova, Director of Research, Civic Imagination Project, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at University of Southern California

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The Digital Civics Toolkit: Supporting Youth in Civic Engagement Nov 01, 2018

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Listen in as we discuss the Digital Civics Toolkit, a collection of resources for educators to support youth in exploring, recognizing, and taking seriously the civic potentials of digital life.

Guests

Erica Hodgin, Associate Director, Civic Engagement Research Group (CERG) at University of California, Riverside; Research Director, Educating for Participatory Politics Project
Carrie James, Research Associate and a Principal Investigator, Project Zero at Harvard Graduate School of Education
Sangita Shresthova, Director of Research, Civic Imagination Project, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at University of Southern California

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Educating for Empathy: An Interview with Nicole Mirra Oct 25, 2018

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What is empathy and how is it different than sympathy? What role does literature play in developing critical civic empathy? For this episode of NWP Radio, we'll be interviewing Nicole Mirra about her recently released book Educating for Empathy: Literacy Learning and Civic Engagement.

Guests

Nicole Mirra, Assistant Professor of Urban Teacher Education at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Graduate School of Education
Tanya Baker, Director of National Programs, National Writing Project

Links from the Show

Educating for Empathy: Literacy Learning and Civic Engagement
"From Connected Learning to Connected Teaching: A Necssary Step Forward"
Nicole on Twitter
October's #NCTEchat: Teaching toward Empathy in Today’s English Classrooms
Wakelet summary of the Twitter chat about empathy from 10/14/18

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