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Revisiting NWP Social Practices: Advocacy Mar 08, 2018

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In preparation for this year's Spring Meeting, we're revisiting this discussion on a set of social practices embedded in NWP-style teacher leadership. Guests examine the practice of advocacy, analyze three case studies to explore what teacher leadership through advocacy can look like, and how teachers can take up the practice of advocacy.

Reports from the Field: The Pleasures and Perils of Working in Under-Resourced Schools Feb 08, 2018

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Join us for a discussion of the twists and turns of doing intensive professional development in high-need schools with facilitators from sites participating in NWP's College, Career, and Community Writers Program Professional Development in a High-Need School grant.

Unpacking the NWP Social Practices Framework: Going Public with our Practices Jan 25, 2018

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This is the second in a six-part series discussing a set of social practices embedded in NWP-style teacher leadership. This episode, which examines the practice of going public with our practice, looks at various ways that teachers can share their teaching practices with one another for purposes of learning, growing and leading in the profession.

Writing Our Future with American Creed Jan 18, 2018

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Through its many stories—set in a range of big cities, small towns, and rural areas around the country—the documentary American Creed wrestles with key issues in America today, including opportunity for all, the meaning of citizenship, and the challenge of meaningful civic participation and dialogue. American Creed will air on PBS February 27, 9/8c, at which time your students can join the conversation and add their stories via a national youth publishing website designed and supported by the National Writing Project. Join NWP Radio to hear about this film, learn more about the youth publishing opportunity, and listen to the ways other educators have already been weaving this film and related discussions and writing opportunities into their lesson plans.

C3WP Expands to Upper Elementary Nov 09, 2017

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The National Writing Project's successful i3 College Readiness Writers Program is expanding. With a new name—College, Community, and Career Writers Program (C3WP)—the program now includes upper elementary teachers in advanced institutes for SEED and High-Need Schools grants. Over the next year, C3WP elementary teachers in advanced institutes will explore on-ramps to argument writing for 4th-6th-grade students. Join us for a conversation with elementary educators and site leaders as they share their thoughts on including argument writing skills in upper elementary curricula and their experiences with the new C3WP Upper Elementary resources.

Preparing for the Annual Meeting Oct 26, 2017

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This year, as sites are preparing for the 2017 Annual Meeting in St. Louis, we invite you to tune in to hear some of the highlights of this upcoming annual meeting. Join us as we talk with guests from Gateway Writing project who will share an overview of the meeting and highlight some specific events, including Friday’s writing marathons. We will also hear from a few session presenters to give you a taste of the many great sessions for you to choose from at this year’s annual meeting.

TopSecretStoryBox Oct 20, 2017

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Shhhh.... We are going to tell you a secret, a top secret secret. Come listen in to hear about the Top Secret YA Story Box Project. We will talk to authors, teachers, and others who are excited to give you a peek inside the top secret story box.

#WhyIWrite: A Celebration for the National Day on Writing Oct 12, 2017

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Join us for a celebration of the National Day on Writing as we talk with Grant Faulkner, executive director of National Novel Writing Month and Vicki Meigs-Kahlenberg, teacher and author of The Author's Apprentice about why they write, and why you should too.

Assignments Matter: Creating Engaging Writing Assignments Sep 21, 2017

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Listen as teacher-consultants from around the network discuss the relationship between the quality of writing assignments and the quality of writing that students produce, and share the impacts of their own work collaborating with the Literacy Design Collaborative and NWP's Assignments Matter initiative to design creative, engaging writing tasks.

4T Virtual Conference on Digital Writing Sep 14, 2017

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Get ready for this year's 4T Virtual Conference on Digital Writing, an online "teachers teaching teachers about technology" event that focuses on the research, pedagogy, and tools of writing in digital spaces in the K-12 classroom, hosted by the University of Michigan Schools of Education and Information and Oakland Schools, and engaging many Writing Project sites and teachers. This NWP Radio episode will look back at some of the conversations and resources that resulted from last year's conference, and get a preview of what to expect this coming October. We will also hear about the origins of this virtual conference, the ways it's inspired and supported Writing Project leadership and work, and think about the implications for the teaching and learning of digital writing at large.

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