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Kids Tales: Kids Teaching Kids About Writing Mar 03, 2016

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Sixteen-year-old Katie Eder, founder of Kids Tales—and one of the International Literacy Association's inaugural 30 Under 30 Literacy Champions—shared her organization's origin story with NWP Radio and her goals for expansion until "every kid is a published writer."

Teaching Outside the Box But Inside the Standards: Making Room for Dialogue Feb 25, 2016

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We interview the authors and editors of Teaching Outside the Box But Inside the Standards: Making Room for Dialogue about feeling caught between mandates to teach to standards, and the needs and interests of the students right in front of them, and how they teachers manage those tensions with deliberative practice, writing, and a professional community.

Building New Pathways to Leadership Jan 28, 2016

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Three site leaders talk to Tanya Baker, NWP Director of National Programs, about what leadership looks like in our network and how the creation of new pathways in would serve more teachers and expand leadership opportunities.

Beyond Shushing: Reimagining the Educator's Role in Libraries and Museums Jan 14, 2016

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YOUmedia Learning Labs Network's K-Fai Steele hosts this episode of NWP Radio which focuses on its Mentor Model. She is joined by three guests who discuss how the model has affected delivery of services and changed staffing at their institutions.

Nyumbani Means Home: Empowering Student Voice and Social Action Dec 10, 2015

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English teacher Diane Williams and the students behind Nyumbani visit with NWP Radio to discuss this collaborative writing project that raises awareness of the challenges refugee teens face in their Boise community.

Pose, Wobble, Flow: A Culturally Proactive Approach to Literacy Instruction Nov 12, 2015

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In this episode, we talked about the Pose, Wobble, Flow framework and how it could be used to address educational challenges in order to meet the needs of all students. We were joined by Cindy O'Donnell-Allen and Antero Garcia, authors of Pose, Wobble, Flow: A Culturally Proactive Approach to Literacy Instruction, as well as some of Cindy's graduate students.

No Bells, No Walls: Learning Alongside 2014 LRNG Innovators Challenge Grant Awardees Oct 22, 2015

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In this episode, we joined our Writing Project colleagues who led projects that were awarded 2014 LRNG Innovators Challenge grants to build interest-driven and learner-centered opportunities in schools. Our guests spoke about the connections they made, key questions raised in this work, and what all educators can learn working alongside youth as they produce, tinker, experiment, make, perform, and create.

#whyiwrite: Get Ready for the 2015 National Day on Writing with Members of NWP's Writers Council Oct 08, 2015

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In this episode, we set the mood for the 2015 National Day on Writing (NDOW) by talking to members of our Writers Council about their current projects, their writing process, and what inspires them to keep writing.

Creating a Culture of Argument Writing in Your Classroom Sep 10, 2015

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A broad panel of teacher-leaders from NWP's College-Ready Writers Program talked about how they integrate regular—often informal—opportunities for their middle and high school students to practice reading and writing skills that build capacity and stamina for writing arguments.

Uncommonly Good Ideas: Teaching Writing in the Common Core Era Aug 27, 2015

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We talked with Sandra Murphy and Mary Ann Smith, authors of the book, Uncommonly Good Ideas: Teaching Writing in the Common Core Era (a co-publication of NWP and Teachers College Press), and high school English teacher Brendan Nelson about research-based best practices, including practices that ease students from one kind of writing (narrative) to another (argument).

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