Ideas and Updates from Teachers Affiliated with the Chippewa River Writing Project
Having never been to Madison, Wisconsin I did not anticipate such a beautiful city nestled upon an isthmus between the lakes Mendota and Monona. In this place, all roads lead to the capitol building where colorful food trucks and various statues of Bucky the Badger dot the landscape. I traveled on this busy weekend with […]
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Thunder rolled. The lightning stuck. And I woke up 40 minutes before my alarm was set to go off. Woke up widely with the same giddiness I feel upon waking on a party/big event day, or a painting/redecorating my house day, or new-project-that-you-know-is-going-to-rock-at-school day. Why — in the name of Garth Brooks — why? I […]
Continue ReadingFor the 2016-17 school year, teacher consultants from the Chippewa River Writing Project have been involved in the national scale-up of the College-Ready Writers Program. This is the first in a series of posts about our experiences implementing this powerful program. The Chippewa River Writing Project will host an open institute from June 19-23 for […]
Continue ReadingThis post is the first in a series about 2016-17 partnerships between the CRWP and various school administrators, community librarians, and other educational leaders. Last January, the CRWP asked a hand-selected group of school administrators, community librarians, and other educational leaders the following questions: Do you believe in the transformative power and importance of […]
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Andy Schoenborn reflects on student choice while relating it to our own experience as educators in his current role as MCTE past president, and he invites you to attend the 2016 conference. Register here. As I sit to write, I look out my window while rain falls in steady drops to the earth. The dark […]
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