Category: News and Notes
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Ask, Explore Write – Session #7 of the CRWP 2020-21 Webinar Series
In our March webinar, CRWP’s director, Dr. Troy Hicks (@hiskstro) and one of our teacher consultants Jeremy Hyler (@Jeremybballer) discuss cross-curricular literacy and connect writing in science and English. They began by telling us about some of the work they have done on Beaver Island with other science and English teachers. This work allows science…
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Learn with National Writing Projects of Michigan this Summer!
Join us in the Summer of 2021 for Youth Camps and Professional Development Events With the summer months nearing, National Writing Project sites across Michigan are sharing their upcoming youth camps and professional development events. Please use the calendars below to find dates, times, and links to registration pages for various sessions from multiple NWP sites, or copy…
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Diverse Texts in the Classroom – Session #6 of the CRWP 2020-21 Webinar Series
In our February webinar, two of our teacher consultants Ana Contreras (@AnaContrerasENG) of Harper College and Angela Berent (@a_berent) of Grass Lake Public Schools presented an experience they had sharing diverse texts and doing social justice units in their classroom. Both teachers were inspired by reading Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain by Zarretta Hammond…
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Digital Writers’ Notebooks – Session #5 of the CRWP 2020-21 Webinar Series
In our January webinar, Chippewa River Writing Project teacher consultant and Springport High School teacher Becky Schwartz (@RSchwartz702) shared her feelings about moving into remote and hybrid learning, and one key adaptation that she made: a digital writer’s notebook for her writers. Weaving in some Pear Deck interactivity to her session, Becky then provided a…
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The New York Times Learning Network: Session #4 of the CRWP 2020-21 Webinar Series
In our webinar on December 15, 2020, Chippewa River Writing Project teacher consultant and Okemos High School teacher Dr. Sharon Murchie (@smurchies) talked about her work with The New York Times Learning Network. Dr. Murchie’s presentation slides with all of these links can be found here. Dr. Murchie started us off by letting us know…