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Dave Stuart Jr Visits with CRWP Book Club
As part of the Chippewa River Writing Project’s on-going book club discussions, we were pleased to welcome fellow Michigan educator and Lake Michigan Writing Project teacher consultant — as well as best-selling author and international speaker — Dave Stuart Jr. Stuart joined book club members to discuss ideas from his book These 6 Things: How…
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Top Shelf Books
The third year of CRWP’s Secret Book exchange had a lighter mood than ever before. Many of us are leaving pandemic life and some of the pandemic traditions developed the last few years behind us. Some, we are keeping around because they still bring us joy and fit into our lives. One of those traditions…
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Routine Argument Writing Practices: Using Images to Spark Conversation
Students enter my classroom, milling about as they retrieve their writing journals from the bin, and make their way to their seats. While a few glance at the image projected on the screen at the front of the room, most ignore it (and me) and focus on each other. It’s a typical day in my…
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Teachers Teaching Teachers About Technology: Conference on Digital Writing
Building on the success of the 4T (Teachers Teaching Teachers about Technology) Virtual Conference, this October will see the launch of a new, satellite conference, the 4T Virtual Conference on Digital Writing. Using the abbreviation “4TDW” for its hashtag, this unique conference experience offers timely, flexible professional development on digital writing to a wide audience.…
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Telling One Story of the National Conferences
What a stimulating experience – the 2014 National Writing Project Annual Meeting and the National Council of Teachers of English Convention in Washington DC. So many great sessions. So many excellent ideas to take back to the Chippewa River Writing Project and my classroom. The only drawback to conferences of this size and scope is idea overload, so…
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You Are Not in This Alone: The Importance of Cultivating Positive Professional Relationships
Having had time to reflect on my experience at the National Writing Project’s (NWP) Annual Meeting and National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) 2014 conference, I realize that cultivating relationships is of the utmost importance when working with students and colleagues. Even after many years of teaching, it is good to be reminded of…