Category: News and Notes
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Using Break Out Rooms Effectively in the Writing Classroom: Session #2 of the CRWP 2020-21 Webinar Series
In our October 20, 2020 webinar, Chippewa River Writing Project director and Central Michigan University professor Dr. Troy Hicks (@hickstro) presented ideas on how to use break out rooms effectively. Dr. Hicks challenged us not to worry or think about what meeting platform we are using, but how we want to use our breakout rooms. …
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All About HyperDocs: Session #1 of the CRWP 2020-21 Webinar Series
Described as “a transformative, interactive Google Doc replacing the worksheet method of delivering instruction,” the creators of Hyperdocs call them “the ultimate change agent in the blended learning classroom.” In our September 15, 2020 webinar, Chippewa River Writing Project teacher consultant Jeremy Hyler (@Jeremybballer) shared his knowledge of Hyperdocs in a one-hour webinar. This was…
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Reasonable Expectations for Remote Learning (Webinar Archive)
“Reasonable Expectations for Remote Learning” is Session 2 in an 8-part series of webinars that teacher consultants from the Chippewa River Writing Project are offering in the spring of 2020, as a response to the call for critical and creative teaching in these times. It was recorded on April 28, 2020. Session Slides Session Note-taking…
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Continuity of (Our Own Professional) Learning – Spring 2020 Webinar Series
Critical and Creative Teaching in Response to the COVID-19 Crisis A series of free webinars for K-12 educators (Flyer) Tuesdays | 4:00 to 5:00 PM EST 8 Sessions, April 21 to June 8, 2020 Via Zoom Video Conferencing, Up to 100 Participants Recorded sessions will be archived and available after the initial webinar In these…
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Announcing Our 2019 Beaver Island Institute
Experience a unique, one-week (August 4-9, 2019) field experience at CMU’s Biological Station on Beaver Island of Lake Michigan. Registration costs for this experience — including ferry service to and from the island, room and board at the CMU Biological Station, and workshop expenses — is $825. A $100 non-refundable deposit will be due by May 1,…
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2018 CRWP Teacher Leadership Institute
Central Michigan University and Mt. Pleasant Public Schools invite you to participate in a one-of-a-kind professional development experience as a member of the Chippewa River Writing Project, CMU’s site of the National Writing Project. Consisting of a network of nearly 200 sites, the National Writing Project offers teachers across all disciplines the opportunity to be…