Chippewa River Writing Project Teacher Spotlight: Debbi Meister

This past holiday season brought even more to celebrate this year for Chippewa River Writing Project team member Debbi Meister. Meister, a teacher at Fellowship Baptist Academy in Carson City and alum of the CRWP 2009 Summer Institute, recently completed her master’s degree program at Central Michigan University.  CRWP team members joined Meister in the celebration during their annual […]

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CRWP Teachers Share Ideas at Fall Conferences

It has been a busy fall for CRWP Teacher Consultants, as they have been presenting  their classroom research at conferences around the state.  From inspiring students to write their own novels, to engaging them with Shakespeare through music and other media, CRWP teacher consultants have been sharing their innovative teaching practices with audiences of their peers. […]

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CRWP Teacher Livens up the Classroom with Bitstrips Comics

Shannon Powell, CRWP 2009, and teacher at Central Montcalm Middle School has found a way to breathe new life into classroom projects using a creative technology called Bitstrips for Schools.  The online software acts as an innovative and user-friendly program that allows students to develop and publish their own unique webcomics. For Powell, Bitstrips offers students the […]

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