Chippewa River Writing Project
A site of the National Writing Project at Central Michigan University
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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The other day, my daughter called and asked me about a recipe. We chatted about its origin, and recalled a funny story that went with it. Our lively conversation had stemmed from a simple question. Recently, I’ve been paying close attention to questions and their resulting conversations. “Do you have an idea for your digital […]
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Andy Schoenborn describes his professional journey from an undergraduate who attended a Michigan Council of Teachers of English conference to his current role as MCTE president, and he invites you to attend the 2015 conference. Register here. The question each of us had to answer as a child was, “What do you want to be when […]
Continue ReadingAn Interview with Melody Arabo, Michigan’s 2014 Teacher of the Year “I did not intend to be a teacher.” Believe it or not, Michigan’s 2014 Teacher of the Year, Melody Arabo, 3rd grade teacher at Keith Elementary in Walled Lake, had different plans when she began her studies at Michigan State University.
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