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"They Carried Us:" Exploring our Literacy Roots and Routes with Joy and Genius
Teachers from the Philadelphia Writing Project and educators at the African American Museum in Philadelphia developed and hosted a series of events focused on the hidden histories of African American women in Philadelphia from 1700 to the present. They created a series of public discussion…
Transforming Gamers into Game Designers: Game Design as Connected Learning with Rural Youth in Challenging Times
Guided by interests in video games, the Leatherstocking Writing Project engaged local youth in designing and producing video games as a way to support writing enrichment opportunities which were otherwise limited in their rural community.
Student-Run Middle School Broadcast Media Program
A story of how a before-school club was transformed into two class sections of broadcast media, giving 64 middle school students hands-on experience producing a daily news show.
Project Make it Happen
Project Make it Happen brought together FlexTech High School-Novi and The Village Workshop, a community makerspace in Northville, Michigan, to engage students in projects that nurtured their love for design and making.
Restoring Racecars, Restoring Relevance
When public charter Bitney Prep High School rented several unused auto repair garages as classrooms, a unique partnership sprang up between our students and James Long, the classic race car restorer who shared the property.
Technology by Design: Using Technology to Foster Critical Thinking
Beginning with the end in mind, Jennifer Estabrook rethinks her 8th grade curricular design and technology use using the TPACK framework. Note that some links to media are not longer available.
Write Now Teacher Studio
Where teachers write, share, and talk shop about writing and the teaching of writing
Hosted by the National Writing Project, the Write Now Teacher Studio is an open, online community of educators for educators. It’s a place to write together, examine our teaching, create and refine curricula, and work toward ever more effective and equitable practices to create confident, creative, and critical thinkers and writers in our classrooms and courses.