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Outside: A Conversation with Benjamin Ludwig
NWP Radio visits with Benjamin Ludwig, a teacher, writer, school librarian, and an NWP Writers Council member.
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Why I Write
The urge to write can be a mysterious calling. There are so many different ways to understand not only the why of writing, but what one gets out of it. As part of the ongoing celebration of the National Day on Writing every October 20, the National Writing Project has collected the thoughts…
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Teachers Writing for Civic Engagement
A guide for beginning or restarting a writing practice for teachers created by teachers of the Chicago Area Writing Project. Includes small and low-tech writing tasks that build over time along with examples to mentor and inspire.
Wishes for Trees
In this exploration, students find ways to make and share wishes/hopes/ideas to celebrate the earth and its future by making, sharing, and writing to trees.
Writing the Personal-Academic School Gravity Connection
Bronwyn LaMay explores how combining academic and personal writing, both within and across assignments, makes writing meaningful to students, giving some a reason to engage with academic content, and giving others a safe path to self-reflection and personal growth.
Object Lessons with Amanda Parrish Morgan
Amanda Parrish Morgan—educator, author, and NWP Writers Council member—talks about her life as a teacher-writer.
Why I Write: Amanda Parrish Morgan
Author, educator, and NWP Writers Council member Amanda Parrish Morgan shares how writing deepens her understanding of herself, others, and our world.
Writing As Threat (On Elizabeth Acevedo and Writing)
In this blog post, José Vilson reflects on the journey teachers like himself must take to truly see themselves as writers.
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.