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The Write Time with Author Rob Cameron and Educator Max Limric
This episode features Rob Cameron, a teacher, linguist, and writer who organizes the Brooklyn Speculative Fiction Writers and founded the Constellations Mentorship program for the Octavia Project. Rob is interviewed by Max Limric, a pre-service elementary teacher who became interested in the power of children's and young adult literature, having grown up with speculative stories like Harry Potter and The NeverEnding Story.
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The Write Time with Author Ellen Oh and Educator Melissa Thom
Ellen Oh is an award-winning author of numerous middle grade and young adult books including The Spirit Hunters series and Prophecy trilogy, and is a founding member of We Need Diverse Books. Melissa Thom is a teacher librarian at Bristow Middle School in Connecticut with 22 years of educational experience and former president of the Connecticut Association of School Librarians.
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Empowering Youth to Confront the Climate Crisis in English Language Arts
This special episode of NWP Radio features many of the educators behind Empowering Youth to Confront the Climate Crisis in English Language Arts, a co-published book from Teachers College Press and the National Writing Project. Recorded in three parts, you won't want to miss this comprehensive overview of this important book.
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The Write Time with Author Tina Cane and Educator Janelle Bence
This episode of The Write Time features Rhode Island's former Poet Laureate Tina Cane and Texas educator Janelle Bence. Tina's poetry has been featured in a variety of publications and her second verse novel for young readers, Are You Nobody Too?, was released in August 2024.
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The Write Time with Author Mahogany L. Browne and Educator Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz
This episode of The Write Time features two dynamic literary voices: Kennedy Center Next 50 fellow Mahogany L. Browne and Columbia University Professor and poet Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz, Ph.D.
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Teaching is Inquiry
This episode of NWP Radio features an insightful conversation with Cynthia Ballenger, author of the new book Teaching Is Inquiry.
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The Write Time with Author Keenan Jones and Educator Ali Adan
This episode of The Write Time features Keenan Jones, author of Saturday Morning at the Shop. Keenan is interviewed by Delaware elementary teacher Ali Adan.
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Going the Distance
In today’s episode we will talk about the recently published book, Going the Distance: The Teaching Profession in a Post-COVID World. This comprehensive study of teaching during the COVID-19 Pandemic has a lot to teach us about creating a healthy, resilient teaching profession able to face future crises.
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The Write Time with Write Out Poet Ambassador Jermaine Thompson and Educator Rich Novack
Listen/watch this special Write Out edition of The Write Time with poet Jermaine Thompson and educator Rich Novack.
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The Write Time with Write Out Author Ambassador Kate Messner and Educator Kim Douillard
In partnership with the National Writing Project's Write Out program, The Write Time is thrilled to have author Kate Messner and early-elementary educator Kim Douillard.
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Place-Based Writing in Action: Opportunities for Authentic Writing in the World Beyond the Classroom
Based on the insight that "places are everywhere," this NWP Radio show explores how educators are using place to support students in having authentic opportunities to learn, grow, and connect. Join this team of teacher-editors and -authors from Place-Based Writing in Action: Opportunities for Authentic Writing in the World Beyond the Classroom to explore what is possible when you tap into this "everywhere resource" to support writing in elementary through preservice classrooms.
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Overview
NWP Radio is a podcast of the National Writing Project that typically airs twice each month. It features a wide array of guests discussing education-related topics like teaching writing, Connected Learning, Writing Project site development, out-of-school education, science and writing, maker ed, and more.
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The Write Time with Author Derrick Barnes and Educator Dr. Chandra Maxwell
Award-winning author Derrick Barnes, National Book Award Finalist and two-time Kirkus Prize winner known for Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut and Victory. Stand!, joins Dr. Chandra Maxwell, an NWP teacher-leader and equity-focused literacy researcher, to discuss the power of intentional writing and diverse literature in education.
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