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We kick-off National Poetry Month by visiting with poet and teacher Jack Powers, celebrating the publication of his new book, Everybody’s Vaguely Familiar. We'll also discuss his successful career in teaching writing as a National Writing Project fellow and ways to celebrate National Poetry Month throughout April. Guests Jack Powers, Poet; Teacher at Joel Barlow High School Tanya Baker (Host), Director of National Programs, National Writing Project Bryan Ripley Crandall (Co-Host), Director, Connecticut Writing Project at Fairfield Related Links Everybody's Vaguely Familiar "Fairfield Author Publishes First Poetry Collection" National Poetry Month Poem in Your Pocket Day Connecticut Writing Project at Fairfield

With NCTE's Advocacy and Leadership Summit coming up in April, we wanted to revisit our NWP Radio episode from March, 2017 on everyday advocacy. Advocacy is one of six social practices embedded in NWP-style teacher leadership, and in this episode, we examined three case studies of what teacher leadership through advocacy could look like, and how teachers can take up the practice of advocacy more generally. Related Resources Advocate for NWP NWP Teacher-Consultant Badge Framework Writing to Transform: Teacher-Consultants Lead Change in Their Schools Teacher as Community Member/Teacher as Connector

Join us for a discussion with the authors of Better Together to hear about learning networks and how they can be leveraged for smarter personalized and project-based learning. Guests Lydia Dobyns, President/CEO, NewTech Network Tom Vander Ark, CEO, Getting Smart

We visit with Writing Project leaders in Connecticut, Georgia, and Oklahoma about their work with teachers to connect young adult literature and the digital world. Guests Jennifer Dail, Director, Kennesaw Mountain Writing Project Shelbie Witte, Director, Oklahoma State University Writing Project Bryan Ripley Crandall, Director, Connecticut Writing Project at Fairfield Related Links Young Adult Literature and the Digital World YA Wednesday’s Review of Young Adult Literature and the Digital World LRNG: We Too Are Connecticut No Bells, No Walls: Learning Alongside 2014 LRNG Innovators Challenge Grant Awardees Matt de la Peña Central High School Radio Plays TedXTeen Writing Our Lives: Digital Ubuntu Shared at National Conference Special Report: Education, Diversity and Change in Fairfield County

This episode of NWP Radio features a discussion with Pam Moran and Ira Socol about their new book Timeless Learning: How Imagination, Observation, and Zero-Based Thinking Change Schools. The conversation takes imaginative leaps into what schools could be and shares practical advice for how to make the imagined possibilities reality. Guests Pam Moran, Superintendent of Albemarle County Public Schools, Virginia Ira Socol, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Albemarle County Public Schools Tanya Baker (Host), Director of National Programs, National Writing Project Links from the Show Timeless Learning: How Imagination, Observation, and Zero-Based Thinking Change Schools "Insufficiently Transformative" by Ira Socol "Why Zero-Based Thinking is MissionCritical in Reimagining Education" by Ira Socol Hacking Schools: Getting Ourselves to Yes, Pam Moran, TEDx El Cajon "The Phygitals World: Speaking the Language of Creativity" by Pam Moran "What does it mean to build a school? What are our responsibilities now?" by Ira Socol "Habitable Worlds of Learning" by Pam Moran "Why do we read? Why do we write?" by Ira Socol

In this broadcast, Writing Project colleagues Janelle Bence, Dawn Reed and Suzanne Sutton share student work created as part of the Writing Our Future: American Creed project and prepare for a workshop at the NCTE 2018 Conference in Houston. Join us to hear from the teachers, and students, and think with us about the possibilities of supporting youth in exploring their American identities and communities. NOTE: Student work was shared via screenshare in this episode, which you can view at Educator Innovator. Guests Janelle Bence, New Tech High @ Coppell, Coppell, Texas Dawn Reed, Okemos High School, Okemos, Michigan Suzanne Sutton, Classen School, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Links from the Show American Creed Writing Our Future: American Creed Youth Publishing Site Digital Stories: What does it mean to be American? The Patriot by Isabella Zeff See the full lesson: Featured as part of Preparing Youth for Civics and Politics in the Digital Age “This I Believe” essay “I Believe in Acceptance” by Jahaan S. (audio) Lesson resources are on the Writing Our Future’s website under “Visit Our Classrooms” Youth Cast Visit Our Classrooms At NCTE 2018Writing Our Futures: Youth Public Writing and American CreedFriday, November 16, 2018 3:30-4:45 p.m.Location: 381 B

Writing Project sites have been launching a wide range of professional development opportunities and have been planning for future professional development opportunities. Join us as we chat with Writing Project site leaders about planning for, designing, and marketing professional development with a focus on site sustainability. Guests Janie Baer-Leighton taught English and Argumentation and Debate at Amherst High School, Amherst, MA. She is the WMWP Professional Development Coordinator. Diana Roy taught high school and middle school ELA and was the Curriculum Director for the Ludlow Public Schools, Ludlow, MA. She is the WMWP Project Manager for two C3WP grants. Harriet Kulig teaches 7th grade geography at Birchland Middle School in East Longmeadow, MA. She is a co-facilitator of the professional development program "Exploring with a Lens on Local History". Cecilia Pattee taught middle school bilingual social studies and science and high school ESL in Nampa, ID, instructional coach for the Idaho Department of Education, and is currently a Thinking Partner for four NWP sites as they facilitate C3WP grants in their area. Kelly Sassi taught English at West Valley High School in Fairbanks, AK and now prepares future ELA teachers at North Dakota State University in Fargo. She also serves as Director of the Red River Valley Writing Project and is on the C3WP Leadership Team. Links from the Show "WMWP Launches New Pathways to Teacher Leadership" WMWP Workshop Descriptions and Timeline Exploring with a Lens on Local History: Historical Artifacts and Innovative Practice NWP Network Leaders Yammer Group WMWP on Facebook WMWP on Twitter RRVWP Blog

Listen in as we discuss the Digital Civics Toolkit, a collection of resources for educators to support youth in exploring, recognizing, and taking seriously the civic potentials of digital life. Guests Erica Hodgin, Associate Director, Civic Engagement Research Group (CERG) at University of California, Riverside; Research Director, Educating for Participatory Politics Project Carrie James, Research Associate and a Principal Investigator, Project Zero at Harvard Graduate School of Education Sangita Shresthova, Director of Research, Civic Imagination Project, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at University of Southern California Related Links Digital Civics Toolkit Deep Dive: Educating for Democracy Youth & Participatory Politics (YPP) Research Network Civic Engagement Research Group (CERG) Project Zero The Civic Imagination Project

Listen in as we discuss the Digital Civics Toolkit, a collection of resources for educators to support youth in exploring, recognizing, and taking seriously the civic potentials of digital life. Guests Erica Hodgin, Associate Director, Civic Engagement Research Group (CERG) at University of California, Riverside; Research Director, Educating for Participatory Politics Project Carrie James, Research Associate and a Principal Investigator, Project Zero at Harvard Graduate School of Education Sangita Shresthova, Director of Research, Civic Imagination Project, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at University of Southern California Related Links Digital Civics Toolkit Deep Dive: Educating for Democracy Youth & Participatory Politics (YPP) Research Network Civic Engagement Research Group (CERG) Project Zero The Civic Imagination Project

What is empathy and how is it different than sympathy? What role does literature play in developing critical civic empathy? For this episode of NWP Radio, we'll be interviewing Nicole Mirra about her recently released book Educating for Empathy: Literacy Learning and Civic Engagement. Guests Nicole Mirra, Assistant Professor of Urban Teacher Education at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Graduate School of Education Tanya Baker, Director of National Programs, National Writing Project Links from the Show Educating for Empathy: Literacy Learning and Civic Engagement "From Connected Learning to Connected Teaching: A Necssary Step Forward" Nicole on Twitter October's #NCTEchat: Teaching toward Empathy in Today’s English Classrooms Wakelet summary of the Twitter chat about empathy from 10/14/18

For the National Day on Writing, we celebrate the success of the Saugatuck StoryFest, a 4-day literacy event in southern Connecticut that brought together teachers, writers, students, and members of the community to discuss the power of stories in our lives. Event organizers—including CWP-Fairfield teacher leaders, Westport Public Library, and the Saugatuck StoryFest Youth Board—highlight the history behind the festival, the writers who came, and the wisdom that resulted from the event. Guests Kim Herzog, English Teacher, Staples High School Rebecca Marsick, Literacy Coach, Staples High School Alex Giannini, Westport Public Library Chunjang Bruynder, Central High School Kemoy Blair, Central High School Links from the Show Connecticut Writing Project-Fairfield The Saugatuck StoryFest website The Saugatuck StoryFest Official Lineup and Program (PDF) Westport Public Library Hoops Africa: Ubuntu Matters

In honor of the National Day on Writing (October 20), we’ll talk with Writing Project leaders in St. Louis and Chicago about projects that have people writing about, and all across, these cities. Guests Steve Zemelman, Co-Director, Illinois Writing Project Cathy Griner, Gateway Writing Project Diana Hammond, Gateway Writing Project Links from the Show Write Across Chicago Write Across Chicago on Twitter OneCity Stories 2018 National Day on Writing

Our guests for this episode discuss the Writing/Making Massive Open Online Collaboration (wmMOOC), an online professional learning experience for teachers that tackled digital composing last summer, specifically the idea that writing is a form of making. Guests Vicki McQuitty, Director, Maryland Writing Project; Elementary Ed Dept., Towson University Sarah Lohnes Watulak, Middlebury, Director of Digital Pedagogy and Media Joe Runciman, Doctoral Student, Instructional Technology, Towson University Stacey Scheper, Volunteer, Youth Theater Christina Cantrill (host), National Writing Project Related Links wmMOOC on Twitter Maryland Writing Project

Join us on NWP radio for a conversation in which we will discuss professional learning for urban teachers. Learn about six generative principles for designing and implementing professional learning that promotes equity-oriented educational practices and stances. Guests Amber Warrington, Assistant Professor, Boise State University Thea Williamson, Graduate Student, The University of Texas at Austin Related Links "Generative Principles for Professional Learning for Equity-Oriented Urban English Teachers"

Zev (Dan) Levinson visits with us to discuss his poetry, outreach, and connection to education through the Redwood Writing Project and California Poets in the Schools. In addition to being a poet and author, Levinson has also recently joined the NWP Writers Council.Links from the Show Song of Six Rivers NWP Writers Council Redwood Writing Project California Poets in the Schools Lost Coast Writers Retreat

A lively and wide-ranging discussion with teacher-leaders and Writing Project staff, recorded live at the NWP Resource Development Retreat in Albuquerque, NM. Books from the Conversation Pure Drivel by Steve Martin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pure_Drivel Bearstone by Will Hobbs: https://www.willhobbsauthor.com/books/bk_bearstone.html Shifting the Monkey by Todd Whitaker: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13265535-shifting-the-monkey Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover: https://tarawestover.com/book/ So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo: https://www.sealpress.com/titles/ijeoma-oluo/so-you-want-to-talk-about-race/9781580056779/ Ayiti by Roxane Gay: https://groveatlantic.com/book/ayiti/ Another Bullshit Night in Suck City by Nick Flynn: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Another_Bullshit_Night_in_Suck_City Doc Savage Novels/Comics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doc_Savage Consider the Lobster by David Foster Wallace: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consider_the_Lobster Poetry from: Avery Guess, Brett Gafney, Bianca Spriggs, Frank X. Walker, Crystal Wilkensen, Jeremy Paden Money to Burn by James Zagel: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/916313.Money_to_Burn Dragonfly Dance by Denise Lajimodiere: https://tribalcollegejournal.org/dragonfly-dance/ Curator of Ephemera at the New Museum of Archaic Media by Heid E. Erdrich: http://msupress.org/books/book/?id=50-1D0-3FCC#.W1EhGNhKjxs We Are Growing by Laurie Keller and Mo Willems: http://pigeonpresents.com/books/we-are-growing/ The Monster at the End of this Book by Jon Stone: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monster_at_the_End_of_This_Book:_Starring_Lovable,_Furry_Old_Grover Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi: http://www.tomiadeyemi.com/books/ Chemistry by Weike Wang: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/549723/chemistry-by-weike-wang/9780525432227/ The Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich: https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062694058/future-home-of-the-living-god/ Room by Emma Donoghue: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_(novel) Bear Town by Fredrik Backman: http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Beartown/Fredrik-Backman/9781501160769 A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseinis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Thousand_Splendid_Suns

Join writing project director Richard Louth, and teacher-writers from the Southeastern Louisiana Writing Project, to celebrate the rich, deep history of the writing marathon, and the most recent issue of the literary journal Louisiana Literature, which celebrates the New Orleans Writing Marathon. Guests: Richard Louth Tracy Cunningham Kimberly Stuart Susan Martens Michelle Russo Ellen Steigman Jack Bedell Tanya Baker, Host