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Screencast: Creating a Culture of Argument

presented by: National Writing Project

Beth Rimer of the Ohio Writing Project shares a screencast about supporting students in routinely practicing argumentative writing.

Uncommonly Good Ideas: Teaching Writing in the Common Core Era (NWP Radio)

presented by: National Writing Project

In this NWP Radio show, Sandra Murphy and Mary Ann Smith, authors of the book, Uncommonly Good Ideas: Teaching Writing in the Common Core Era (a co-pu...

Creating a Culture of Argument Writing in Your Classroom

presented by: National Writing Project

In this show, a panel of teacher-leaders from NWP’s College-Ready Writers Program talk about how they integrate regular—often informal—opportuni...

In the Classroom: How Do You Teach Thinking?

presented by: KQED

This is the first in a series of posts by teacher Nancy Ogden telling the story of her efforts to shift thinking to the center of her curriculum using...

10 tips for Engaging Students in Social Media Discussions

presented by: KQED

In this KQED Education blog post, writing project teacher Janelle Bence draws on her experiences using KQED’s Do Now to underscore the importance of...

MAPP: Your Story’s Afterlife (webinar, Connectedlearning.tv)

This webinar produced by Connected Learning TV as part of a series on “Storytelling and Digital-Age Civics,” which was organized by the Media, Act...

Writing for a Change: Boosting Literacy and Learning Through Social Action (book)

presented by: National Writing Project

Growing out of NWP’s five-year partnership with the Centre for Social Action in England, Writing for a Change shows teachers how to engage students ...

#youthaction: Becoming Political in the Digital Age (book, 2014)

This anthology edited by Ben Kirshner and Ellen Middaugh on youth activism in the digital age includes perspectives from political science, education,...

The Writing Classroom as a Laboratory for Democracy: An Interview with Don Rothman

presented by: National Writing Project

In this article from 2005, David Brown, co-editor of Higher Education Exchange, interviews Don Rothman, former director of the Central California Wr...