Yesterday was the start of my “summer of writing project.” I have become an ardent fan of the National Writing Project over the last couple years. The people, the projects, and the all-important work they do all stand out to
An amazing summer project
I have written before about Paul Allison and the amazing work he has done at Youth Voices and on P2PU with badges for interest-driven student projects. Now, we need your help. A team of folks, including me and Paul, want
Open Learning – new models of PD
Last week, I had the privilege of facilitating a panel at NCTE called “Open Learning: Empowering Teachers Through Professional Development.” Anyone who knows me knows that I have become a big believer in open models of professional learning through spaces
Remix this story
I was in a cool workshop today with Chad Sansing and Andrea Zellner about remixing, play, and creativity. At the start of the workshop, each group was given a bag of random materials (legos, pipe cleaners, playdoh, tape, beads, etc.)
Making ebooks with NWP folks
Last week, I had the privilege of facilitating a short session on making ebooks as a part of the National Writing Project Annual Meeting. As with all NWP-related activities, this was great fun. We started out by brainstorming possible uses