Listen to this episode of NWP Radio for a discussion with Vicki Collet, co-director of the Northwest Arkansas Writing Project and author of Collaborative Lesson Study: ReVisioning Teacher Professional Development.

For those that will be at NCTE in Baltimore in November, Vicki will have a book-signing at the Teachers College Press table in the exhibit hall on Friday, November 22, from 12:00p–12:30p.

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Action Research for English Language Arts Teachers by Mary Buckelew and Janice Ewing was inspired by colleagues and students, and began with their local Writing Project site's blog. Join NWP Radio for a discussion with the authors about how they view inquiry as a key element in their mission as educators, and share some protocols and models for teacher inquiry. Mary and Janice will also be the keynote speakers for the NWP brunch at NCTE in November.

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Our guests introduce us to Write Out 2019—what it is, where it takes place, what to expect, and how you can participate throughout this unique two-week experience that runs October 13-27.

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Listen to our interview with the authors of A Students Guide to Academic and Professional Writing in Education, a handbook that helps educators write for the rhetorical situations they will face as students of education. Their book provides clear and helpful advice for responding to the varying contexts, audiences, and purposes that arise in many educational settings.

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In this episode of NWP Radio, we interview Kelly Chandler-Olcott author of A Good Fit for All Kids: Collaborating to Teach Writing in Diverse, Inclusive Settings, a book born from summer learning experiences for students combined with professional learning experiences for adults. Bryan Ripley Crandall, director of the Connecticut Writing Project at Fairfield, also joins us for the discussion.

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Join us for a discussion of a new report by Common Sense Media, The Common Sense Census: Inside the 21st-Century Classroom, which explores how K–12 educators have adapted to critical shifts in technology in schools and society. Our guests discuss the benefits of teaching lifelong digital citizenship skills along with the challenges of preparing students to critically evaluate online information and how educators across the country are adapting in today's fast-changing digital world.

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Listen to our visit with Anne Whitney, Colleen McCracken, and Deana Washell who discuss their work with elementary-school writers and their new book Teaching Writers to Reflect: Strategies for a More Thoughtful Writing Workshop.

Join in for a conversation about creating the writing life, with Stephanie Vanderslice, professor of creative writing and Director of the Arkansas Writer’s MFA Workshop at the University of Central Arkansas, and author of The Geek’s Guide to the Writing Life. We talk about her book, discuss the role formal education plays in creative writing, and more.

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Learn how two teachers from the Philadelphia Writing Project paired primary sources with traditional fictional texts in their classrooms to provide opportunities for students to “read the world and the word.”

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Learn how two teachers from the Philadelphia Writing Project paired primary sources with traditional fictional texts in their classrooms to provide opportunities for students to “read the world and the word.”

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