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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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At NCTE 2018
Writing Our Futures: Youth Public Writing and American Creed
Friday, 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.

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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.

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.

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.

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