If you are connected in any way with the National Writing Project (NWP), then I bet the scenario below is a familiar one: On Tuesday I had an email from Skye Smith, a first grade teacher in my district, who wondered if I could offer her a bit of help using Movie Maker 2. In [...]

I often find myself at a loss for words when it comes to describing something I care deeply about. I am therefore pick-pocketing my way through the growing archive of National Writing Project bloggers who are sharing their thoughts on the impact and importance of a professional learning community that profoundly benefits teachers and, in [...]

The tag cloud in my right-hand sidebar basically sums it up: NWP (National Writing Project) is central to my professional life. In my 19 years in public education, the professional development I have received through the NWP is the single most important resource in my teaching toolkit. In case you are not familiar with the [...]

Today’s DIAS post is a first for me.  I’ve been a member of the community since the ever-innovative Kevin Hodgson posted on the NWP Technology Liaison’s listserv and on his blog an invitation for teachers across the nation and world to come together, in a few words or a sentence or two,  as a community [...]

Thanks to an invitation from NWP colleague Bonnie Kaplan, I’m hosting this week’s Day in a Sentence. If you’re new to DIAS, a warm welcome! We are an international community of educators that on a weekly basis do some kind of wrap-up of the past week. Often the host of the week will suggest a [...]