Closing Thoughts on Day 1 Six friends of the NWP will offer closing comments on day one! Jackie Royster – Truisms Literacy is not benign – it has social and policitcal power wiht predictable and unpredictable conseuences. Digital technologies make it easier to see Truism 1. We have teachers who want to do right by [...]

As we move into the afternoon’s work, we have been asked to refine our thinking about the conference questions. So, here are some brainstormed ideas… What stood out for me most in Joe and Ailish’s case study this morning was the fact that Joe, having a firm understanding of writing pedagogy, took a tool that [...]

Here are notes from Joe and Ailish’s presentation on “Language Learning and Peer Response Online in a High School ELL Classroom.” They both teach at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Maryland. “Language Learning and Peer Response Online in a High School ELL Classroom” by Joe Bellino and Ailish Zompa Overview of Project What [...]

Teaching Writing in the 21st Century – Opening Session Notes History of the Organizations’ Work Bread Loaf Teachers Network – Dixie Goswami Founded in 1984 with the belief that working class children’s rich literacies were not part of their learning in schools. The vignettes that will be shared tomorrow are about connections and advocacy in [...]

We’ve just been asked to reflect on a presentation about the history of the Bread Loaf Teachers Network, the NWP, and the Technology Initiative Work. It has been useful to be reminded of this history, and think about where we are at in this unique moment. In particular, there are three questions that they want [...]