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 their students.
Cases that were presented [...]

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 he [...]

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 we wanted students to [...]

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 the teaching of writing.
Our [...]

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 [...]