Archive for the ‘NWP’ Category

Reflections on Transformative Technology Integration

March 6, 2010Troy Hicks 1 Comment »

An NWP colleague, Natalie Bernasconi from the Central California Writing Project, recently sent an email with some questions: I’m interested in how infusing technology into the classroom as exemplified by Youth Voices and other initiatives changes the way teachers see their own role and their own identity. I’m also interested in examining the relationship between [...]

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Report from RCWP’s WIDE PATHS 2010

February 27, 2010Troy Hicks 1 Comment »

This morning, I was fortunate enough to be invited “home” to present my session, “Creating Your Digital Writing Workshop” at Red Cedar Writing Project‘s WIDE PATHS II. Beyond the wonderful feeling of being “home” with about 30 colleagues from RCWP and sharing my book with them, I continue to be inspired by the amazing work [...]

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Cross Posts from NWP Walkabout Blog on Posterous

February 27, 2010Troy Hicks No Comments »

Earlier this month, I blogged about some sessions from the Wisconsin State Reading Association on the NWP Walkabout Posterous site and I am (finally) cross-posting them here with links to the original posts… sorry for the delay! 2/7/10 - Cinch from Coiro and Kajder I really enjoy it when new technologies challenge me. Honest… Figuring out [...]

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Sessions at Wisconsin State Reading Association Conference

February 4, 2010Troy Hicks 1 Comment »

Tomorrow, I will be presenting two sessions at the Sessions at Wisconsin State Reading Association Conference. Here are descriptions of the sessions and the related presentations: From School to Screen: Why Digital Writing Matters (9:30 – 10:45) Without question, writing continues to change in the twenty-first century. Teachers, administrators, parents, and other stakeholders value the [...]

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Notes from “Integrating New Literacies into Classroom Practice and the Resulting Impact on Site Leadership”

November 20, 2009Troy Hicks No Comments »

Notes from “Integrating New Literacies into Classroom Practice and the Resulting Impact on Site Leadership” NWP 2009 Annual Meeting This session invited four teacher consultants/tech liaisons to discuss their personal experiences with technology and the ways in which these experiences led to changes in their site’s work. Knowing two of these teachers through my work [...]

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Notes from “The Social Media Portfolio: Using Technology to Promote Meta-cognitive Skill Development” at NWP’s Digital Is

November 18, 2009Troy Hicks No Comments »

The Social Media Portfolio: Using Technology to Promote Meta-cognitive Skill Development At NWP’s Digital Is Rafi Santo, Amana Kaskazi, and Shonell Richmond Global Kids 20 Years in existence and focusing on significant global issues Issues: Local to global and global to local understanding Leadership: Skills necessary to affect change Technology: How does new media contribute [...]

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Notes from Danielle Nicole DeVoss’s Opening Keynote at NWP’s “Digital Is…”

November 18, 2009Troy Hicks No Comments »

Danielle Nicole DeVoss asks us to think about what digital was then and is now… Digital is… Networked — we compose in networked spaces Collaborative — people are able to connect and create through these networks (LolCats) Multimodal — typography, kinetic type, digital stories Re-Mediated — taking a media object and recreating it so it [...]

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Looking for Feedback on the Idea of a Digital Writing Project

November 8, 2009Troy Hicks 2 Comments »

As we prepare to head to the NWP Annual Meeting and NCTE Convention in just about a week, I am also plugging away at our Chippewa River Writing Project Continued Funding Application. I have come to one of the most compelling parts of the report, at least for me… the point where we reflect on [...]

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Third Episode of Teachers Teaching Teachers: Conferring and Response to Digital Writing

October 12, 2009Troy Hicks No Comments »

Teachers Teaching Teachers: Conferring and Response in the Digital Writing WorkshopOctober 14, 2009 In this final episode of our three part series, please join Troy Hicks, author of The Digital Writing Workshop, and Director of the Chippewa River Writing Project at Central Michigan University, as we continue exploring the principles and practices described in the [...]

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Do You Use 3×5 Cards? Rethinking the Research Process

October 7, 2009Troy Hicks 1 Comment »

This past weekend, our department chair received an email from a local high school English teacher who asked, in short, should they be teaching students how to do a “traditional” research paper — including the use of 3×5 note cards — because some of his colleagues are strong supporters of it and others consider it [...]

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