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10 Ways Literacy Narratives Will Rock Your World (or at least your writing classroom)

I have long had a love affair with the literacy narrative as my former students can attest. I assign them…

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Education is about the journey, not the destination

There has been a great deal of discussion regarding personal writing on the Writing Program Administrators discussion list (WPA-L) and…

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We Don’t Deliver PD Anymore

The National Writing Project is one of the world’s leading professional development networks. Our methods are proven through extensive research….

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Radical Idea: What if we stopped teaching writing?

I have a radical idea. What if we stopped teaching writing and instead focused on the writer? What if we…

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Looking For More Loft and Less Remediation

When it comes to sports, especially golf, loft can be a good thing, a sought after goal. Loft can help…

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Education vs. Learning

This semester I am teaching a First Year Seminar for the first time and enjoying it a lot more than…