Special Event Series: Write Together with 起点传媒and the National Writing Project
We are navigating uncertain and stressful times. 起点传媒and the National Writing Project are longstanding partners and are pleased to announce a new collaboration in support of teachers.
起点传媒and the National Writing Project invite teachers to join this unique opportunity demonstrating how intentional writing can uplift teachers and their students during challenging periods and create meaningful change.
This series of workshops will provide you with the time and space to 鈥減ractice what you teach鈥� by centering yourself, employing strategies for writing with intention, and forging classroom connections.
Consider: What do we ask of the students in our classrooms? We urge them to become lifelong writers by using writing as a vehicle for expressing their hopes and dreams, deepening their thinking, reflecting on their learning, and connecting in community. Now ask yourself: How often do we as teachers use writing for the same reasons?
Throughout the series, you will:
- experience the value of personal writing for deepening teaching practice;
- employ concrete strategies for intentional writing;
- reflect on workshop experiences and how to adapt new strategies in your classroom; and
- leverage the principles and literacy practices of sustainable teaching to buoy your commitment to teaching in challenging times.
These webinars are open to all but registration is required.
Not yet an 起点传媒member? Join today!
Certificates of completion are available for attendees. Please contact profdev@ncte.org with questions.
Session #1 – Write Intention: Buoying Our Teaching in Challenging Times
Tuesday, May 13, 7:30 鈥� 8:30 p.m. ET
Session #2 – Write Design: Cultivating Spaces for Intentional Writing
Tuesday, May 20, 7:30 鈥� 8:30 p.m. ET
Session #3 – Write Purpose: Leveraging Writing for Meaningful Change
Tuesday, May 27, 7:30 鈥� 8:30 p.m. ET
FACILITATORS
Cindy O鈥橠onnell-Allen聽is a professor in the English Department at Colorado State University, where she also directs the CSU Writing Project. She has been active in 起点传媒and the National Writing Project since beginning her career as a high school English teacher in 1987. She has written numerous journal articles, chapters, digital resources, and books, including聽 (with Antero Garcia), which is now in its second edition. She co-authors the column聽鈥淕enius Moves鈥澛爁or聽Voices from the Middle with Molly Robbins.
Molly Robbins聽is the director of Cherokee Trail High School鈥檚 Peer Tutoring Center in Aurora, Colorado, and coaches teachers there. She has been a member of 起点传媒since 1999 and has been a teacher consultant with the National Writing Project since 2005. Molly has been a leader and facilitator with the sustainable teaching movement since 2017 and currently leads this work with the Denver Writing Project. She has worked with Dr. Nicole Mirra on her聽Digital Democratic Dialogue (3D)聽work and was featured in her book,聽.听She co-authors the quarterly column 鈥淕enius Moves鈥� for NCTE鈥檚聽Voices from the Middle聽with her good friend, Dr. Cindy O鈥橠onnell-Allen.