Episodes

Jan. 28, 2016

Building New Pathways to Leadership

Three site leaders talk to Tanya Baker, NWP Director of National Programs, about what leadership looks like in our network and how the creation of new pathways in would serve more teachers and expand leadership opportunities.
Jan. 28, 2016

Building New Pathways to Leadership

Three site leaders talk to Tanya Baker, NWP Director of National Programs, about what leadership looks like in our network and how the creation of new pathways in would serve more teachers and expand leadership opportunities.
Jan. 28, 2016

Building New Pathways to Leadership

Three site leaders talk to Tanya Baker, NWP Director of National Programs, about what leadership looks like in our network and how the creation of new pathways in would serve more teachers and expand leadership opportunities.
Jan. 14, 2016

Beyond Shushing: Reimagining the Educator's Role in Libraries and Museums

YOUmedia Learning Labs Network's K-Fai Steele hosts this episode of NWP Radio which focuses on its Mentor Model. She is joined by three guests who discuss how the model has affected delivery of services and changed staffing at their institutions.
Jan. 14, 2016

Beyond Shushing: Reimagining the Educator's Role in Libraries and Museums

YOUmedia Learning Labs Network's K-Fai Steele hosts this episode of NWP Radio which focuses on its Mentor Model. She is joined by three guests who discuss how the model has affected delivery of services and changed staffing at their institutions.
Jan. 14, 2016

Beyond Shushing: Reimagining the Educator's Role in Libraries and Museums

YOUmedia Learning Labs Network's K-Fai Steele hosts this episode of NWP Radio which focuses on its Mentor Model. She is joined by three guests who discuss how the model has affected delivery of services and changed staffing at their institutions.
Dec. 10, 2015

Nyumbani Means Home: Empowering Student Voice and Social Action

English teacher Diane Williams and the students behind Nyumbani visit with NWP Radio to discuss this collaborative writing project that raises awareness of the challenges refugee teens face in their Boise community.
Dec. 10, 2015

Nyumbani Means Home: Empowering Student Voice and Social Action

English teacher Diane Williams and the students behind Nyumbani visit with NWP Radio to discuss this collaborative writing project that raises awareness of the challenges refugee teens face in their Boise community.
Dec. 10, 2015

Nyumbani Means Home: Empowering Student Voice and Social Action

English teacher Diane Williams and the students behind Nyumbani visit with NWP Radio to discuss this collaborative writing project that raises awareness of the challenges refugee teens face in their Boise community.
Nov. 12, 2015

Pose, Wobble, Flow: A Culturally Proactive Approach to Literacy Instruction

In this episode, we talked about the Pose, Wobble, Flow framework and how it could be used to address educational challenges in order to meet the needs of all students. We were joined by Cindy O'Donnell-Allen and Antero Garcia, authors of Pose, Wobble, Flow: A Culturally Proactive Approach to Literacy Instruction, as well as some of Cindy's graduate students.
Nov. 12, 2015

Pose, Wobble, Flow: A Culturally Proactive Approach to Literacy Instruction

In this episode, we talked about the Pose, Wobble, Flow framework and how it could be used to address educational challenges in order to meet the needs of all students. We were joined by Cindy O'Donnell-Allen and Antero Garcia, authors of Pose, Wobble, Flow: A Culturally Proactive Approach to Literacy Instruction, as well as some of Cindy's graduate students.
Nov. 12, 2015

Pose, Wobble, Flow: A Culturally Proactive Approach to Literacy Instruction

In this episode, we talked about the Pose, Wobble, Flow framework and how it could be used to address educational challenges in order to meet the needs of all students. We were joined by Cindy O'Donnell-Allen and Antero Garcia, authors of Pose, Wobble, Flow: A Culturally Proactive Approach to Literacy Instruction, as well as some of Cindy's graduate students.
Oct. 22, 2015

No Bells, No Walls: Learning Alongside 2014 LRNG Innovators Challenge Grant Awardees

In this episode, we joined our Writing Project colleagues who led projects that were awarded 2014 LRNG Innovators Challenge grants to build interest-driven and learner-centered opportunities in schools. Our guests spoke about the connections they made, key questions raised in this work, and what all educators can learn working alongside youth as they produce, tinker, experiment, make, perform, and create.
Oct. 22, 2015

No Bells, No Walls: Learning Alongside 2014 LRNG Innovators Challenge Grant Awardees

In this episode, we joined our Writing Project colleagues who led projects that were awarded 2014 LRNG Innovators Challenge grants to build interest-driven and learner-centered opportunities in schools. Our guests spoke about the connections they made, key questions raised in this work, and what all educators can learn working alongside youth as they produce, tinker, experiment, make, perform, and create.
Oct. 22, 2015

No Bells, No Walls: Learning Alongside 2014 LRNG Innovators Challenge Grant Awardees

In this episode, we joined our Writing Project colleagues who led projects that were awarded 2014 LRNG Innovators Challenge grants to build interest-driven and learner-centered opportunities in schools. Our guests spoke about the connections they made, key questions raised in this work, and what all educators can learn working alongside youth as they produce, tinker, experiment, make, perform, and create.
Oct. 8, 2015

#whyiwrite: Get Ready for the 2015 National Day on Writing with Members of NWP's Writers Council

In this episode, we set the mood for the 2015 National Day on Writing (NDOW) by talking to members of our Writers Council about their current projects, their writing process, and what inspires them to keep writing.
Oct. 8, 2015

#whyiwrite: Get Ready for the 2015 National Day on Writing with Members of NWP's Writers Council

In this episode, we set the mood for the 2015 National Day on Writing (NDOW) by talking to members of our Writers Council about their current projects, their writing process, and what inspires them to keep writing.
Oct. 8, 2015

#whyiwrite: Get Ready for the 2015 National Day on Writing with Members of NWP's Writers Council

In this episode, we set the mood for the 2015 National Day on Writing (NDOW) by talking to members of our Writers Council about their current projects, their writing process, and what inspires them to keep writing.
Sept. 10, 2015

Creating a Culture of Argument Writing in Your Classroom

A broad panel of teacher-leaders from NWP's College-Ready Writers Program talked about how they integrate regular—often informal—opportunities for their middle and high school students to practice reading and writing skills that build capacity and stamina for writing arguments.
Sept. 10, 2015

Creating a Culture of Argument Writing in Your Classroom

A broad panel of teacher-leaders from NWP's College-Ready Writers Program talked about how they integrate regular—often informal—opportunities for their middle and high school students to practice reading and writing skills that build capacity and stamina for writing arguments.
Sept. 10, 2015

Creating a Culture of Argument Writing in Your Classroom

A broad panel of teacher-leaders from NWP's College-Ready Writers Program talked about how they integrate regular—often informal—opportunities for their middle and high school students to practice reading and writing skills that build capacity and stamina for writing arguments.
Aug. 27, 2015

Uncommonly Good Ideas: Teaching Writing in the Common Core Era

We talked with Sandra Murphy and Mary Ann Smith, authors of the book, Uncommonly Good Ideas: Teaching Writing in the Common Core Era (a co-publication of NWP and Teachers College Press), and high school English teacher Brendan Nelson about research-based best practices, including practices that ease students from one kind of writing (narrative) to another (argument).
Aug. 27, 2015

Uncommonly Good Ideas: Teaching Writing in the Common Core Era

We talked with Sandra Murphy and Mary Ann Smith, authors of the book, Uncommonly Good Ideas: Teaching Writing in the Common Core Era (a co-publication of NWP and Teachers College Press), and high school English teacher Brendan Nelson about research-based best practices, including practices that ease students from one kind of writing (narrative) to another (argument).
Aug. 27, 2015

Uncommonly Good Ideas: Teaching Writing in the Common Core Era

We talked with Sandra Murphy and Mary Ann Smith, authors of the book, Uncommonly Good Ideas: Teaching Writing in the Common Core Era (a co-publication of NWP and Teachers College Press), and high school English teacher Brendan Nelson about research-based best practices, including practices that ease students from one kind of writing (narrative) to another (argument).