Special Event Series: Write Together with NCTE and the National Writing Project
We are navigating uncertain and stressful times. NCTE and the National Writing Project are longstanding partners and are pleased to announce a new collaboration in support of teachers.
NCTE 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 “practice what you teach” 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 NCTE 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 – 8:30 p.m. ET
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Session #2 – Write Design: Cultivating Spaces for Intentional Writing
Tuesday, May 20, 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. ET
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Session #3 – Write Purpose: Leveraging Writing for Meaningful Change
Tuesday, May 27, 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. ET
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FACILITATORS
Cindy O’Donnell-Allen is a professor in the English Department at Colorado State University, where she also directs the CSU Writing Project. She has been active in NCTE 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 Pose, Wobble, Flow: A Liberatory Approach to Literacy Learning in All Classrooms (with Antero Garcia), which is now in its second edition. She co-authors the column “Genius Moves” for Voices from the Middle with Molly Robbins.
Molly Robbins is the director of Cherokee Trail High School’s Peer Tutoring Center in Aurora, Colorado, and coaches teachers there. She has been a member of NCTE 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 Digital Democratic Dialogue (3D) work and was featured in her book, Civics for the World to Come: Committing to Democracy in Every Classroom. She co-authors the quarterly column “Genius Moves” for NCTE’s Voices from the Middle with her good friend, Dr. Cindy O’Donnell-Allen.