about 10 months ago - 1 comment
There was a newsletter email in my box the other day from National Writing Project Executive Director Sharon Washington that began with the line that “We would like to share some good news.” I wondered, is this it? Has funding for the National Writing Project somehow been restored? Has all the lobbying in DC and More >
about 10 months ago - 2 comments
On Friday, I will be in Atlanta for the annual Conference on College Composition and Communication (4cs) and I am presenting an early morning session with some fellow National Writing Project/Western Massachusetts Writing Project colleagues– Anne Herrington, our site director and a professor at the University of Massachusetts; Donna LeCourt, a member of our WMWP More >
about 11 months ago - 3 comments
Here is a letter I just sent off to my two Massachusetts senators. If you are in Massachusetts, can you spent a bit of your time to do the same? You can contact Sen. Kerry (D) here and Sen. Brown (R) here. Dear Senator, I know in the past you have been a strong supporter More >
about 11 months ago - 1 comment
We had our leadership meeting for the Western Massachusetts Writing Project the other day. This is the first time we have gathered together as a team since we learned that federal funding for the National Writing Project, which provided crucial financial and logistical support for us, has been eliminated by Congress and President Obama. The More >
about 11 months ago - 15 comments
I spent four hours yesterday with a small group of teachers in our school district who wanted to learn more about digital storytelling. The principal found some money for Professional Development, we negotiated a fair price, and I developed a plan of action for the day, along with multiple resources. The session went wonderfully well. More >
about 11 months ago - 8 comments
.prezi-player { width: 600px; } .prezi-player-links { text-align: center; } My Entry into the NWP on Prezi The National Writing Project has lost its federal support. Money to support the NWP, of which I am an active and vocal member and advocate, was on the chopping block during recent budget cuts. (See NWP Executive Director More >
about 11 months ago
I hate all these specious cuts! We’ve felt all kinds of chopping at our particular corner of education (losing roughly 1/3 of our students through class cuts over the last two years), and I hate reading about more. But we must care, we must make our voices heard (although I know for a fact that my congressman votes lockstep with the TeaPublicans–we’re lucky to have Feinstein for one of our senators). Thanks for the call to duty.