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February 28, 2021
Summer 2021 Learning Series

(Re)Imagining the Post-Pandemic Literacy Classroom:
The First 100 Days

(Registration available soon)
Upcoming Webinars & Essential Reading
Cultivating Genius and Joy:
An Equity Model for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy
March 17
Dr. Gholdy Muhammad
Over 1600 community members have registered for this event already!
Dr. Gholdy Muhammad’s book is essential reading for those who want to understand how to teach in culturally/historically responsive ways. We hope blog readers will be inspired to learn more about what it means to enact culturally and historically responsive instruction by Dr. Muhammad on 3.17.2021
What Works Best for Lteracy Instruction? Visible Learning for Literacy in History/Social Studies and ELA
April 15
Dr. Doug Fisher
In this blog, we are featuring the book Visible Learning for Literacy: Implementing the Practices that Work Best to Accelerate Student Learning, a source of support for teachers when designing curriculum and instruction. Learning more about this book by listening a podcast here.
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Steve Graham, Mary Ellen Warner Professor of Education at Arizona State University's Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College and WRITE Center Co-PI, has been named an ASU Regents Professor. He is one of four ASU faculty members whose names were submitted by university president Michael Crow and approved by the Arizona Board of Regents.
National Writing Project Features
NWP Showcases Radio takes up Teaching for a Living Democracy
What does it look like, sound like, feel like to teach for a “living democracy”? This episode of NWP Radio features Philadelphia educator Joshua Block talking about his book Teaching for a Living Democracy. Our discussion features student work, classroom resources, and prompts teachers to consider ways to create living democracies in their own contexts.
It’s Not about “Learning Loss,” it’s about a Second Chance
We have all learned so much—about ourselves and others—during this pandemic. In this blog post, Elyse Eidman-Aadahl shares a clip from NWP Radio archives where Mike Rose’ discussed his 2010 book, Why School? It seemed particularly relevant to today’s discussion of the purposes of schooling and second chances. Listen here.
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