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January 29, 2021
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Upcoming Webinars
Cultivating Genius and Joy: An Equity Model for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy (webinar unavailable for replay)
March 17
Dr. Gholdy Muhammad
Over 700 community members have registered for this event already!
What Works Best for Literacy Instruction? Visible Learning for Literacy in History/Social Studies and ELA
April 15
Dr. Doug Fisher
Highlights from our Blog
In our past blog, we highlighted steps we as educators may take to critically examine who is [and is not] represented in our texts and curriculum. In this blog, we extend this work by providing book suggestions that include diverse literature and multicultural, BIPOC in school curricula. The list was curated by educator/Advisory Board member, Carol Jago
New Resource
"Supporting Writers with ASD" added to research categories
A category was added to the WRITE Center's research page! "Supporting Writers with ASD" aims to provide recent research studies in the area. This research is generally focused on autism and writing. For descriptive literature, intervention, and reviews, check out the research page.
Newsroom
Carol Jago writes "Lesson of the Day: Amanda Gorman and ‘The Hill We Climb.’" 
In the New York Times, Carol Jago, WRITE Center Advisory Board Member, offers a lesson to students who many learn about the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history and consider her work as part of a tradition of occasional poetry. Often occasional poems are commissioned and intended for a public reading.
National Writing Project Features
Write Time Showcases Gholdy Muhammad and Kwame Alexander
NWP's series The Write Time has started 2021 with Chris Rogers' interview of Gholdy Muhammad about her book Cultivating Genius. Prepare for Muhammad's webinar on 3.17.2021 be listening to this interview. In February join us when Tyler Jones, a teacher-consultant with the Louisville writing project, interviews Kwame Alexander about his new novel Becoming Muhammad Ali.
Free to Dream, Safe to Thrive: Black Lives Matter at School
February 1-5, 2021 is the Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action, a national movement meant to center the lives of black students, their families as well as their history and futures in classrooms and schools across the country. The week of action was started as a one-day event in one school community in Seattle in fall 2016; the school’s act of solidarity and commitment to their black families was a spark. Writing resources and events support the week of action. Learn how you and your students can get involved.
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