Get inspired by the sights and streets of Boston as you walk, talk, and reflect! Come with friends, family, or on your own… Be sure to bring a pen, a notebook, and comfortable walking shoes! Meet: Friday, November 22 Lobby of the Sheraton Hotel 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Contact: … Continue reading
The Boston Writing Project sponsored a spoken word poetry team from the Harbor School under the guidance of Teacher Consultant Chris Tsang to enter into the first annual Louder Than a Bomb Massachusetts competition. Louder Than a Bomb is a gathering of youth spoken word poets first started in Chicago … Continue reading
The Boston Writing Project, and the other Massachusetts Writing Project network of sites, are taking part in the National Digital Learning Day on February 1, 2012. Building upon a growing movement, the National Writing Project (NWP) and its affiliated sites, are calling on teachers, schools, principals, community leaders, parents, and … Continue reading
New England Reading Association’s presents its 2011 conference “Teaming for Literacy” September 29-30, 2011 at the Sturbridge Host Hotel and Conference Center Sturbridge, MA This conference is loaded with talented presenters, including Massachusetts Writing Project Teacher Consultants Dr. Floris Wilma Ortiz-Marrero, Kevin Hodgson, and Bruce Penniman. It also marks a return … Continue reading
A Special Professional Development Opportunity “Understanding and Implementing the New Massachusetts Literacy Standard” sponsored by Boston Writing Project Tuesday, August 23, 2011 9 AM – 4 PM UMass Boston – Healey Library, 11 th Floor Stipend of $125 will be available for 10 BWP Teacher-Consultants. PDPs: 10, upon completion of … Continue reading
If you missed the this spring’s 2011 Urban Sites Network Conference or just want to relive it a little, here is Ernest Morrell’s keynote speech that kicked off the event. Ernest Morrell, director of the Institute for Urban and Minority Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, and former Bay Area … Continue reading
Join NWP colleagues in preparation from Boston as they gather for the Urban Sites Network Conference. NWP Radio will be visiting with keynote speaker Ernest Morrell and the USN Leadership Team to talk about this year’s conference themes. Great conversation to kick-off what surely will be a great event.
In anticipation of the 2011 Urban Sites Network Conference, the Boston Writing Project organizing team recently spoke with author and academic Ernest Morrell, as well as the keynote speaker for the upcoming event, about bringing literary theory and popular cultural into the high school classroom. Among the topics, his his … Continue reading
BWP to serve as your host for 2011 Urban Sites Network Conference: Nurturing Student Writing: Navigating Urban Literacies. Continue reading
BWP works with teachers and schools through a variety of programs and initiatives. Continue reading