Revision “telephone” can help students to change the wording of lines or sections of their writing that they’re having trouble saying the way they want to say them. Students should select a sentence from their writing that is giving them difficulty. They read the line aloud and then they go around the circle, with each …
August 20, 2014You probably already have your students using active listening protocols in your classroom, but have you thought about other ways that you can use active listening in your classroom? Try using written active listening as a note taking strategy. Having students jot in their notebooks things like “I heard so-and-so say…” helps students get the feel …
August 20, 2014Looking for a good “getting to know you” writing prompt for the beginning of the school year? Ask students to start a piece of writing with the following statement: What you have heard is true. See where their pens take them from there! Steal This Idea is a roundup of submissions from NYCWP-affiliated teachers; …
August 20, 2014
For the last several years, the New York City Writing Project has sponsored a celebration of student writing at the historic Nuyorican Poets Café. The Café has been called “the most integrated place on the planet” by Alan Ginsberg and serves as a venue to present groundbreaking works of literature, music, theatre, performance art, poetry …
July 28, 2014
This year the NYCWP made great strides to expand its offerings to young writers in our Youth Voices programming. This development has become possible through grants totaling $50,000 from the Hive Digital Media Learning Fund of the New York Community Trust and the National Writing Project. The 2014 Youth Voices Inquiry Project will directly engage …
July 24, 2014
On April 5, 2014, the New York City Writing Project hosted its 16th Annual Teacher to Teacher Conference at Lehman College. This all-day event boasted over 30 teacher-created and teacher-presented workshops focused around the teaching of reading and writing. Workshops addressed the needs of teachers in a variety of settings, content areas and grade-levels while …
July 24, 2014
The 2014 Invitational Summer Institute ran from July 8 – 31, 2014. Congratulations to all of our wonderful participants and, as always, thank you for sharing. NYCWP Summer Institutes offer teachers a leadership experience in the teaching of writing and reading. Participants explore ways to improve the teaching of writing in the classroom, and prepare …
July 24, 2014
Student Programs and Initiatives … The New York City Writing Project is currently in the process of expanding its options for student participation within the project. We never charge students to participate in our programming. Our programming is typically geared for students in grades 9-12, though some exceptions may be made. Please note …
July 24, 2014
Programs & Seminars … The NYCWP offers a variety of on- and off-site Professional Development opportunities for teachers. While some of our options must be hosted by your school, other programming is available to all interested parties. Below is a list of some of our most popular offerings: Invitational Summer Institutes offer teachers a leadership experience in …
July 24, 2014
School Programs and Initiatives…….. The New York City Writing Project’s model of professional development is based on three mutually-reinforcing components, all of which are designed to support teachers and school/network leaders to expand and strengthen their capacities to implement effective literacy education in classrooms and schools throughout New York City. These components are: 1) on-site …
July 22, 2014