Reading Ideas

Below we'll post current items of interest, anything from popular articles, blog posts, academic articles, journals, books, videos (e.g., Ted Talks), etc.  Please add items (or send them to Sarah/Mark/Amber/Peter to add) and feel free to comment on what you liked or didn't like!

Make sure to access the NVWP ISI Readings and Research Google folder for a rich collection of readings.  Take a look especially at "Writing Next," "Reading Next," and the two National Commission on Writing reports, "Ticket to Work" and "The Neglected 'R'."

On being a writing teacher struggling with writer’s block--“The writing teacher who doesn't write, is in no more position to diagnose difficulties and offer advice than a soccer coach who has never played soccer.” Laura Giovanelli is an assistant teaching professor of writing at Wake Forest University. http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/06/08/on-being-a-writing-teacher-struggling-with-writers-block/

Gallo, Jessica and Herrmann, Bailey (2014) "Transforming Writing Teachers: Two Professional Development Possibilities," Teaching/Writing: The Journal of Writing Teacher Education: Vol. 3: Iss. 2, Article 8. http://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wte/vol3/iss2/8/
This article focuses on two professional development opportunities, The National Writing Project and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, that provide transformative experiences for teachers. These two programs offer opportunities for meaningful, situated, and complex professional development that focus on the person and the professional.