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National Writing Project and Kunhardt Film Foundation Present True Justice
In collaboration with the Kunhardt Film Foundation, the National Writing Project hosted a special online...
Grapple Series #4: Humanity. What Does it Mean to be...
This blog is long overdue. We needed to take some time to grapple with the...
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Beyond Storytime: A Colab Series
Writing Project teachers and interested authors and illustrators are getting set to launch a series...
Connected Learning and Play All Summer Long
The National Writing Project has put together a set of summer playlists designed with the...
New Distance-Learning Student Support for Youth Media Challenge
Our partner KQED Education has made it easier for teachers to lead students through the...
Performative Youth: The Literacy Possibilities of De-essentializing Adolescence
Our May Marginal Syllabus reading and author discussion asks, "What is possible when youth are...
#ThroughMyWindow: Reflecting on the Current Moment
Conceived by grad students at USC, the #ThroughMyWindow project asks people to connect with themselves—their...
The motto of the 2020 Census is EVERYBODY COUNTS!
Lessons to civically engage K-12 youth at the most fundamental level of being counted through...
Grapple Series, Session 3: Economics of AI
By Beatrice Dias, Michelle King, and Laura Roop Our third session in the Grapple Series...
Make with Me: Poem Pockets
April is National Poetry Month and the National Writing Project invites you to make a...
Let’s Give Them Something to Talk (And Act!) About: Privilege,...
Join our exploration of how two middle-school teachers established trust in their classrooms to set...
Teachers Supporting Teachers at the time of COVID-19
Educators with experience teaching and learning online have been supporting their colleagues in making thoughtful...
Join the Marginal Syllabus for Social Reading in a Time...
Join other educators in four synchronous social reading opportunities—or annotation "flash mobs"—with a focus on...
Writing Together, at Home and Online
A sojourn at home can be the occasion for lots of creativity around topics and...
The Grapple Series, Session 2: Algorithms & Justice
Educators explore and discuss algorithms and their relationship to justice. Part of a collaboration between...
LEARN Marginal Syllabus (March)—“Untold Stories”: Cultivating Consequential Writing with a...
Learn about one teacher's pedagogical approach to literacy, writing, and metaphor that can help others...
The Grapple Series Session 1: AI…What?!
The Grapple Series: Exploring the Intersections of Artificial Intelligence & Humanity is organized by educators...
LEARN Marginal Syllabus (February)—Praisesongs of Place: Youth Envisioning Space and...
Our February reading for the 2019-20 Literacy, Equity + Remarkable Notes = LEARN Marginal Syllabus...
Become an “Exhibitionist” of Student Learning!
The Share Your Learning campaign advocates for public presentations to give students an authentic audience...
Gen Z Talks About Election 2020
The Let’s Talk About Election 2020 youth media challenge showcase officially opened January 20, 2020—exactly one year...
LEARN Marginal Syllabus (January)—Revising Resistance: A Step Toward Student-Centered Activism
Our January reading describes how one teacher helped students design their own learning, study issues...
LEARN Marginal Syllabus 2019-20 (December)—Miles Morales: Spider-Man and Reimagining the...
Our December text for Marginal Syllabus examines how a book, Miles Morales: Spider-Man, by Jason...
Civic Engagement Starts in the Classroom
KQED, the National Writing Project, and PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs are co-hosting the KQED...
LEARN Marginal Syllabus 2019-20 (November)—Whiteness is a White Problem: Whiteness...
The first reading for our 2019-20 Marginal Syllabus employs racial storytelling as a means to...
