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4T Virtual Conference on Digital Writing 2016

Keywords: 4TDW, digital writing, virtual learning, 4T Virtual Conference on Digital Writing
The 4T Virtual Conference on Digital Writing is a satellite of the annual 4T Virtual Conference (teachers teaching teachers about technology), which is sponsored by the University of Michigan Schools of Education and Information and Oakland Schools.  The 4T Virtual Conference on Digital Writing focuses on the research, pedagogy, and tools of writing in digital spaces in the K-12 classroom. ...

Never Enough Time in the Day of a Digital Writer

Keywords: #4TDW, digiwrimo, digital writing, keynote, conference
Keynoting and presenting in a virtual site like Blackboard Connect is sort of like hanging out with roomful of ghosts. They're very friendly and curious ghosts, sort of like Casper if he were to become a teacher instead of just a cute spirit. You feel the presence of participants in the scrolling chat room as you talk to a screen featuring slides you made and know by heart (mostly). Sometimes,...

What's the 4T Virtual Conference on Digital Writing?

Keywords: #4TDW, digital writing, virtual conference, teacher consultants, 4TDW, ela, digital literacy
4T_dwc_logo_2 (3).jpg When crafting definitions, it’s helpful to break terms and concepts apart. And I think that’s useful to answer the question raised in this post’s title: what’s the 4T Virtual Conference on Digital Writing? Short answers might include: An online gathering of amazing educators A well-designed virtual learning experience An extended...

Defining Digital Writing (A Modest Proposal)

Keywords: #digital writing, define, 4T, Virtual, conference, digiwrimo
It's quite possible this is impossible. I am trying to narrow in on the affordances of what we mean by the phrase "Digital Writing." I may even veer way off track here, and perhaps it is best for all of us just to drop the "digital" once and for all, and just call it .. writing. Although, I, for one, still prefer the word "composing." Still ... I am on this merry path of thinking because I am...

Nebraska Writing Project Unconference

Keywords: conference, unconference, nebraska, writing, project, omaha
photo-300x225.jpg On July 26th, 25 teachers representing most of the Metro area schools (OPS, Millard, Westside, Bennington, Papillion-LaVista, Gretna, and UNO) gathered for ConnectEd–an Unconference sponsored by The Nebraska Writing Project, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, Omaha’s Learning HQ, and hosted by Pheomblue. The day began with...

Writing Our Lives-Bridgeport Set for May 21st, 2013

Keywords: workshop, urban youth, personal writing, young adult literature, writing conferences, career writing, common core state standards, Kwame Alexander, Creative Writing
Connecticut Writing Project–Fairfield to host Bridgeport students for daylong writing conference at Fairfield University  FAIRFIELD, Conn. (May 3, 2013) – The Connecticut Writing Project–Fairfield (CWP), based at Fairfield University, will welcome more than 100 Bridgeport youth in grades 8 through 12 to campus on May 21, 2013, for the first Writing Our Lives-Bridgeport conference. Sponsored in...

Tech Complements Writing Conferences Critical for Writing Growth

Keywords: writing, editing, writing process, writing workshop, differentiation, writers, conferencing, revising, writing conferences, writing strategies
Teaching writing does not have to be this way: Assign a random or irrelevant writing prompt with teacher as sole audience or an unknown audience. Expect impeccable writing skills from every student.  Skip any type of modeling of the type of writing to be done. Students should all know how to write by now.  Provide no rubric, or checklist or give rubrics and checklists students don't understand. ...

Conferring and Response

Keywords: digital writing workshop, response, conferring
Teachers Teaching Teachers - 10/14/09 - Conferring and Response in the Digital Writing Workshop Troy Hicks, Melissa Pomerantz, Heather Lewis, and Joe Bellino. Hosted by Paul Allison and Susan Ettenheim. Response is the most powerful way for writer's to grow, so we want to think about assessment, and how students give and receive feedback. Here, we talk about what it means for teachers to provide...

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