Author: brcrandall
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Making Moves At Connecticut Writing Project-Fairfield: A Redesign Of Youth Programs
It’s Connecticut Educator Month (CEM) and a great space for reflecting on the Connecticut Writing Project at Fairfield University’s alteration of summer work. As I catch my breath from all the energy harvested in June, July, and August, I realize there is no time to breathe! The fall semester has already began.
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A REASON TO CELEBRATE IN NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT: HILL CENTRAL K-8
For the last month, I have tried to get the following Op-Ed published in Connecticut newspapers. It is National Teacher Appreciation Week and I want the teachers at Hill Central School in New Haven, Connecticut, to know how exceptional they are. I feel very strongly about this. Although I did have success with…
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In Celebration of Digital Learning Day at Connecticut Writing Project @ Fairfield
To celebrate Digital Learning Day, CWP@Fairfield tapped into the brilliance of Ms. Megan O’Neill’s 1st graders at Hill Central Academy in New Haven, Connecticut.
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The Multimediated Project Site – Enhancing Visibility in the Press
I rewrite this post from Kreativitet in support of thinking strategically about how NWP sites might work strategically with local media. As Director of CWP-Fairifeld, I was invited to attend a seminar on media relations with local presses and feel it has the potential to benefit others.
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Kreatitivet, Kuumba, and Creative Crandall in 2014
The following is my first post for 2014 (as it appears on my personal blog): IIt’s hard to believe that this will be my 7th year of maintaining a daily space to write – a New Year’s resolution I have rehashed over and over again. Every day, for 365 days, I write. I write. And…
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Textual, Textured, and Tech-tual Lineages at Connecticut Writing Project-Fairfield
In the summer of 2013, the Connecticut Writing Project at Fairfield University hired Bridgeport teacher-of-the-year, Shaun Mitchell, to be a digital liaison and supporter of 21st century literacies. Mitchell provided Connected Learning between the teacher Invitational Summer Institute and Young Writers’ Institutes held on Fairfield’s campus. Mitchell, who teaches English…
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Threading new possibilities – looking to nature for artistic genius (a post-thought to #NWPAM13)
It took me a couple of days, but I found the video I was shown at the MIT media lab last week in Boston. I don’t have a lot to write. Instead, the video says it all. Here is a story of how studying the nature of blind silk worms and their quest to…
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Fairfield Hosts Workshop for Bridgeport Teachers
*This article first appeared at News@Fairfield on September 12th, 2013. For the 65 Bassick High School teachers who gathered in Fairfield University’s Oak Room in late August, it was all about literacy—teaching their students to write, to read, and to communicate clearly, effectively, and reflectively. The morning began with a light breakfast and greetings by…
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Fairfield University President, Jeffrey P. von Arx, Welcomes Bridgeport Teachers For a Day On Writing
Jeffrey P. von Arx, President of Fairfield University, welcomed over 75 teachers to campus yesterday during a back-to-school kick-off for Bassick High School. With funds from a National Writing Project SEED (Supporting Effective Educator Development) grant, the day focused on community, the importance of university/district relations, and the importance of teaching writing across the content…
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Ecosystems, Spaces, The NWP Way, and Learning Connectedly
The Connecticut Writing Project at Fairfield University just completed its first week of the Invitational Summer Institute where we began to make summer, to connect our learning, and to question what digital writing actually is. There were a few changes made with this summer’s programs, however, for very specific reasons. The Young Writers’ Institutes hosted at our campus have grown robust…