In this interview, we'll hear from podcaster and radio host, Dan Simpson. One of his many productions is a popular podcast called Writer's Routine. In it, Dan interviews authors to unpack the secrets to their successes. Whether it's how they plan their day or what fonts they prefer, Dan's heard it all. In this interview, Noah talks to Dan about wha…

Artificial Intelligence models can now write a nearly flawless 5-paragraph essay, and educators everywhere are worried about how this could affect the profession. In addition to producing essays, people can use AI models, such as ChatGPT, to write poetry, lesson plans, and even podcast intros-–as you’ll soon find out.In this episode, Noah talks to …

In this episode of Write Answers, we talk to Tim Reisert about the confluence between his loves of music, writing, and teaching. Tim was recently signed to Sofa Burn Records, and he has an album coming out in January, 2023 (available now for pre-order). This conversation is all about how we can leverage our own writing lives into meaningful classro…

In this episode of Write Answers, we talk to Abbie Rudibaugh about teaching students a more meaningful way to approach revision. Abbie has slowed the pace of her Writing units to introduce students to revision strategies that real authors use. In this strategy-packed conversation, Abbie explains the way she lays out revision processes for each piec…

In this episode of Write Answers, we talk to Betsy Woods, Erin Vore, Ben Vore, and TJ Wilson about how being writers informs the way they teach Writing. Find today’s guests on Twitter: @BetsyLWoods @erinbeersvore @voreben @mrtjwilsonIf this episode’s conversation sparked a teaching idea–or if you are already working on ways to make Writing instruct…

In this episode of Write Answers, we talk to Cris Tovani about ways of thinking and tools teachers can use to improve student engagement!Check out Cris Tovani’s newest book, Why Do I Have to Read This: Literacy Strategies to Engage Our Most Reluctant Students at https://www.stenhouse.com/content/why-do-i-have-to-read-this The Ohio Writing Project s…

In this episode of Writer Answers, we talk to poet Laura Van Prooyen about writing, teaching writing, and what went into her newest book, Frances of the Wider Field (Next Page Press). Find Laura Van Prooyen on Twitter: @lauravanprooyenFind Laura’s work: https://lauravanprooyen.comCheck out Laura’s publishing press: https://nextpage-press.com/ See L…

In this episode of Write Answers, Angela Stockman talks about her recent work with multimodal writing! She discusses a variety of topics from tips to setting up multi-modal writing with students to doing the inner work that goes into helping resistant writers.Follow Angela on Twitter @AngelaStockmanhttps://angelastockman.comCheck out OWP's upcoming…

In this episode of Write Answers, we talk to Dr. Kim Parker about her new book, Literacy is Liberation: Working Toward Justice Through Culturally Relevant Teaching. We also get into how teachers can navigate communities in which certain politicians have manipulated the term “Critical Race Theory” to cause trouble for teachers who try to advocate fo…

In this episode, we talk to author and artist, Alfred Depew (winner of the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction), about writing, teaching writing, and what it was like to be in Don Murray's writing workshop.Look for Alfred's award winning book, The Melancholy of Departure, at your local bookstore, or you can order it here:https://ugapress.org/…

Episode DescriptionIn this episode of Write Answers, we talk to Adrienne Gear to break down some of the teaching strategies she shares in her books (Reading Power, Writing Power, Powerful Writing Structures, and more). Adrienne also explains how teachers can use a versatile tool called "Brain Pockets" to help students generate and develop their own…

Episode DescriptionIn this episode of Write Answers, we talk to Katlyn Bare about all that goes into going gradeless!The Ohio Writing Project specializes in professional development for teachers. OWP does on-site PD with schools as well as virtual, hybrid, and in-person courses teachers can take for college + CEU credit. The Ohio Writing Project al…

In this episode of Write Answers, we talk to Beth Rimer (again!) about how we can be the change we wish to see in our Professional Learning Communities. We discuss what we should hold on to, what we should let go of, and where we might empathize to better understand the struggle. Beth also talks about a really cool teaching practice called "Breathe…

In this episode of Write Answers, we talk to Beth Rimer about what we've learned from this strange time of pandemic teaching--and we push back on the idea of "Learning Loss". As we jump into season 3, we'll be exploring ways we can leverage the progressive teaching that came from this moment of necessity to transform the profession. Stay tuned!The …

In this episode of Write Answers, we talk to Tanny McGregor about mindfulness, deceleration, and the thinking that went into her most recent book, Ink and Ideas!Find more of Tanny’s work here: https://www.heinemann.com/authors/4292.aspxFollow Tanny on Twitter: @TannyMcG This episode is shared in partnership with the Ohio Council of Teachers of Engl…

In this episode of Write Answers, we talk to Penny Kittle about Book Love and the work that went into cowriting 180 Days with Kelly Gallagher!.The Ohio Writing Project specializes in professional development for teachers. OWP does on-site PD with schools as well as virtual, hybrid, and in-person courses teachers can take for college + CEU credit. T…

In this episode of Write Answers, we talk to Allison Marchetti and Rebekah O’Dell (@allisonmarchett + @rebekahodell1 + @movingwriters) about their writing process and how they use mentor texts with students! Allison and Rebekah have a new book called A Teacher’s Guide to Mentor Texts, which you can find here: https://www.heinemann.com/products/e120…

In this episode, Noah chats with Shawna Coppola about Renew! ...and about the work that led to her most recent book, Writing Redefined.This episode is a rebroadcast of an episode of OCTELA's Speaking and Listening podcast from a few years ago. This summer, OWP has partnered with OCTELA to share interviews with some of the biggest names in the field…

Episode DescriptionIn partnership with OCTELA (Ohio Council of Teachers of English Language Arts), we are excited to share this interview with Lester Laminack! A few years ago, Noah talked with Lester about a book he co-wrote with Reba Wadsworth called Writers Are Readers: Flipping Reading Instruction into Writing Opportunities. They also discussed…

In partnership with the Ohio Council of Teachers of English Language Arts (OCTELA), we are releasing episodes from the Speaking and Listening podcast as part of our summer series!In this episode, Noah interviews Smokey Daniels about his book The Curious Classroom! This discussion is all about inquiry work for the time-strapped teacher.Here's where …

In our season finale, Stacey Reeder and Liz Prather join us to discuss the challenges to developing student writers--and to share strategies that both boost learning and fight an unfair system.The Ohio Writing Project specializes in professional development for teachers. OWP does on-site PD with schools as well as virtual, hybrid, and in-person cou…

Episode DescriptionIn this episode of Writer Answers, we talk to Jason Palmeri (Author, Educator, Co-director of the Ohio Writing Project) about multi-modal/multigenre instruction!Link to interview transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XwuT-oE55Ou6JqI6WhfeJGDP8dNYbvhx7e642zvrOGw/edit?usp=sharingFollow Jason’s Work:https://www.digitalrheto…

In this episode of Writer Answers, we talk to Celeste Hopkins and Kerry Crotty about Place-based Learning!For more information on OWP’s summer offerings (including the Place-based Learning Credit Workshop), check out our digital flyer: https://www.smore.com/52hsq and/or email: ohiowritingproject@miamioh.edu.The Ohio Writing Project specializes in p…

In this episode of Write Answers, we talk to Nicole Stellon O’Donnell (Heinemann Fellow, Teacher, Author, Poet, Instructional Coach) about writing process and teaching from a place of defiance.https://nicolestellon.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Nicole-Stellon-ODonnell/e/B007PVI6JO%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_shareThe Ohio Writing Project specializes in …

In this episode, we chat with co-director of the Ohio Writing Project, Beth Rimer about all things OWP! As we dig into OWP’s summer offerings, we cover a wide range of topics...from OWP’s famous 4-week workshop to place-based writing--and even grammar!Link to OWP's Summer Offerings: www.smore.com/52hsqThe Ohio Writing Project specializes in profess…

Child-centered! Inquiry-based! Progressive! In this episode of Writer Answers, we explore Reggio-based teaching practices with Elizabeth Farris!The Ohio Writing Project specializes in professional development for teachers. OWP does on-site PD with schools as well as virtual, hybrid, and in-person courses teachers can take for college + CEU credit. …

In this episode, we talk to Sara Godwin about how she’s approached student choice using Liz Prather’s Project-based Writing process. Pandemic teaching has been nothing short of overwhelming, but Sara leveraged the uncertainty of these times into opportunities to experiment with her teaching practice--with great success!The Ohio Writing Project spec…

In this episode of Writer Answers, we talk to Kelly Taylor about shifting away from bells and whistles to focus on simple, high impact teaching practices.The Ohio Writing Project specializes in professional development for teachers. OWP does on-site PD with schools as well as virtual, hybrid, and in-person courses teachers can take for college + CE…

In this episode of Writer Answers, we talk to Celine Thomas about how she decided to be the change she wished to see in her world by creating a popular and meaningful elective class at her high school...completely from scratch!The Ohio Writing Project specializes in professional development for teachers. OWP does on-site PD with schools as well as …

In this episode of Writer Answers, we talk to Lindsay Bruggeman about how she builds community whether teaching in person, virtually, or both! Our wide reaching conversation includes big ideas as well as practical teaching strategies that you can use in your own classroom to enhance connectivity with--and between--your students. Find Lindsay Brugge…

In this episode of Writer Answers, we talk to Ivana Farrar about how she has used culturally responsive teaching practices with great success during this whirlwind year of teaching. Ivana also has a nifty lesson idea that involves the music of J. Cole!The Ohio Writing Project specializes in professional development for teachers. OWP does on-site PD…

In this mini-series, Noah will be chatting with educators about "What's Working" in this weird year of pandemic-teaching. This episode features an Ohio teacher named Stephanie Pearson who uses her writing workshop approach to help students become better researchers during her inquiry units.Whether you're looking for writing workshop ideas, inquiry-…

Meghan Lawson is a kindness ambassador, teacher, and instructional coach. In addition to all that, Meghan has led professional development for the Ohio Writing Project, both as a consultant and as an instructor in OWP’s masters degree classes for teachers. In this episode, we discuss how sharing our teaching weaknesses can actually be a show of str…

In this episode of Writer Answers, Liz Reilly and Noah Waspe talk to Sarah Zerwin about the thought processes behind her new book Point-less: an English Teacher’s Guide to More Meaningful Grading.Find today’s guest on Twitter: @SarahMZerwinOrder Point-less: An English Teacher’s Guide to More Meaningful Gradinghttps://www.heinemann.com/products/e109…

In this episode of Writer Answers, we talk to Traci Browder about what she learned as a writer from the process of completing a book + how it impacted her teaching. We also cover a wide range of topics from rocking remote learning to equity and even how interviewing her son for her podcast helped her see school through the eyes of a student.Find to…

In this episode, we talk to Nina Sudnick about how she uses writing to help students process their learning in Math class. Nina’s work has so many applications--writing across the curriculum, metacognition, formative assessment, action research, and more! Find today’s guest on Twitter: @SudnickNinaFind more work from our guest: https://blog.heinema…

In this episode, Noah speaks with a panel of Ohio writers: Tammy Bundy, Tim Reisert, Kendra Herber and Abby Lund about habits and processes, as well as how to maintain a writing life through the chaos. This episode is full of teaching tips, writing hacks, and ideas to jumpstart your writing life!Find Tammy Bundy’s writing anywhere books are sold!An…

In this episode, we interview Lauren Olson, who teaches high school in Forest Hills, about how she chunks her class into segments. Through a conversation around this wonderful strategy, we dig into how a teacher can use their core beliefs and useful routines to anchor their teaching...even during a pandemic.Lauren Olson on Twitter: @coacholson11@ow…

Julia Torres joins us to discuss her work with Disrupt Texts and to talk about her work as an English Teacher-Librarian.Links from today's discussion:www.disrupttexts.orghttps://www.kqed.org/mindshift/55039/how-the-disrupttexts-movement-can-help-english-teachers-be-more-inclusivehttps://www.educolor.org/educolor-summit-2020/---Also...Moving Writers…

In this interview, Liz Prather digs into what it means to be a writer and a teacher of writing. We also delve into her newest book, Story Matters, which is available through Heinemann.https://www.heinemann.com/products/e08980.aspxhttps://tinyurl.com/y9dyxtnmhttps://teachlikeeveryoneislistening.wordpress.com/@PratherLiz---To inquire about credited w…

In this episode, Noah Waspe and Beth Rimer talk with Betsy Woods (@BetsyLWoods)about what we should take with us from this online-teaching experience into next year!Av (Ohio Writing Project: Teachers Teaching Teachers)

In this episode, we build on the ideas we shared last time about the “Create vs. Complete” mindset, and this time (tip of the hat, once again to Lindsay Bruggeman), we dig into what’s essential as we move into new ways of teaching and learning.Email noah.waspe@gmail.com if you'd like to be part of our next OWP chat!Conversation Participants:Beth Ri…

This special episode is a conversation a group of Ohio Writing Project teachers had around online education as COVID-19 shuts down schools across the United States.We plan to continue recording conversations around teaching through this pandemic as the situation develops, and in this episode, we got into current issues, we took stock, we brainstorm…

Av (Ohio Writing Project: Teachers Teaching Teachers)

Av (Ohio Writing Project: Teachers Teaching Teachers)

In part II of our Moving Writers mini-series, Mike Zigler and Hattie Maguire share tips and tricks around making time to confer with students and weaving in the magic of writing workshop, even when teaching AP courses, in which there is an rigid expectation of rigor.Follow Mike: @ZigThinksFollow Hattie: @TeacherHattieFor more information and ideas:…

The next few episodes will share live presentations from the MovingWriters.org team! These presentations were shared and recorded at #NCTE19 in Baltimore Maryland.In the first part of our MovingWriters.org mini-series, author and Moving Writers co-founder, Allison Marchetti, and contributing writer, Megan Kortlandt, will share some tips on setting …

"How do you plan? How do you make decisions about what to put into your school year, week, and day?""How do we make decisions on what to implement when we keep running out of time?"In this episode we work through ideas on how to make sure we plan for what's important, how to fit it all in, and how we an use structures for our school day in ways tha…

In this episode, Dr. Tom Romano answers Beth's and Noah's questions including, "What do you want teachers to know" and "What would you like to see when it comes to the role of narrative in writing instruction?"Of course, we also spend a big chunk of time discussing multi-genre research...and more!Want to know more about OWP? Follow us on Twitter an…

This week, Author Samantha Davidson discusses her fears of failure, uncertainty, doubt and self sabotage. Krista and Ray provide their own tales of fear, and everyone shares their go-to top tip for overcoming or calming their tumultuous minds.