NWP at Rider University

A great refresher as you start your school year off in Writer's Workshop.

Education World: Conferencing With Young Writers For students to become writers, it must become personal. How can we help them discover the writer within through one-on-one conferencing?

"Writer’s Block is almost never a deficit of magic but a surplus of judgment." A great quote for the day!

Brendan Constantine Listens for the Wow Signal | Poets and Writers Brendan Constantine, September’s Writer in Residence, was born in 1967 and named after Irish playwright Brendan Behan. An ardent supporter of Southern California’s poetry communities, he is one of the region’s most recognized authors. He is currently poet-in-residence at the Windward School and regu...

Registration is now open for NWP@Rider's Writing Conference on Nov. 3rd featuring Lisa Funari Willever of Nicky Fifth fame. You are not going to want to miss this!

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"In a voice both humorous and instructive, Kent offers a balanced presentation of writing with athletes, including successes, missteps, and lessons learned."

Book Review: Writing on the Bus: Using Athletic Team Notebooks and Journals to Advance Learning and. Summary: Richard Kent's how-to book provides background, research, anecdotes, inspiration, and a hands-on guide for coaches to implement journals as learning tools for athletes.

What a great quote! What's your favorite?

“If you want to write, if you want to create... Ray Bradbury

An interesting blog on the importance of the Reader. Check it out and let us know what you think.

Rochelle Spencer on Sharing, Thinking, Connecting: Writing as Conversation | Poets and Writers Writer and literary organizer Rochelle Spencer blogs about P&W–funded writers, Patricia Spears Jones and Tan Lin, and how they engage their audience.

Have you ever wondered if your writing is ready for publication? Just looking for some advice from a peer? The Writers' Exchange Group may be just the place you are looking for. "Writers of all levels are invited to bring their work for a friendly peer critique moderated by Pulitzer Prize nominee Ed Leefeldt. The Writers' Exchange meets the second Monday of every month at Barnes & Noble - Princeton Market Fair. New members are always welcome."

Buy the Book Flight in 1901, Creativity and Courage Lighter Than Air is a novel containing history, creativity, challenges, suspense, romance, courage and perseverance. Set in Paris at the turn on the century.

So, What’s the Story? by James Fredricksen, Jeffrey D Wilhelm, Michael Smith - Heinemann Publishing Books & Multimedia Classroom Materials Professional Development Services Digital Campus Fountas & Pinnell

One of today's featured collections on Digital Is takes a look at the new world of digital writing and the possibilities for classroom application.

Participatory Media | NWP Digital Is In Confronting the Challenge of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century, Jenkins, et al. (2007) characterize today's society as one based on participation, using the term "participatory culture" to describe how we are no longer pure consumers of media, but producers, sharers, and...

Take a look at this recent blog by the author of The Book Whisperer, Donalyn Miller. She gives insight into how she builds a community of readers in her 6th grade classroom.

The Book Whisperer - Education Week Teacher Donalyn Miller is a 6th grade language arts teacher in Texas who is said to have a

Save the date for an amazing event! NWP@Rider's Fall Conference is scheduled for November 3rd. Mark your calender and keep watching for the registration which will be open soon.

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"So what books have you been reading recently that have informed your practice?" This is a question we should be asking ourselves and our coworkers at every meeting.

A Reading List for the New School Year Learning Forward is the nation's largest nonprofit membership association focused solely on ensuring success for all students through effective professional learning and school improvement. It advocates for every educator having access to professional learning that is results-driven, standard-based,...