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Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Dr. E'Toyare (Torie) McDonald-Williams achieved the milestone of being a first-generation high school graduate from Paseo Academy High School. She obtained her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Mo. Dr. Williams furthered her education by completing her Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Phoenix as well as her Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) with a focus on Special Education from National Louis University in Chicago. She gained valuable teaching experience in various schools within the Chicagoland area, including Thornridge High School, where she held the roles of Special Education Administrator and Director of Student Activities. In December 2019, she achieved her most significant accomplishment by receiving her Doctorate of Education from Chicago State University in Chicago, IL. Social Media links: dr.victorieus on IG, FB, X LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcdonaldwilliams/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkJMIqfuk-f1di2F98p_mDw

She is #DopePeopleDr. E'Toyare (Torie) Williams, also known as Dr.  Victorieus, was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri and graduated from Paseo Academy High School as a first generation High School graduate. After receiving her Bachelors of Science in Psychology from the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Mo., Dr. Williams worked as an Educational Consultant with Chicago Public Schools and has continued independently adding her mentorship initiative since then. Dr. Williams took another step and took her education further by completing her Masters of Art in Teaching (MAT) with an emphasis in Special Education from National Louis University in Chicago and worked as a teacher in various schools: Chicago Vocational Career Academy, Thornwood High School, and Urban Prep Academy. In addition to her MAT, Dr. Williams earned her Masters of Business Administration (MBA) as well. At Thornridge High School, Dr. Williams was a Special Education Administrator and the Director of Student Activities where she not only taught classes which included social-emotional learning, she was responsible for 52 different extracurricular activities, ranging from Band to National Honor Society. Her biggest achievement was to receive her Doctorate of Education from Chicago State University in December of 2019. As the Founder and CEO of Be Victorieus Consulting, Dr. E'Toyare ( Dr. Torie) Williams is a highly accomplished educator, author, and consultant. She has dedicated her career to helping schools across the country develop culturally responsive trauma-informed systems of support. These systems foster resilience and success for staff, students, and families. Dr. Torie has guided schools, districts, and state departments of education in learning about the impact of ACEs and trauma. She has also educated them on the critical role of protective factors in fostering resilient schools and communities. Dr. Torie has assisted schools in developing and implementing trauma-informed practices that have positively impacted student behavior, academic achievement, and social-emotional development. She has also cultivated educator well-being and efficacy. Dr. Torie is a passionate advocate for the education of all children, especially those who have experienced trauma. Dr. Williams encourages involvement in extracurricular activities. Her motivation has always been her 3 beautiful children, Ker'Mari (17) Kynnedi (15) and Korri (11) who are actively involved in various activities inside and outside of school. She is a sought-after speaker and trainer, and her work has been featured in numerous publications. Dr. Torie is a true leader in the field of trauma-informed education, and her work is making a real difference in the lives of children and families across the country Become VicTORIEus! “Be VicTORIEus with Dr. Torie Williams” is an educational program that encourages the professional development of the individual and provides actionable guidance by offering a fresh perspective and an independent point of view while guiding a process that fosters the growth and educational development of the individual. Dr. Torie can: ● Provide a model for healthy, trusting relationships through clear communication and setting appropriate boundaries. ● Acknowledge their strengths, talents, and/or gifts and encourage them to find ways to use them. ● Be an active listener and offer support and encouragement when appropriate. ● Engage inSupport the showTo show love to the Dope People Podcast, be sure to subscribe to us on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiD7tgj9ezb7Xuk7IOFHRBg.You can also purchase Dope People merch at https://scottsteward.com/merch

She is #DopePeopleDr. E'Toyare (Torie) Williams, also known as Dr.  Victorieus, was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri and graduated from Paseo Academy High School as a first generation High School graduate. After receiving her Bachelors of Science in Psychology from the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Mo., Dr. Williams worked as an Educational Consultant with Chicago Public Schools and has continued independently adding her mentorship initiative since then. Dr. Williams took another step and took her education further by completing her Masters of Art in Teaching (MAT) with an emphasis in Special Education from National Louis University in Chicago and worked as a teacher in various schools: Chicago Vocational Career Academy, Thornwood High School, and Urban Prep Academy. In addition to her MAT, Dr. Williams earned her Masters of Business Administration (MBA) as well. At Thornridge High School, Dr. Williams was a Special Education Administrator and the Director of Student Activities where she not only taught classes which included social-emotional learning, she was responsible for 52 different extracurricular activities, ranging from Band to National Honor Society. Her biggest achievement was to receive her Doctorate of Education from Chicago State University in December of 2019. As the Founder and CEO of Be Victorieus Consulting, Dr. E'Toyare ( Dr. Torie) Williams is a highly accomplished educator, author, and consultant. She has dedicated her career to helping schools across the country develop culturally responsive trauma-informed systems of support. These systems foster resilience and success for staff, students, and families. Dr. Torie has guided schools, districts, and state departments of education in learning about the impact of ACEs and trauma. She has also educated them on the critical role of protective factors in fostering resilient schools and communities. Dr. Torie has assisted schools in developing and implementing trauma-informed practices that have positively impacted student behavior, academic achievement, and social-emotional development. She has also cultivated educator well-being and efficacy. Dr. Torie is a passionate advocate for the education of all children, especially those who have experienced trauma. Dr. Williams encourages involvement in extracurricular activities. Her motivation has always been her 3 beautiful children, Ker'Mari (17) Kynnedi (15) and Korri (11) who are actively involved in various activities inside and outside of school. She is a sought-after speaker and trainer, and her work has been featured in numerous publications. Dr. Torie is a true leader in the field of trauma-informed education, and her work is making a real difference in the lives of children and families across the country Become VicTORIEus! “Be VicTORIEus with Dr. Torie Williams” is an educational program that encourages the professional development of the individual and provides actionable guidance by offering a fresh perspective and an independent point of view while guiding a process that fosters the growth and educational development of the individual. Dr. Torie can: ● Provide a model for healthy, trusting relationships through clear communication and setting appropriate boundaries. ● Acknowledge their strengths, talents, and/or gifts and encourage them to find ways to use them. ● Be an active listener and offer support and encouragement when appropriate. ● Engage inSupport the showTo show love to the Dope People Podcast, be sure to subscribe to us on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiD7tgj9ezb7Xuk7IOFHRBg.You can also purchase Dope People merch at https://scottsteward.com/merch

When the pandemic hit, every educator in America was impacted. Schools were physically closed and there was a frantic push to transform entire curricula designed for in-person learning into virtual experiences that would benefit children. In 2021, Janine and Jeff Yass started The Yass Prize to honor some of the  educators who worked tirelessly for students. Since then, their work has grown to include honoring educators, schools, and initiatives who provide STOP-enabled education for students. The Vice President of the Yass Prize, Caroline Allen, joins us for this episode. She outlines the goals of the Yass Prize and explains what it means to be a STOP school. The Yass Prize & STOP Award Initiative The Yass Prize for Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding and Permissionless education is a rapidly growing effort to find, reward, celebrate and expand best-in-class education organizations from every sector, in every state, and to create unprecedented partnerships that accelerate impact with the speed and urgency our students deserve. In 2022, the Yass Prize organization awarded $20 million to winners, alumni and special state initiatives.  Read more about them here and encourage others to apply. The 2023 application is now open and submissions must be received by 11:59 PM ET on Saturday, July 15, 2023. For more information, visit www.yassprize.org.  Caroline Allen is the Vice President of the Yass Prize, and leads the team with managing and executing the application process, judging process, awardee announcements, and accelerator bootcamp. Prior to joining the Yass Prize team, she spent eight years in the classroom, teaching Special Education and elementary general education in Massachusetts, including at the nationally recognized Edward Brooke Charter School in East Boston. She is a Teach For America alum and has extensive experience working with teachers, families, community members and school leadership in the areas of professional development, teacher coaching, strategic vision planning and differentiation to meet the diverse needs of all learners. Caroline received her undergraduate and Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degree from Hobart and William Smith Colleges.   Social Channels: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-grace-allen/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carolinegraceallen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caroline.dosky Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/CarolineGAllen1   Learn more about creating better learning environments at www.Kay-Twelve.com. Kevin Stoller is the host of the Better Learning Podcast and Co-Founder of Kay-Twelve, a national leader for educational furniture. Find out more about Kevin at https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinstoller/ For more episodes of the Better Learning Podcast, visit https://www.betterlearningpodcast.com/ Who made this episode possible? Association for Learning Environments (A4LE) - https://www.a4le.org/ Education Leaders' Organization - https://www.ed-leaders.org/ Second Class Foundation - https://www.secondclassfoundation.org/

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 what he's learned from his discussions with authors that we might translate into our ELA classrooms. Check out Writer's Routine: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5hY2FzdC5jb20vcHVibGljL3Nob3dzLzhkYmI0Y2FlLTFiMGUtNDAwMS1iOTg2LWJkOTU2NTYwYzZiOQ You can also follow Dan's work at https://itsdansimpson.com/ Follow Dan on Twitter: @itsdansimpson or @writerspod If you have an interesting way that you teach students to engage in a more authentic writing process, we'd love to hear from you. Reach out to Noah at noah.waspe@gmail.com or hit him up on Twitter @MrWteach Looking for a quick and easy writing invitation for your students...or yourself? Follow us on Instagram @owpmu Find OWP on Twitter: @owpmu 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 also features a masters degree program for teachers through Miami University. Featuring the renowned “4-Week”, the OWP's Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program is both practical and transformational. Learn more about the Ohio Writing Project + Programming: http://miamioh.edu/cas/academics/departments/english/academics/graduate-studies/ohio-writing-project/ GET INVOLVED! Want to be kept in the loop for future OWP events? Email us here: ohiowritingproject@MiamiOH.edu

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 TJ Wilson about his recent blog post, from which we cribbed our episode's title. In this conversation, they get into whether AI should worry Language Arts teachers. They also discuss how the current AI controversy should encourage us rethink how and why we teach Writing. Check out TJ's blog: https://thomasjosephwilson.com/ Follow TJ on Twitter: @wilsonthomasjoseph Follow TJ on Mastodon: @TJWilson@universeodon.com If you have an interesting way that you teach students to engage in a more authentic writing process, we'd love to hear from you. Reach out to Noah at noah.waspe@gmail.com Looking for a quick and easy writing invitation for your students...or yourself? Follow us on Instagram @owpmu Find Noah on Twitter: @MrWteach Find OWP on Twitter: @owpmu 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 also features a masters degree program for teachers through Miami University. Featuring the renowned “4-Week”, the OWP's Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program is both practical and transformational. Learn more about the Ohio Writing Project + Programming: http://miamioh.edu/cas/academics/departments/english/academics/graduate-studies/ohio-writing-project/ GET INVOLVED! Want to be kept in the loop for future OWP events? Email us here: ohiowritingproject@MiamiOH.edu

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 classroom instruction. Tim and Noah get into all kinds of other things as well, ranging from mentor texts to John Hattie and teacher credibility. Of course, they also talk music. As a special treat, Tim even performs the single, “Grand Prairie,” from his upcoming album! Follow Tim Reisert on Instagram: @timreisert Check out the single from the upcoming album now at https://timreisert.bandcamp.com or at sofaburn.com (@sofaburn_records) Follow Noah on Twitter: @MrWteach Follow OWP on Twitter and Instagram: @owpmu 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 also features a masters degree program for teachers through Miami University. Featuring the renowned “4-Week”, the OWP's Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program is both practical and transformational. Learn more about the Ohio Writing Project + Programming: http://miamioh.edu/cas/academics/departments/english/academics/graduate-studies/ohio-writing-project/ GET INVOLVED! Want to be kept in the loop for future OWP events? Email us here: ohiowritingproject@MiamiOH.edu Submit a poem to be featured on a future episode: noah.waspe@gmail.com Do you have an share-worthy teaching practice? Do you know someone else who fits the bill? Email Noah at the address above--we are always looking for great educators to interview for the podcast.

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 piece of writing her students complete–and where she has students go with their revision work by the end of the school year. If you have an interesting way that you teach students to engage in a more authentic writing process, we'd love to hear from you. Reach out to Noah at noah.waspe@gmail.com Looking for a quick and easy writing invitation for your students...or yourself? Follow us on Instagram @owpmu Find Noah on Twitter: @MrWteach Find OWP on Twitter: @owpmu 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 also features a masters degree program for teachers through Miami University. Featuring the renowned “4-Week”, the OWP's Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program is both practical and transformational. Learn more about the Ohio Writing Project + Programming: http://miamioh.edu/cas/academics/departments/english/academics/graduate-studies/ohio-writing-project/ GET INVOLVED! Want to be kept in the loop for future OWP events? Email us here: ohiowritingproject@MiamiOH.edu

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 @mrtjwilson If this episode's conversation sparked a teaching idea–or if you are already working on ways to make Writing instruction more authentic to the process, we'd love to hear from you. DM Noah on Twitter @MrWteach or reach out via email: noah.waspe@gmail.com Find OWP on Twitter: @owpmu Looking for a quick and easy writing invitation for your students...or yourself? Follow us on Instagram @owpmu 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 also features a masters degree program for teachers through Miami University. Featuring the renowned “4-Week”, the OWP's Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program is both practical and transformational. Learn more about the Ohio Writing Project + Programming: http://miamioh.edu/cas/academics/departments/english/academics/graduate-studies/ohio-writing-project/ GET INVOLVED! Want to be kept in the loop for future OWP events? Email us here: ohiowritingproject@MiamiOH.edu

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 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. Learn more about OWP's upcoming Credit Workshops: https://www.miamioh.edu/cas/academics/departments/english/academics/graduate-studies/ohio-writing-project/credit-workshops/index.html?_ga=2.77005781.1786759835.1660330958-1027542627.1660330958 The Ohio Writing Project also features a masters degree program for teachers through Miami University. Featuring the renowned “4-Week”, the OWP's Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program is both practical and transformational. Learn more about OWP's Master's Degree Program: https://www.miamioh.edu/cas/academics/departments/english/academics/graduate-studies/ohio-writing-project/teaching/index.html Learn more about the Ohio Writing Project + Programming: http://miamioh.edu/cas/academics/departments/english/academics/graduate-studies/ohio-writing-project/ GET INVOLVED! Want to be kept in the loop for future OWP events? Email us here: ohiowritingproject@MiamiOH.edu Looking for a quick and easy writing invitation for your students...or yourself? Follow us on Instagram @owpmu Find Cris Tovani on Twitter: @ctovani Find Noah on Twitter: @MrWteach Find OWP on Twitter: @owpmu

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: @lauravanprooyen Find Laura's work: https://lauravanprooyen.com Check out Laura's publishing press: https://nextpage-press.com/ See Laura perform a reading in person at Miami University's low residency MFA celebration: https://events.miamioh.edu/event/mfa_summer_residency_readings_and_talks Learn more about the Ohio Writing Project + Programming: http://miamioh.edu/cas/academics/departments/english/academics/graduate-studies/ohio-writing-project/ GET INVOLVED! Want to be kept in the loop for future OWP events? Email us here: ohiowritingproject@MiamiOH.edu Looking for a quick and easy writing invitation for your students...or yourself? Follow us on Instagram @owpmu Find Noah on Twitter: @MrWteach Find OWP on Twitter: @owpmu 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 also features a masters degree program for teachers through Miami University. Featuring the renowned “4-Week”, the OWP's Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program is both practical and transformational.

I met Zoie Moore when she was speaking on stage in Atlanta, GA and was immediately inspired by this college student who was out to make a difference in the world. If you've ever turned on the news, felt the weight of the world, and gotten discouraged wondering how you could really make an impact - this episode is for you! Listen in to hear Zoie's inspiring story from self-conscious youth to empowered leader and insights to help YOU to transform yourself - and the world.   IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT: Staying hopeful & taking action in the face of daunting issuesGentrification: what it means and how retrofitting can help low income communitiesCreative ways to navigate emotions and process world eventsPractices to boost confidence and embody your unique leadershipMORE ABOUT ZOIE: Zoie Moore (she/her), is a 2021 graduate of Agnes Scott College and in the process of completing her Master's of Arts in Teaching (MAT) in Secondary Education at Mercer University.  She is an active volunteer with the Metro Atlanta Youth Energy Corps (MAYE Corps) serving as the Education and Outreach Coordinator. At MAYEC, Zoie helps create educational programming to advance the organization's mission of making the Metro-Atlanta community a more equitable place through implementing energy efficiency programs, centering racial justice, and engaging youth leadership. When not volunteering, Zoie works at the National Wildlife Federation and serves as one of the staff advisors for their Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Committee.   STAY CONNECTED WITH MAYECORPS:Website: https://mayecorps.weebly.com/Instagram: @mayecorpsMENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Retrofitting resource: https://www.epa.gov/Steven Universe: on Cartoon Network MORE ABOUT GINA CASBARRO: Gina Casbarro is a certified Life Designer™ coach and feng shui consultant who empowers her clients to blaze their own path and design the life and space of their dreams.   Gina's passion for coaching began as a manager at lululemon where she spent more than eight years coaching hundreds of people to develop as leaders and crush their goals. Her love of nature, symbolism, and intuition led her to feng shui. She now weaves these passions together to support her clients in aligning their mindset, their lifestyle, and their environment with their truest goals and values. Gina now works and lives as a digital nomad, traveling the USA and hosting the podcast, “Follow your Spark,” where she shares inspiring interviews of others who've created lives they love.  STAY CONNECTED WITH GINA:Website: https://ginacasbarro.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/gina_casbarroFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/gcasbarroTOOLS TO HELP YOU FOLLOW YOUR SPARK:Book a free consult call here to explore 1:1 coaching Download Gina's Top 15 Transformational Tools here: https://www.ginacasbarro.com/transformational-toolsMusic: https://www.purple-planet.com

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 @AngelaStockman https://angelastockman.com Check out OWP's upcoming Summer Credit Workshops for Teachers: https://www.miamioh.edu/cas/academics/departments/english/academics/graduate-studies/ohio-writing-project/credit-workshops/index.html?_ga=2.256982158.40594715.1651616698-47476299.1651616698 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 also features a masters degree program for teachers through Miami University. Featuring the renowned “4-Week”, the OWP's Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program is both practical and transformational. Submit a a question, topic, or poem to be featured on a future episode: noah.waspe@gmail.com Find Noah on Twitter: @MrWteach Find OWP on Twitter: @owpmu Looking for a quick and easy writing invitation for your students...or yourself? Follow us on Instagram @owpmu

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 for a more culturally relevant approach. Dr. Kim Parker's book: https://www.ascd.org/books/literacy-is-liberation?variant=122024 Dr. Parker's website: https://drkimparker.org Follow Dr. Parker on Twitter: @TchKimPossible 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 also features a masters degree program for teachers through Miami University. Featuring the renowned “4-Week”, the OWP's Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program is both practical and transformational. Submit a a question, topic, or poem to be featured on a future episode: noah.waspe@gmail.com Find Noah on Twitter: @MrWteach Find OWP on Twitter: @owpmu Learn more about the Ohio Writing Project + Programming: http://miamioh.edu/cas/academics/departments/english/academics/graduate-studies/ohio-writing-project/ GET INVOLVED! Want to be kept in the loop for future OWP events? Email us here: ohiowritingproject@MiamiOH.edu Looking for a quick and easy writing invitation for your students...or yourself? Follow us on Instagram @owpmu

Candice Hughes is a Elementary Education major at Columbus State University in the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program. On this episode, Candice discusses networked engagement in Cricut design work and how she wants to afford her future students similar interest-based media engagement. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia, and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram @aaronrgierhart Email: gierhart_aaron@columbusstate.edu Podcast Socials: Facebook & Instagram @JourneysOfTeaching & Twitter @JourneysTeach Thank you to Mitch Furr for the podcast theme music and Adam Gierhart for the logo artwork.

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/book/9780820344607/the-melancholy-of-departure/ 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. Learn more about the Ohio Writing Project + Programming: http://miamioh.edu/cas/academics/departments/english/academics/graduate-studies/ohio-writing-project/ The Ohio Writing Project features a masters degree program for teachers through Miami University. Featuring the renowned “4-Week”, the OWP's Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program is both practical and transformational. GET INVOLVED! Want to be kept in the loop for future OWP events? Email us here: ohiowritingproject@MiamiOH.edu Find Noah on Twitter: @MrWteach Find OWP on Twitter: @owpmu Looking for a quick and easy writing invitation for your students...or yourself? Follow us on Instagram @owpmu

Episode Description In 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 writing ideas. This episode also features an epilogue in which Adrienne breaks down her writing process! Where you can find Adrienne's work: US: https://www.stenhouse.com/authors/adrienne-gear Canada: https://www.pembrokepublishers.com/bio.cgi?id=81 readingpowergear.com Find Adrienne Gear on Twitter: @AdrienneGear Find Noah on Twitter: @MrWteach Find OWP on Twitter: @owpmu 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 also features a masters degree program for teachers through Miami University. Featuring the renowned “4-Week”, the OWP's Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program is both practical and transformational. Learn more about the Ohio Writing Project + Programming: http://miamioh.edu/cas/academics/departments/english/academics/graduate-studies/ohio-writing-project/ GET INVOLVED! Want to be kept in the loop for future OWP events? Email us here: ohiowritingproject@MiamiOH.edu Looking for a quick and easy writing invitation for your students...or yourself? Follow us on Instagram @owpmu Submit a poem to be featured on a future episode: noah.waspe@gmail.com Do you have an share-worthy teaching practice? Do you know someone else who fits the bill? Email Noah at the address above--we are always looking for great educators to interview for the podcast.

Episode Description In 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 also features a masters degree program for teachers through Miami University. Featuring the renowned “4-Week”, the OWP's Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program is both practical and transformational. Learn more about the Ohio Writing Project + Programming: http://miamioh.edu/cas/academics/departments/english/academics/graduate-studies/ohio-writing-project/ GET INVOLVED! Want to be kept in the loop for future OWP events? Email us here: ohiowritingproject@MiamiOH.edu Submit a poem to be featured on a future episode: noah.waspe@gmail.com Do you have an share-worthy teaching practice? Do you know someone else who fits the bill? Email Noah at the address above--we are always looking for great educators to interview for the podcast. Find Katyln Bare on Twitter: @katbare Find Noah on Twitter: @MrWteach Find OWP on Twitter: @owpmu Looking for a quick and easy writing invitation for your students...or yourself? Follow us on Instagram @owpmu “Trauma: a reverse poem” By Renée Vander Veen Your trauma beats against my love child if you hide under the bed in the dark when my hands reach out to hug you to say I love you I believe that no matter what a barrier rises because fear is more powerful than love I know it's time to talk about what the counselors say Love is a choice but this is not true for me Adoption is impossible Unless I choose to reverse my perspective and believe that Adoption is impossible but this is not true for me Love is a choice The counselors say it's time to talk about what I know Love is more powerful than fear A barrier raises because no matter what I believe that to say I love you when my hands reach out to hug you in the dark if you hide under the bed child my love beats against your trauma (modeled after “Lost Generation” by Jonathan Reed) “Lost Generation” https://www.ncps-k12.org/cms/lib/CT01903077/Centricity/Domain/638/Poem%20-%20Lost%20Generation%20-%20Text.pdf How to write a reversible poem guide: https://penandthepad.com/write-reverse-poem-8556361.html

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 "Breather Routines"! Find Beth Rimer on Twitter: @BethRimer Find Noah on Twitter: @MrWteach Find OWP on Twitter and Instagram: @owpmu If you are interested in starting a student-led writing center in your high school, Betsy Woods from Milford High School in Milford, Ohio is hosting a small group for an informal discussion and tour on Monday, December 6 from 12:00-1:00 at Milford. If you are an educator in southwest Ohio who can get release time from your school on December 6, contact Betsy at woods_b@milfordschools.org to join the small group. 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 also features a masters degree program for teachers through Miami University. Featuring the renowned “4-Week”, the OWP's Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program is both practical and transformational. If you have a great idea that we should feature in a future episode, email Noah at noah.waspe@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you! Learn more about the Ohio Writing Project + Programming: http://miamioh.edu/cas/academics/departments/english/academics/graduate-studies/ohio-writing-project/ GET INVOLVED! Want to be kept in the loop for future OWP events? Email us here: ohiowritingproject@MiamiOH.edu

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 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. OWP also features a masters degree program for teachers through Miami University. Featuring the renowned “4-Week”, the OWP's Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program is both practical and transformational. Learn more about the Ohio Writing Project + Programming: http://miamioh.edu/cas/academics/departments/english/academics/graduate-studies/ohio-writing-project/ GET INVOLVED! Want to be kept in the loop for future OWP events? Email us here: ohiowritingproject@MiamiOH.edu Looking for a quick and easy writing invitation for your students...or yourself? Follow us on Instagram @owpmu Find Beth Rimer on Twitter: @BethRimer Find Noah on Twitter: @MrWteach Find OWP on Twitter: @owpmu

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.aspx Follow Tanny on Twitter: @TannyMcG This episode is shared in partnership with the Ohio Council of Teachers of English Language Arts (OCTELA). To find out more about OCTELA, visit octela.org or follow them on Twitter: @OCTELA Learn more about the Ohio Writing Project + Programming: http://miamioh.edu/cas/academics/departments/english/academics/graduate-studies/ohio-writing-project/ 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 also features a masters degree program for teachers through Miami University. Featuring the renowned “4-Week”, the OWP's Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program is both practical and transformational. GET INVOLVED! Want to be kept in the loop for future OWP events? Email us here: ohiowritingproject@MiamiOH.edu Looking for a quick and easy writing invitation for your students...or yourself? Follow us on Instagram @owpmu Find OWP on Twitter: @owpmu Find Noah on Twitter: @MrWteach

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. The Ohio Writing Project also features a masters degree program for teachers through Miami University. Featuring the renowned “4-Week”, the OWP's Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program is both practical and transformational. Learn more about the Ohio Writing Project + Programming: http://miamioh.edu/cas/academics/departments/english/academics/graduate-studies/ohio-writing-project/ GET INVOLVED! Want to be kept in the loop for future OWP events? Email us here: ohiowritingproject@MiamiOH.edu Looking for a quick and easy writing invitation for your students...or yourself? Follow us on Instagram @owpmu Find Penny Kittle on Twitter: @pennykittle Find Noah on Twitter: @MrWteach Find OWP on Twitter: @owpmu

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/e12003.aspx You can also follow their work (along with their fabulous team of teacher-writers) at www.movingwriters.org! This episode is shared in partnership with the Ohio Council of Teachers of English Language Arts (OCTELA). To find out more about OCTELA, visit octela.org or follow them on Twitter: @OCTELA Learn more about the Ohio Writing Project + Programming: http://miamioh.edu/cas/academics/departments/english/academics/graduate-studies/ohio-writing-project/ 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 also features a masters degree program for teachers through Miami University. Featuring the renowned “4-Week”, the OWP's Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program is both practical and transformational. GET INVOLVED! Want to be kept in the loop for future OWP events? Email us here: ohiowritingproject@MiamiOH.edu Looking for a quick and easy writing invitation for your students...or yourself? Follow us on Instagram @owpmu Find OWP on Twitter: @owpmu Find Noah on Twitter: @MrWteach

To say that Artie Kamiya has dedicated his life to his profession would be a massive understatement. This man has had a massive impact not only on the students who were lucky enough to have him as their teacher, but indirectly tens of thousands of children and youth who's teachers were lucky enough to meet him. Artie could very easily be considered the “Godfather of #PhysEd.” Born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Artie was overweight as an elementary school child, and he was often subjected to many of the negative aspects of traditional physical education. However, he was fortunate to have been encouraged through a strong junior high physical education program and slowly became interested in the sport of gymnastics. He competed in high school, collegiate level (Los Angeles City College, Cal State LA), and at the 1972 National NCAA Gymnastics Championships on the rings. Upon receiving a Masters of Art in Teaching (MAT) degree from the University of North Carolina, he worked as an elementary physical education teacher for Wake County Public Schools (Raleigh, NC). While in this position, he was able to become involved in curriculum writing, presenting, and other leadership activities. In 1983, he was hired by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction as a Physical Education Consultant. In 1996, he was promoted to the Section Chief for Arts and Healthful Living. In this position, he directed a group of 11 professionals representing the Arts (Music, Dance, Visual Arts, Theatre Arts) and Healthful Living (Health, Physical Education, Athletics, Driver Education). From 2001-2005, he was the Senior Administrator for K-12 Healthful Living Education for Wake County Schools. Artie was recognized in 2004 as the National Physical Education Administrator of the Year. He has been called one of the “nation's leading experts for K-12 health and physical education.” He is the President & Founder of the Great Activities Publishing Company, a company known for their innovative K-12 PE publications, services, and workshops. His work has appeared on numerous ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox TV affiliates, as well as on National Public Radio and in USA Today. He retired from public service in 2005, but continued to follow his passion as a health and physical education advocate through his work within the Great Activities Publishing Company. He was recognized by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education as the 2007 “Joy of Effort” Award winner. He and his family live in Durham, North Carolina. website info: https://www.iphys-ed.com/blog/artie-kamiya-the-godfather-of-physed/

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! Follow Shawna Coppola's work: Twitter: @ShawnaCoppola shawnacoppola.com Find Noah on Twitter: @MrWteach Find OWP on Twitter: @owpmu 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 also features a masters degree program for teachers through Miami University. Featuring the renowned “4-Week”, the OWP's Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program is both practical and transformational. Learn more about the Ohio Writing Project + Programming: http://miamioh.edu/cas/academics/departments/english/academics/graduate-studies/ohio-writing-project/ GET INVOLVED! Want to be kept in the loop for future OWP events? Email us here: ohiowritingproject@MiamiOH.edu Looking for a quick and easy writing invitation for your students...or yourself? Follow us on Instagram @owpmu Follow OCTELA's work: Twitter: @OCTELA octela.org Submit a poem to be featured on a future episode: noah.waspe@gmail.com Do you have an share-worthy teaching practice? Do you know someone else who fits the bill? Email Noah at the address above--we are always looking for great educators to interview for the podcast.

Episode Description In 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 Lester's important ideas around “Best Friend Books”. Follow Lester Laminack on Twitter: @lester_laminack Check out Lester's books for teachers: https://www.heinemann.com/authors/4175.aspx https://shop.scholastic.com/teachers-ecommerce/teacher/books/the-ultimate-read-aloud-resource-2nd-edition-9781338594942.html Lester has also written numerous picture books: https://peachtree-online.com/portfolio-items/lester-l-laminack/ Find Noah on Twitter: @MrWteach Find OWP on Twitter: @owpmu 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 also features a masters degree program for teachers through Miami University. Featuring the renowned “4-Week”, the OWP's Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program is both practical and transformational. Learn more about the Ohio Writing Project + Programming: http://miamioh.edu/cas/academics/departments/english/academics/graduate-studies/ohio-writing-project/ GET INVOLVED! Want to be kept in the loop for future OWP events? Email us here: ohiowritingproject@MiamiOH.edu Looking for a quick and easy writing invitation for your students...or yourself? Follow us on Instagram @owpmu Submit a poem to be featured on a future episode: noah.waspe@gmail.com Do you have an share-worthy teaching practice? Do you know someone else who fits the bill? Email Noah at the address above--we are always looking for great educators to interview for the podcast.

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 you can get yourself a copy of The Curious Classroom: https://www.heinemann.com/products/e08990.aspx 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 also features a masters degree program for teachers through Miami University. Featuring the renowned “4-Week”, the OWP's Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program is both practical and transformational. Learn more about the Ohio Writing Project + Programming: http://miamioh.edu/cas/academics/departments/english/academics/graduate-studies/ohio-writing-project/ GET INVOLVED! Want to be kept in the loop for future OWP events? Email us here: ohiowritingproject@MiamiOH.edu Looking for a quick and easy writing invitation for your students...or yourself? Follow us on Instagram @owpmu “Victim to Victor” by Heidi LaMarr Victims of deadly Violence of all kinds leads to Voices shouting in the streets, Vehement crowds coming together to sing, Songs sung about the fight. It I'm proud of who I am today, Woman, mother, daughter, teacher, friend, Strong, brave, sensitive, unique Not always right, Not always wrong. But always one Who loves another. Who fights for the weak with my words not my fists, Who stands in support of those who feel invisible, A victor. Submit a poem to be featured on a future episode: noah.waspe@gmail.com Do you have an share-worthy teaching practice? Do you know someone else who fits the bill? Email Noah at the address above--we are always looking for great educators to interview for the podcast. Find Smokey Daniels on Twitter: @SmokeyLit Find Noah on Twitter: @MrWteach Find OWP on Twitter: @owpmu Find OCTELA on Twitter: @OCTELA www.octela.org

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 courses teachers can take for college + CEU credit. The Ohio Writing Project also features a masters degree program for teachers through Miami University. Featuring the renowned “4-Week”, the OWP’s Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program is both practical and transformational. Learn more about the Ohio Writing Project + Programming: http://miamioh.edu/cas/academics/departments/english/academics/graduate-studies/ohio-writing-project/ GET INVOLVED! Want to be kept in the loop for future OWP events? Email us here: ohiowritingproject@MiamiOH.edu Looking for a quick and easy writing invitation for your students...or yourself? Follow us on Instagram @owpmu “You Met” by Erin Delk That handshake was an earthquake. Melted welder’s hands embraced by soft computer keys Shaking my heart into taking a portrait stored next to the memories of pine trees and hide and seek. You were fragile, but strong, like glass that hadn’t quite cracked, holding on, longing to say goodbye as I hid my teary eyes and treasured the gift I would remember the rest of my life. Submit a poem to be featured on a future episode: noah.waspe@gmail.com Do you have an share-worthy teaching practice? Do you know someone else who fits the bill? Email Noah at the address above--we are always looking for great educators to interview for the podcast. Find Liz Prather on Twitter: @pratherliz Find Stacey Reeder on Twitter: @staceyreeder Find Noah on Twitter: @MrWteach Find OWP on Twitter: @owpmu

Episode Description In 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=sharing Follow Jason’s Work: https://www.digitalrhetoriccollaborative.org/100-years-of-new-media-pedagogy/methodologicalplay-datavizandthindescription.htm https://www.amazon.com/Remixing-Composition-Multimodal-Pedagogy-Rhetoric/dp/080933089X 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 also features a masters degree program for teachers through Miami University. Featuring the renowned “4-Week”, the OWP’s Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program is both practical and transformational. Learn more about the Ohio Writing Project + Programming: http://miamioh.edu/cas/academics/departments/english/academics/graduate-studies/ohio-writing-project/ GET INVOLVED! Want to be kept in the loop for future OWP events? Email us here: ohiowritingproject@MiamiOH.edu Looking for a quick and easy writing invitation for your students...or yourself? Follow us on Instagram @owpmu A Winter Hike by Christina Scheckel Cold crisp air, warm sun Crunchy squishy feet, serene silence Dry mouth, sweet water No smell, fresh air Dips and dives of hills, winding path of creek Weight of the world lifts, neck pain dissolves Submit a poem to be featured on a future episode: noah.waspe@gmail.com Do you have an share-worthy teaching practice? Do you know someone else who fits the bill? Email Noah at the address above--we are always looking for great educators to interview for the podcast. Find Noah on Twitter: @MrWteach Find OWP on Twitter and Instagram: @owpmu

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 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 also features a masters degree program for teachers through Miami University. Featuring the renowned “4-Week”, the OWP’s Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program is both practical and transformational. Learn more about the Ohio Writing Project + Programming: http://miamioh.edu/cas/academics/departments/english/academics/graduate-studies/ohio-writing-project/ GET INVOLVED! Want to be kept in the loop for future OWP events? Email us here: ohiowritingproject@MiamiOH.edu Looking for a quick and easy writing invitation for your students...or yourself? Follow us on Instagram @owpmu Find Kerry and Celeste on Twitter: @laxcrotty @celestehopkins Find Noah on Twitter: @MrWteach Find OWP on Twitter: @owpmu Transcript of this episode’s poem: The Cold Snap by Courtney Shuman The sterile surroundings come through in her voice. The words, impossible to understand as I watch you. Baby A and Baby B she says. Not knowing that you are named and loved. She must not see you so full of life, like the renewal of spring. As you squirm in black and white Like a bloom on a tree Promising bright flowers for tomorrow. As she moves the magic wand that gives us a glimpse We see you, next to each other. Together from the start. One beginning that formed two hearts. How could this promise of life be false? Like a brief cold snap That brings the return of a cruel and punishing winter While ice settles on the blooms. We wait. We hope. We pray. And then, the thaw begins As you two arrive and the world is again bathed in sunlight. Those lingering words are gone, As the doctor beams at you both. But the words are never forgotten. Frozen in the memory of two parents mangled from the cold. Submit a poem to be featured on a future episode: noah.waspe@gmail.com Do you have an share-worthy teaching practice? Do you know someone else who fits the bill? Email Noah at the address above--we are always looking for great educators to interview for the podcast.

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_share 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 also features a masters degree program for teachers through Miami University. Featuring the renowned “4-Week”, the OWP’s Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program is both practical and transformational. Learn more about the Ohio Writing Project + Programming: http://miamioh.edu/cas/academics/departments/english/academics/graduate-studies/ohio-writing-project/ GET INVOLVED! Want to be kept in the loop for future OWP events? Email us here: ohiowritingproject@MiamiOH.edu Looking for a quick and easy writing invitation for your students...or yourself? Follow us on Instagram @owpmu Find Today’s Guest on Twitter: @SteamLaundry Find Noah on Twitter: @MrWteach Find OWP on Twitter: @owpmu

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/52hsq 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 also features a masters degree program for teachers through Miami University. Featuring the renowned “4-Week”, the OWP’s Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program is both practical and transformational. Learn more about the Ohio Writing Project + Programming: miamioh.edu/cas/academics/depar…io-writing-project/ GET INVOLVED! Want to be kept in the loop for future OWP events? Email us here: ohiowritingproject@MiamiOH.edu Looking for a quick and easy writing invitation for your students...or yourself? Follow us on Instagram @owpmu “Retriever” by Sara L. Godwin There are spaces within me I keep blank. Thoughts I push out. Ideas my right and left brain use to play keep-away from my consciousness. I rearrange the furniture to cover up spots of recollection. I hang pictures to hide events. I dig holes, deep and dark, to bury, to forget. But memory is a dog. It hunts what I hide, plays fetch, lays at my feet all things I secret away, like an offering. Then he happily waits, tail wagging, to start the game all over again. A short story of Sara’s, “Afternoon Tea,” can be found in the September 2020 issue of www.brilliantflashfiction.com Submit a poem to be featured on a future episode: noah.waspe@gmail.com Do you have an share-worthy teaching practice? Do you know someone else who fits the bill? Email Noah at the address above--we are always looking for great educators to interview for the podcast. Find Beth on Twitter: @BethRimer Find Sara Godwin (today’s contributing poet) on Twitter: @SGodwinDP Find Noah on Twitter: @MrWteach Find OWP on Twitter: @owpmu

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. The Ohio Writing Project also features a masters degree program for teachers through Miami University. Featuring the renowned “4-Week”, the OWP’s Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program is both practical and transformational. Learn more about the Ohio Writing Project + Programming: http://miamioh.edu/cas/academics/departments/english/academics/graduate-studies/ohio-writing-project/ GET INVOLVED! Want to be kept in the loop for future OWP events? Email us here: ohiowritingproject@MiamiOH.edu Looking for a quick and easy writing invitation for your students...or yourself? Follow us on Instagram @owpmu “Gone Too Soon” by Heidi Wehrmann LaMarr I look at her and think of you. Flourishing in the moment, Surrounded by an ocean of sky and clouds. Strength beyond size. Wisdom beyond years. She smiles, Innocent and bright. You smile, Secrets hidden behind your eyes sadness, loneliness, emptiness. I look at her and wonder if she will make a similar choice and be, before we know, without a warning, gone too soon. In memory of L.J., N.W., D.R., J.E., B.B. and all the others who were gone too soon. Submit a poem to be featured on a future episode: noah.waspe@gmail.com Do you have an share-worthy teaching practice? Do you know someone else who fits the bill? Email Noah at the address above--we are always looking for great educators to interview for the podcast. Find Elizabeth Farris on Twitter: @createplayteach Find Noah on Twitter: @MrWteach Find OWP on Twitter: @owpmu

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 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 also features a masters degree program for teachers through Miami University. Featuring the renowned “4-Week”, the OWP’s Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program is both practical and transformational. Learn more about the Ohio Writing Project + Programming: http://miamioh.edu/cas/academics/departments/english/academics/graduate-studies/ohio-writing-project/ GET INVOLVED! Want to be kept in the loop for future OWP events? Email us here: ohiowritingproject@MiamiOH.edu Looking for a quick and easy writing invitation for your students...or yourself? Follow us on Instagram @owpmu Find Noah on Twitter: @MrWteach Find OWP on Twitter: @owpmu

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 + CEU credit. The Ohio Writing Project also features a masters degree program for teachers through Miami University. Featuring the renowned “4-Week”, the OWP’s Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program is both practical and transformational. Learn more about the Ohio Writing Project: http://miamioh.edu/cas/academics/departments/english/academics/graduate-studies/ohio-writing-project/ GET INVOLVED! Want to be kept in the loop for future OWP events? Email us: ohiowritingproject@MiamiOH.edu Looking for a quick and easy writing invitation for your students...or yourself? Follow us on Instagram: @owpmu Find Kelly Taylor on Twitter: @taylorkelly4601 Find Noah on Twitter: @MrWteach Find OWP on Twitter: @owpmu

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 virtual, hybrid, and in-person courses teachers can take for college + CEU credit. The Ohio Writing Project also features a masters degree program for teachers through Miami University. Featuring the renowned “4-Week”, the OWP’s Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program is both practical and transformational. Learn more about the Ohio Writing Project + Programming: http://miamioh.edu/cas/academics/departments/english/academics/graduate-studies/ohio-writing-project/ GET INVOLVED! Want to be kept in the loop for future OWP events? Email us here: ohiowritingproject@MiamiOH.edu Looking for a quick and easy writing invitation for your students...or yourself? Follow us on Instagram @owpmu “Moth Silver Shimmer” by Tim Reisert The night we packed the car a moth fluttered around the bright kitchen, had slipped inside before the screendoor flap. I followed in chase with open but slow palms and when I swooped underneath it and closed my hand, felt its wings against my fingers now held tight not tight enough for it flew again, up by the cupboards and the fruit bowl, its flight crooked, its moth silver shimmer on my hand. Submit a poem to be featured on a future episode: noah.waspe@gmail.com Do you have an share-worthy teaching practice? Do you know someone else who fits the bill? Email Noah at the address above--we are always looking for great educators to interview for the podcast. Find Celine Thomas on Twitter: @Ms_Thomas22 Follow Celine Thomas on Instagram: @miss_thomas22 Find Tim Reisert on Twitter: @tdreisert Follow Tim Reisert on Instagram: @timreisert Find Noah on Twitter: @MrWteach Find OWP on Twitter: @owpmu

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 Bruggeman on Twitter: @MrsBruggemanLHS 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 credit. The Ohio Writing Project also features a masters degree program for teachers through Miami University. Featuring the renowned “4-Week”, the OWP’s Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program is both practical and transformational. Learn more about the Ohio Writing Project + Programming: http://miamioh.edu/cas/academics/departments/english/academics/graduate-studies/ohio-writing-project/ GET INVOLVED! Want to be kept in the loop for future OWP events? Email us here: ohiowritingproject@MiamiOH.edu Looking for a quick and easy writing invitation for your students...or yourself? Follow us on Instagram @owpmu Submit a poem to be featured on a future episode: noah.waspe@gmail.com Do you have an share-worthy teaching practice? Do you know someone else who fits the bill? Email Noah at the address above--we are always looking for great educators to interview for the podcast. Find Noah on Twitter: @MrWteach Find Beth on Twitter: @BethRimer Find OWP on Twitter: @owpmu

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 with schools as well as virtual, hybrid, and in-person courses teachers can take for college credit. The Ohio Writing Project also features a masters degree program for teachers through Miami University. Featuring the renowned “4-Week”, the OWP’s Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program is both practical and transformational. Learn more about the Ohio Writing Project + Programming: http://miamioh.edu/cas/academics/departments/english/academics/graduate-studies/ohio-writing-project/ GET INVOLVED! Want to be kept in the loop for future OWP events? Email us here: ohiowritingproject@MiamiOH.edu Looking for a quick and easy writing invitation for your students...or yourself? Follow us on Instagram @owpmu Submit a poem to be featured on a future episode: noah.waspe@gmail.com Do you have an share-worthy teaching practice? Do you know someone else who fits the bill? Email Noah at the address above--we are always looking for great educators to interview for the podcast. Find Ivana Farrar on Instagram: @starrfarrar Find Noah on Twitter: @MrWteach Find Beth on Twitter: @BethRimer Find OWP on Twitter: @owpmu

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 strength...and can make us better leaders, enhancing the conversations we have with colleagues--and with students. If you’re interested in teaching, leadership, professional development, or PLC work--this episode is for you! Follow more of Meghan’s Work: Meghanlawson.com Twitter: @Meghan_Lawson 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 credit. The Ohio Writing Project also features a masters degree program for teachers through Miami University. Featuring the renowned “4-Week”, the OWP’s Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program is both practical and transformational. Learn more about the Ohio Writing Project + Programming: http://miamioh.edu/cas/academics/departments/english/academics/graduate-studies/ohio-writing-project/ GET INVOLVED! Want to be kept in the loop for future OWP events? Email us here: ohiowritingproject@MiamiOH.edu Looking for a quick and easy writing invitation for your students...or yourself? Follow us on Instagram @owpmu Submit a poem to be featured on a future episode: noah.waspe@gmail.com Do you have an share-worthy teaching practice? Do you know someone else who fits the bill? Email Noah at the address above--we are always looking for great educators to interview for the podcast. Find Noah on Twitter: @MrWteach Find Beth on Twitter: @BethRimer Find OWP on Twitter: @owpmu

Dan Gaudiano is the Academy Science Department Head at Punahou School. He has a BA in geology from Colgate University. At the University of South Carolina Columbia he earned an MS in geology, and then a  Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT). Dan has written in scientific journals, authored scientific papers, been a coastal geologist and a scientific researcher. He was the lead coordinator for a water conservation project in Hawai'i and has been a curriculum resource teacher with an emphasis on technology integration. (Catch this article in the Punahou Bulletin to know more about ways Dan thinks “beyond the classroom.”) A number of my colleagues have mentioned Dan's seminal presentation on student stress at the 2019 Schools of the Future Conference. Most of all, what you get from reviewing Dan's body of work so far is that he cares deeply about kids and learning. There is no doubt that he has a growth mindset and is continually developing his teaching practice. In this interview Dan and I talked about inch deep and a mile wide, vs. posthole learning. We talked about student travel and his own trip to Samoa as part of the Malama Honua voyages. We went deep into capstone projects, design thinking, competency-based learning and what it takes to build communities of practice. It was a marvelous conversation. If you like it, please give us a rating and review at your podcast store! As always, this episode was edited by Daniel Gilad at DG Sound Creations. Find out more about Daniel at his Facebook page. This series is funded by Ted Dintersmith, the author of the bestselling book, What School Could Be.   The post 45. Coastal Erosion and Other Subjects, With Dan Gaudiano appeared first on @MLTSinHawaii .

Dan Gaudiano is the Academy Science Department Head at Punahou School. He has a BA in geology from Colgate University. At the University of South Carolina Columbia he earned an MS in geology, and then a  Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT). Dan has written in scientific journals, authored scientific papers, been a coastal geologist and … Continue reading "S2:E4 Coastal Erosion and Other Subjects, With Dan Gaudiano" The post S2:E4 Coastal Erosion and Other Subjects, With Dan Gaudiano appeared first on @MLTSinHawaii .

Kay Sturm is one of the most intentional people I have ever met. I knew this from observing her practice years ago when she taught at The School for Examining Essential Questions of Sustainability. It's still true today as she works to stand up and make fly The Umi Project, whose vision is to bring people and ideas together through intentionally designed education. Listen as Kay and I work through deeper learning, essential question-based learning, communities of practice and much, much more. From  Hawaii to Alaska, Kay has had  a diverse array of experiences and roles in education. Kay received her Doctorate of Education from the University of Southern California; her dissertation focused on the “Facilitation of Authentic Teaching and Learning in a PBL Environment.” She is an adjunct faculty professor for the University of Southern California, Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program, and works as the lead education consultant with clients partnered with The Umi Project. She is also a National Faculty member for the national organization, PBLWorks, under the Buck Institute for Education, and facilitates PBL101 workshops around the country. In 2016, she was named Charter School Teacher of the Year in the State of Hawaiʻi.  Kay started as a special education teacher at Waianae High School on the island of Oahu. She has worked at both the middle and high school level in the classroom and at the leadership level, as an instructional coach and coordinator for student-focused experiences. She is passionate about teaching content through the lens of sustainability, project-based learning and place-based education. Kay now lives in Alaska, but travels extensively, and intentionally. Learn more about The Umi Project at https://www.theumiproject.com.   The post 12. The Umi Project, Intentionally Born appeared first on @MLTSinHawaii .

On this episode of Bear in Mind, UNC alumni Veronica Adams shares her passion about physical activity and physical education as well as her experience in UNC’s Master’s in Arts and Teaching (MAT) graduate program.

On this episode of Bear in Mind, Dr. Brian Dauenhauer discusses UNC’s Master’s in Arts and Teaching (MAT) graduate program as well as Bear P.A.W. (Physical Activity Week), a half-day-camp for children in the Greeley community.

www.mytechtoolbelt.com @mytechtoolbelt  #MyTechToolbelt You can listen to our podcast on: Apple Podcasts Google Play Music Spotify or listen here The My Tech Toolbelt Podcast, hosted by Shannon Tabaldo and Brenda Argano, is an Ed Tech podcast where we highlight teachers using education technology in Innovating, Engaging and Inspiring ways. Don't forget to subscribe to our show! Today we talk to Mary McCormick, a Junior High School Science teacher in Northern California. She is using an app called Touchcast to allow students to create "Smart Videos". Mary explains her process for a week long project on Earthquakes. TouchCast - https://www.touchcast.com/ Mary McCormick bio: Ms. Mary McCormick is currently working towards her Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) through Santa Clara University's ExCEL Program and will be graduating this June, 2018. At that time, she will also have completed her third year of teaching as a middle school science teacher in Santa Clara, CA. Ms. McCormick has also worked with other teachers part-time as an Academy of Blended Learning (ABL) assistant. Prior to becoming a teacher, Ms. McCormick completed her Bachelor of Arts in Biological Anthropology with a minor in Biology in the Honors Program at the University of San Diego in 2011. She worked in Raymond, ME, for a several years for the Raymond Waterways Protective Association, rising from Boat Inspector, to Boat Captain, and ultimately to the Acting Director of the Association. In that role, she prepared and delivered numerous educational presentations to local groups. She then returned to San Diego to work for an animal rescue organization and a private zoo, where she also participated in a variety of education outreach programs. Her love for animals and educating others eventually led her to two years as a Veterinary Technician. She was admitted to the Excel Program at Santa Clara University in the spring of 2015 and has loved teaching ever since! Email - mamccormick.org@gmail.com Twitter - @mamccormick_edu Music: http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music

In this sixth episode of RISD Voice, we interviewed Arthi Sundaresh. Arthi graduated from Brown University as an undergraduate and graduated from RISD in 2009 with a Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degree. She now teachers in the Providence Public School District. You can contact her at Arthi.Sundaresh@ppsd.org.