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the teaching of writing, and writing as a tool for learning Herb Budden Co-director Hoosier Writing Project a Site of the National Writing Project IUPUI



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A link to the HWP and the Indiana Teachers of Writing:
[|Hoosier Writing Project]

COMMON CORE STANDARDS
[|Common Core]

Interested in your own wiki? Here are hard copies of info on establishing & maintaining wikis:
=Here are a couple of good links for general information about wikis in education:= Educational Wikis [|More Educational Wiki Info]

COOL TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS-- incredible set of links to web resources
Cool Tools for Schools

An Example of a Lesson from the New York Times Learning Network-- on Informational Texts vs. Fiction
[|Info Texts vs. Fiction?]

=** LEARNING PROTOCOLS FROM THE SCHOOL REFORM INITIATIVE **= [|Learning Protocols]

=Framework for Success in Post-secondary Writing=

Story Impressions: a way to teach vocabulary from Janet Allen
Below is a sample article with heavy vocabulary:

Teaching Spelling-- Research


=The Trouble with the Five Paragraph Essay=

MTI School for Knowledge PPT


Below is an example of a Wordle. Check it out at [|Wordle.net]



Scaffolding






National academic standards from National Governors Assoc and the Council of Chief State School Officers:
[|National Standards] [|NY Times article on National Standards] [|Ed Week--Teacher input wanted on new standards]

(the prices aren't always accurate below--on Amazon, you'll see that you can often get good buys on used books)
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Video of WW in action
[|Jennifer's class]





Link to Middleweb reading/writing workshop resources & forms:
[|Middleweb R/W workshop resources]

Link to Teaching That Makes Sense resources:
[|Teaching That Makes Sense]

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