At this year's NWP conference in Philadelphia, I learned so much. Its so exciting to meet other TCs from around the country and get new ideas for my classroom and my writing project. I always come back so energized and enthusiastic! But why can't we get this rush more than once a year? Wait, we can. If more people log on and share what they are doing in their classrooms or with their project, we all could get the NWP experience year round.

This is a call to action. Join the Know Ells group Look… Continue

A little over a year ago, I sat in my living room watching the election returns in the 2008 presidential election and was literally moved to tears when my nation elected its first African American president. I'll be frank: I voted for him...because I liked his foreign policy ideas. On education, I thought he had a lot to learn.

This project tried to teach it to him:… Continue

Thought you all might be interested in reading this EdWeek blog post, "How Are Districts Using Stimulus Funds for ELLs?"

English Language Learner Network minigrant applications are now available.

The mission of the ELL Network is to support "writing project sites in their efforts to provide professional development for teachers of English language learners. The ELL Network aims to expand sites' knowledge and support their local efforts to advocate for the educational needs of ELL students and to improve learning and the teaching of writi… Continue