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Ready set…

The following is from high school author Michael Massey. Let’s give him some claps and celebrate his journey.

Ready set…
By Michael Massey

I’m ready to set a ready to go goal for myself. If only I can somewhat get going.
I’m at the…

Young Writers Camp Week 2

I finally had a chance to visit the classrooms on Tuesday afternoon.

Young Writers Tour Uptown Charlotte

The highlight of my week so far was being part of the middle school writing marathon.

The First Day of Young Writers Camp

It was barely past 8:00 am and the sun told everyone it was going to be in full force. Little by…

The RANTvocate: It’s Personal to NC Educators on May 16th

The opinions expressed in this post are the author’s own and do not reflect the view of UNC Charlotte, National Writing Project, or the UNC Charlotte Writing Project.

Teachers Make Time

There are days when I LOVE what I do.

This One Time in Writers Camp…

What’s your why? “I don’t understand what that even means,” whispered a rising 2nd grader. He was one of a delightful group of summer campers attending the Young Writers’ Camp in July 2017. And that was our theme for two weeks. We explored activism, artivism, social justice…

Why I Write

I write because I can’t not write. I carry a notebook (portable journal) with me everywhere I go in case I need to record something I see, a comment I hear, or a thought I want to revisit. My many years of this practice have yielded notebooks that are a chronicle of the places I have been and the people I…

The RANTvocate: When School Suspension Gets Personal

Last week my sixth grader got suspended from school.

Yep, My Kid. Not the kid with the sketchy home life, not the kid who shows up with a bag of Sweet Sixteen Donuts for lunch, not the kid who wears shorts in the…

Teacher Researchers/Teacher Activists

Last summer, a small group of Teacher Consultants (TCs) spent Teacher Research week thinking and writing together about how we can bring more social justice approaches and activist stances to our work. Our week focused on several guiding questions: