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Best Practices in the Teaching of Writing
Conference
Explore photos and an event summary from the 2024 Conference!
See all the highlights from the Best Practices in the Teaching of Writing 2024 conference.
Saturday, May 3, 2025 | 9:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.
Join us for a day of collaboration, learning, and inspiration as we explore ways to (re)engage ourselves and our students with learning through writing.
Session Topics Include:
- Flexible Writing Instruction: UDL and AI Approaches for Diverse Learners
- Writing Democratic Futures: Critical Writing Pedagogy for Social Change
- Social Emotional Learning for Educators
- Shifting the Mindset: Grading for Equity and Facilitating Learning
- How Scripted Curriculum Fails Students, Strips Teaching Autonomy, and Denies “Powerful Writing” Experiences
- Beyond Words: Exploring Multimodal Writing in ELA
- Micro Texts, Major Impact: Using Mentor Texts to Elevate Student Writing
- Establishing a Conducive, Positive, and Anti-Racist Classroom Environment in the Middle School ELA Classroom
Meet Our Keynote Speaker
Announcing our keynote speaker, Lori Cooney, who will begin our focus on flipping the script to support colleagues, ourselves, and our students.
Program Director of Inclusive Education & Curriculum Design, at the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston.
Ready to Register?
Register now to secure your spot and discover the invaluable resources and insights we have to offer.
Looking to learn more? Visit WMWP.
For questions on the conference
Chelsea Pacheco
Conference Coordinator