Recent Publishings from the OWP Community
Over the last year amidst the challenges of teaching throughout a pandemic, the Oregon Writing Project community continued their practice of writing.
Oregon Writing Project at the 14th Annual Northwest Teaching for Social Justice Conference
Oregon Writing Project teachers anchored many workshops at this year’s 14th Annual Northwest Teaching for Social Justice Conference, where close to 2,000 educators and activists attended.
Linda Christensen, OWP Director, Receives Prestigious Education Award
“I can’t think of any teacher in America who has had such a wide and positive influence on the teaching of English to under-served students in American secondary schools.” - Sheridan Blau, Teachers College at Columbia University
Fall 2020: Recent Published OWP Writers
Fall features from OWP Teachers and Coaches in Rethinking Schools magazine
Tune In: OWP Teachers and Coaches on the Airwaves and in Classrooms
A few recent highlights from OWP Teachers and Coaches
Summer 2020: Recent Published OWP Writers
Summer features from OWP Teachers and Coaches in Rethinking Schools magazine
OWP Grads Present at Northwest Teaching for Social Justice Conference
Over twenty Pacific Northwest teachers who have participated in Oregon Writing Project classes will present workshops at the upcoming Northwest Teaching for Social Justice Conference in Seattle.
Summer 2019: Three OWP Writers Recently Published
Three educators featured in this summer’s issue of Rethinking Schools magazine
Spring 2019: Two OWP Writers Recently Published
Two educators featured in this spring’s issue of Rethinking Schools magazine
Winter 2018: Three OWP Writers Recently Published
Two educators featured in this winter’s issue of Rethinking Schools magazine
More OWP Grads Present at Northwest Teaching for Social Justice Conference
Forty-three OWP educators presented at the 2018 Conference.
Fall 2018: Two OWP Writers Recently Published
Two educators featured in this fall’s issue of Rethinking Schools magazine
October 2018: An Article about Curriculum Camps in Action
The Learning Professional—The Learning Forward Journal by Linda Christensen and Bill Bigelow
Summer 2018: Three OWP Writers Recently Published
Three educators are featured in this Fall’s issue of Rethinking Schools magazine.
Spring 2018: Three OWP Writing Coaches Recently Published
Three educators are featured in this Spring’s issue of Rethinking Schools magazine.
OWP director Linda Christensen has revised her teaching of language arts resource, Reading, Writing, and Rising Up
A fully revised 2nd edition offers essays, teaching models and student collections.
Fall 2017: Three OWP Writing Coaches Recently Published
Three educators are featured in this Fall’s issue of Rethinking Schools magazine.
OWP Graduates Present at Northwest Teaching for Social Justice Conference
Thirty-six Pacific Northwest teachers who have participated in Oregon Writing Project classes presented workshops at the recent Northwest Teaching for Social Justice Conference in Seattle.
Winter 2016/2017: Gretchen Kraig-Turner, Renée Watson, and Moé Yonamine Recently Published
Tree educators are featured in this Fall’s issue of Rethinking Schools magazine.
Summer 2017: OWP Director Linda Christensen and Two OWP Writing Coaches Recently Published
All three local educators are featured in this Summer’s issue of Rethinking Schools magazine.
Spring 2017: OWP Director Linda Christensen and OWP Writing Coach Recently Published
Two local educators are featured in this Spring’s issue of Rethinking Schools magazine.
Fall 2016: OWP Director Linda Christensen and Three OWP Writing Coaches Recently Published
All four local educators are featured in this Fall’s issue of Rethinking Schools magazine.
Spring 2016: Two OWP Writing Coaches Recently Published
Ursula Wolfe-Rocca Rebecca Henkleberry, and Jeff Waters, OWP Teacher Consultants, have been featured in Rethinking Schools Magazine
Winter 2015/2016: Two OWP Writing Coaches Recently Published
Chris Hawking and Martha Sanstead have recently been published in Rethinking Schools and Educational Leadership, respectively.
Fall 2015: OWP Educators Featured in Spring Rethinking Schools Magazine
Two Oregon Writing Project (OWP) educators have been featured in the fall 2015 issue.
Summer 2015: OWP Educators Featured in Rethinking Schools Magazine
Four Oregon Writing Project (OWP) educators have been featured in the summer 2015 issue.
Teaching in Black and White
With the events in Ferguson as only the most recent example, it’s clear that understanding and confronting racism are critical aspects of education—for both students and teachers.
Trayvon Martin and My Students: Writing toward justice
OWP Director Linda Christensen has a new article in the latest issue of Rethinking Schools magazine.
Letter to the editor: PPS teachers fight for quality schools
OWP Participant and Teacher Elizabeth Thiel writes to the Oregonian about school quality.
Stealing Home: Eminent domain, urban renewal, and the loss of community
In a two-part article on “Stealing Home,” OWP DIrector Linda Christensen shares a unit about ways the homes of people of color and poor people have been stolen through “race riots” and urban renewal.