Topic: Liz Prather

Confidence to Write Audiobook

The Confidence to Write is now available as an audiobook! Listen to the book in author Liz Prather's own voice.

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How can writing help students see they are not alone?

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How does teaching occur at that nexus of storytelling, performance and art?

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Join host Liz Prather and guest Willeena Booker as they explore the transformative potential of writing as a tool for healing and social justice.

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Wille Carver and Liz Prather explore how sharing personal narratives can pave the path to healing and advocacy.

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David Rockower and Liz Prather discuss how students explore what matters to them through writing.

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Stacey Joy and Liz Prather discuss the transformative power of using writing to reflect and rediscover joy in teaching.

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How can we support teachers who come to education through alternative certification?

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What is a myth you have encountered about project-based learning and what would you like to replace it with? The biggest myths about project-based learning center around issues of time...

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Writing courage is necessary for discovering one’s writing identity, and writing identity generates tenacity. The two states are interdependent.

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What is the role procrastination plays in the writing process and is it all bad? A blog post from the author of The Confidence to Write, Liz Prather.

Confidence to Write Podcast

The myth of the master writer has long plagued students and teachers alike, limiting our sense of self-confidence and writerly ability. Is it possible to dispel these notions?

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Creating a sense of community is necessary for student engagement and motivation. How does one do that while social distancing? A teacher shares her plans.

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Learn how this pandemic has forced High School Teacher and Author, Liz Prather, to examine her practice and rethink how to frame learning so that it’s logical and engaging to students.

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Narrative plays a bigger role in how we communicate than we give it credit for...

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When writing nonfiction, we have the whole gamut of narrative techniques at our disposal, but we aren’t just telling a story.

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As they read, it’s important for students to get in the habit of asking not what, what, what, but why and how...

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Read the foreword to Liz Prather's new book, Story Matters, written by Kelly Gallagher. Story Matters tells the importance of learning through the power of story.