The Confidence to Write is now available as an audiobook! Listen to the book in author Liz Prather's own voice.
September 19, 2024
How can writing help students see they are not alone?
May 9, 2024
How does teaching occur at that nexus of storytelling, performance and art?
May 2, 2024
Join host Liz Prather and guest Willeena Booker as they explore the transformative potential of writing as a tool for healing and social justice.
April 25, 2024
Wille Carver and Liz Prather explore how sharing personal narratives can pave the path to healing and advocacy.
April 18, 2024
David Rockower and Liz Prather discuss how students explore what matters to them through writing.
April 11, 2024
Stacey Joy and Liz Prather discuss the transformative power of using writing to reflect and rediscover joy in teaching.
April 4, 2024
How can we support teachers who come to education through alternative certification?
February 29, 2024
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...
March 16, 2023
Writing courage is necessary for discovering one’s writing identity, and writing identity generates tenacity. The two states are interdependent.
March 29, 2022
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.
March 21, 2022
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?
March 3, 2022
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.
August 24, 2020
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.
August 12, 2020
Narrative plays a bigger role in how we communicate than we give it credit for...
November 7, 2019
When writing nonfiction, we have the whole gamut of narrative techniques at our disposal, but we aren’t just telling a story.
October 21, 2019
As they read, it’s important for students to get in the habit of asking not what, what, what, but why and how...
October 4, 2019
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.
September 19, 2019