Apr
8
5:00 PM17:00

Creative Writing Workshop (Virtual)

Each workshop offers an opportunity to generate new writing and inspire lessons in your own classrooms. This is a chance to come together with peers to read, write, and discuss pedagogical possibilities.

No experience necessary! All educators and OISE students are welcome!

Hosted by Ashleigh Allen and Ben Gallagher on Zoom. Zoom link will be distributed via our mailing list on the morning of the workshop.

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Feb
19
5:00 PM17:00

Creative Writing Workshop (Virtual)

Each workshop offers an opportunity to generate new writing and inspire lessons in your own classrooms. This is a chance to come together with peers to read, write, and discuss pedagogical possibilities.

No experience necessary! All educators and OISE students are welcome!

Hosted by Ashleigh Allen and Ben Gallagher on Zoom. Zoom link will be distributed via our mailing list on the morning of the workshop.

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TWP Speaks! with Mollie Blackburn
May
4
6:00 PM18:00

TWP Speaks! with Mollie Blackburn

On behalf of the Toronto Writing Project (TWP) and the Centre for Urban Schooling at OISE/UT, we invite you to join us for another edition of TWP Speaks! – a book club and speaker series that will bring educators and renowned literacy scholars together in conversation.

On Thursday, May 4, 2023, we are excited to welcome Dr. Mollie Blackburn, a professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning in the College of Education and Human Ecology at Ohio State University, to present a public lecture related to her book, Moving Across Differences: How Students Engage LGBTQ+ Themes in a High School Literature Class. You can register for this free Zoom event here.

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Apr
17
5:00 PM17:00

Creative Writing Workshop (Online)

Each workshop offers an opportunity to generate new writing and inspire lessons in your own classrooms. This is a chance to come together with peers to read, write, and discuss pedagogical possibilities in both virtual and in-person settings.

No experience necessary! All educators and OISE students are welcome!

Hosted by Ashleigh Allen and Ben Gallagher

Zoom link will be distributed via our mailing list on the morning of the workshop.

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Mar
13
5:00 PM17:00

Creative Writing Workshop (Online)

Each workshop offers an opportunity to generate new writing and inspire lessons in your own classrooms. This is a chance to come together with peers to read, write, and discuss pedagogical possibilities in both virtual and in-person settings.

No experience necessary! All educators and OISE students are welcome!

Hosted by Ashleigh Allen and Ben Gallagher

Zoom link will be distributed via our mailing list on the morning of the workshop.

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Feb
13
5:00 PM17:00

Creative Writing Workshop (Online)

Each workshop offers an opportunity to generate new writing and inspire lessons in your own classrooms. This is a chance to come together with peers to read, write, and discuss pedagogical possibilities in both virtual and in-person settings.

No experience necessary! All educators and OISE students are welcome!

Hosted by Ashleigh Allen and Ben Gallagher

Zoom link will be distributed via our mailing list on the morning of the workshop.

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Jan
23
5:00 PM17:00

Creative Writing Workshop (Online)

Each workshop offers an opportunity to generate new writing and inspire lessons in your own classrooms. This is a chance to come together with peers to read, write, and discuss pedagogical possibilities in both virtual and in-person settings.

No experience necessary! All educators and OISE students are welcome!

Hosted by Ashleigh Allen and Ben Gallagher

Zoom link will be distributed via our mailing list on the morning of the workshop.

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Dec
13
5:00 PM17:00

Creative Writing Workshop (Online)

Each workshop offers an opportunity to generate new writing and inspire lessons in your own classrooms. This is a chance to come together with peers to read, write, and discuss pedagogical possibilities in both virtual and in-person settings.

No experience necessary! All educators and OISE students are welcome!

Hosted by Ashleigh Allen and Ben Gallagher

Zoom link will be distributed via our mailing list on the morning of the workshop.

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Nov
1
5:00 PM17:00

Creative Writing Workshop (Online)

Each workshop offers an opportunity to generate new writing and inspire lessons in your own classrooms. This is a chance to come together with peers to read, write, and discuss pedagogical possibilities in both virtual and in-person settings.

No experience necessary! All educators and OISE students are welcome!

Hosted by Ashleigh Allen and Ben Gallagher

Zoom link will be distributed via our mailing list on the morning of the workshop.

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Oct
4
5:00 PM17:00

Creative Writing Workshop (Online)

Each workshop offers an opportunity to generate new writing and inspire lessons in your own classrooms. This is a chance to come together with peers to read, write, and discuss pedagogical possibilities in both virtual and in-person settings.

No experience necessary! All educators and OISE students are welcome!

Hosted by Ashleigh Allen and Ben Gallagher

Zoom link will be distributed via our mailing list on the morning of the workshop.

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Apr
11
5:00 PM17:00

Creative Writing Workshop (Online)

Each workshop offers an opportunity to generate new writing and inspire lessons in your own classrooms. This is a chance to come together with peers to read, write, and discuss pedagogical possibilities in both virtual and in-person settings.

No experience necessary! All educators and OISE students are welcome!

Hosted by Ashleigh Allen and Ben Gallagher

Zoom link will be distributed via our mailing list on the morning of the workshop.

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TWP Speaks: Nicole Mirra
Mar
22
6:00 PM18:00

TWP Speaks: Nicole Mirra

Framed as a book club and speaker series, TWP Speaks brings educators and scholars together in conversation. A select group of TWP members will read and discuss the author’s book in an exclusive Q&A session following the lecture. Register here: https://oise-utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0rc-mhpj8vGdPacw8B4eeHKCXm1crKyyDB

Dr. Nicole Mirra is an Assistant Professor the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. She explores the intersections of critical literacy and civic engagement with youth and teachers. Central to her research and teaching agenda is a commitment to honoring and amplifying the literacy practices and linguistic resources that students from minoritized communities bring to civic life.

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Mar
14
5:00 PM17:00

Creative Writing Workshop (Online)

Each workshop offers an opportunity to generate new writing and inspire lessons in your own classrooms. This is a chance to come together with peers to read, write, and discuss pedagogical possibilities in both virtual and in-person settings.

No experience necessary! All educators and OISE students are welcome!

Hosted by Ashleigh Allen and Ben Gallagher

Zoom link will be distributed via our mailing list on the morning of the workshop.

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Feb
14
5:00 PM17:00

Creative Writing Workshop (Online)

Each workshop offers an opportunity to generate new writing and inspire lessons in your own classrooms. This is a chance to come together with peers to read, write, and discuss pedagogical possibilities in both virtual and in-person settings.

No experience necessary! All educators and OISE students are welcome!

Hosted by Ashleigh Allen and Ben Gallagher

Zoom link will be distributed via our mailing list on the morning of the workshop.

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TWP Speaks: Antero Garcia
Jan
20
6:00 PM18:00

TWP Speaks: Antero Garcia

Framed as a book club and speaker series, TWP Speaks brings educators and scholars together in conversation. A select group of TWP members will read and discuss the author’s book in an exclusive Q&A session following the lecture.

Register here: https://oise-utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYlc-ytqTwsGdN9M8_cbhUf1UslnvlTSE56

Dr. Antero Garica is an Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University. His work explores how technology and gaming shape learning, literacy practices, and civic identities. Based on his research focused on equitable teaching and learning opportunities for urban youth through the use of participatory media and gameplay, Dr. Garcia co-designed the Critical Design and Gaming School–a public high school in South Central Los Angeles.

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Jan
17
5:00 PM17:00

Creative Writing Workshop (Online)

Each workshop offers an opportunity to generate new writing and inspire lessons in your own classrooms. This is a chance to come together with peers to read, write, and discuss pedagogical possibilities in both virtual and in-person settings.

No experience necessary! All educators and OISE students are welcome!

Hosted by Ashleigh Allen and Ben Gallagher

Zoom link will be distributed via our mailing list on the morning of the workshop.

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Dec
13
5:00 PM17:00

Creative Writing Workshop (Online)

Each workshop offers an opportunity to generate new writing and inspire lessons in your own classrooms. This is a chance to come together with peers to read, write, and discuss pedagogical possibilities in both virtual and in-person settings.

No experience necessary! All educators and OISE students are welcome!

Hosted by Ashleigh Allen and Ben Gallagher

Zoom link will be distributed via our mailing list on the morning of the workshop.

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Nov
15
5:00 PM17:00

Creative Writing Workshop (Online)

Each workshop offers an opportunity to generate new writing and inspire lessons in your own classrooms. This is a chance to come together with peers to read, write, and discuss pedagogical possibilities in both virtual and in-person settings.

No experience necessary! All educators and OISE students are welcome!

Hosted by Ashleigh Allen and Ben Gallagher

Zoom link will be distributed via our mailing list on the morning of the workshop.

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TWP Speaks: Elizabeth Dutro
Oct
21
6:00 PM18:00

TWP Speaks: Elizabeth Dutro

Framed as a book club and speaker series, TWP Speaks brings educators and scholars together in conversation. A select group of TWP members will read and discuss the author’s book in an exclusive Q&A session following the lecture. Register here: https://oise-utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEuduiorDooGtNb_nUe7OT6KAxgZ_UdNe1Y

Dr. Elizabeth Dutro is a Professor of Education, specializing in the area of literacy. Her research has investigated literacy education from children’s experiences in high-poverty classrooms to the accountability policies in reading and writing that impact those experiences. Her book The Vulnerable Heart of Literacy: Centering Trauma as Powerful Pedagogy was published in 2019 by Teachers College Press.

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Oct
18
5:00 PM17:00

Creative Writing Workshop (Online)

Each workshop offers an opportunity to generate new writing and inspire lessons in your own classrooms. This is a chance to come together with peers to read, write, and discuss pedagogical possibilities in both virtual and in-person settings.

No experience necessary! All educators and OISE students are welcome!

Hosted by Ashleigh Allen and Ben Gallagher

Zoom link will be distributed via our mailing list on the morning of the workshop.

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Sep
27
5:00 PM17:00

Creative Writing Workshop (Online)

Each workshop offers an opportunity to generate new writing and inspire lessons in your own classrooms. This is a chance to come together with peers to read, write, and discuss pedagogical possibilities in both virtual and in-person settings.

No experience necessary! All educators and OISE students are welcome!

Hosted by Ashleigh Allen and Ben Gallagher

Zoom link will be distributed via our mailing list on the morning of the workshop.

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May
31
4:00 PM16:00

Teen Writing Workshop: Poetry (with Ashleigh)

The Toronto Writing Project is offering free Creative Writing Workshops for Teens four Monday afternoons in May 2021! Anyone aged 14-18 who wishes to spend time writing with peers is invited to sign up below. At each meeting we will briefly read through texts and write for 30-45 minutes. This is a chance to write something for you!

No experience necessary! We hope you’ll grab something to write with and join us!

Click here to register

We will send a Zoom link the day of the workshop. All workshops will be closed captioned.

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May
17
4:00 PM16:00

Teen Writing Workshop: Poetry (with Ben)

The Toronto Writing Project is offering free Creative Writing Workshops for Teens four Monday afternoons in May 2021! Anyone aged 14-18 who wishes to spend time writing with peers is invited to sign up below. At each meeting we will briefly read through texts and write for 30-45 minutes. This is a chance to write something for you!

No experience necessary! We hope you’ll grab something to write with and join us!

Click here to register

We will send a Zoom link the day of the workshop. All workshops will be closed captioned.

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May
10
4:00 PM16:00

Teen Writing Workshop: Creative Non-Fiction (with Hayley)

The Toronto Writing Project is offering free Creative Writing Workshops for Teens four Monday afternoons in May 2021! Anyone aged 14-18 who wishes to spend time writing with peers is invited to sign up below. At each meeting we will briefly read through texts and write for 30-45 minutes. This is a chance to write something for you!

No experience necessary! We hope you’ll grab something to write with and join us!

Click here to register

We will send a Zoom link the day of the workshop. All workshops will be closed captioned.

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May
3
4:00 PM16:00

Teen Writing Workshop: Short Fiction (with Anna)

The Toronto Writing Project is offering free Creative Writing Workshops for Teens four Monday afternoons in May 2021! Anyone aged 14-18 who wishes to spend time writing with peers is invited to sign up below. At each meeting we will briefly read through texts and write for 30-45 minutes. This is a chance to write something for you!

No experience necessary! We hope you’ll grab something to write with and join us!

Click here to register

We will send a Zoom link the day of the workshop. All workshops will be closed captioned.

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Apr
12
5:00 PM17:00

Poetry Writing Workshop (Online)

Each workshop offers an opportunity to generate new writing and inspire lessons in your own classrooms. This is a chance to come together with peers to read, write, and discuss pedagogical possibilities in both virtual and in-person settings.

No experience necessary! All educators and OISE students are welcome!

Hosted by Ashleigh Allen and Ben Gallagher

Zoom link will be distributed via our mailing list on the morning of the workshop.

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Mar
15
5:00 PM17:00

Creative Writing Workshop (Online)

Each workshop offers an opportunity to generate new writing and inspire lessons in your own classrooms. This is a chance to come together with peers to read, write, and discuss pedagogical possibilities in both virtual and in-person settings.

No experience necessary! All educators and OISE students are welcome!

Hosted by Ashleigh Allen and Ben Gallagher

Zoom link will be distributed via our mailing list on the morning of the workshop.

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Feb
15
5:00 PM17:00

Creative Writing Workshop (Online)

Each workshop offers an opportunity to generate new writing and inspire lessons in your own classrooms. This is a chance to come together with peers to read, write, and discuss pedagogical possibilities in both virtual and in-person settings.

No experience necessary! All educators and OISE students are welcome!

Hosted by Ashleigh Allen and Ben Gallagher

Zoom link will be distributed via our mailing list on the morning of the workshop.

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