Papa Bill’s Pancakes
by Emily Kentinspired by TBAWP’s 2020 Heritage Lunch When I was young, my dad was a superhero. He could do no wrong, and despite his unshakeable exterior, he had a soft heart that could take one look at me and…
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Professional Development
Our teacher-consultants (TCs) are local educators who have participated in a rigorous summer leadership institute. Trained to provide targeted professional development about writing teaching, TCs can meet with you and your faculty, offer workshops and resources, teach demo lessons, and provide peer coaching and ongoing teacher support. To find out more about our targeted professional development offerings, please contact our Professional Development Coordinator Mari Aviles.
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Summer Leadership Institute (SLI) 2020
The Tampa Bay Area Writing Project will be hosting its Summer Leadership Institute at the University of South Florida (USF) Tampa campus in summer 2020.
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Summer Writing 2020 = Dear Writer
“Dear Writer” will reconnect you with the outside world and reignite your love of writing.
Here's what's happening write now with the Tampa Bay Area Writing Project!
TBAWP Writes the Times
While above you can see the many things TBAWP does in the community, below is the heart of our organization: the writings of our teacher consultants.
Fuel Up! “Fumes for Friday” Launches your Week
Did you catch co-director, Mari Aviles’ mini-lesson on Gestalt Poetry at last week’s “Fumes for Friday” event? If not, it’s just the thing to fuel your week. Check out the video below and Mari’s presentation here: Like what you saw?…
What I Think Now
by Lisa Inserrainspired by Courtney Nickel’s demo-lesson My older sister Donna always got straight A’s. Each year at Miss Wright’s private grade school we had an awards ceremony where Miss Wright stood up on the stage and gave out awards.…
Measurements.
by Mari Aviles inspired by TBAWP’s 2020 Heritage Lunch There is no denying that food is important. It’s what we need to fuel our bodies and to survive. It’s what we use as an excuse to have conversation and invite people…
The Ant or the Ibis
by Mike Sherry The ant or the ibis knows its purpose. From insect to animal, most creatures spend all their days being true to themselvesOnly we humans hide our true nature (from others, and even from ourselves). So I apprentice myself…
Thrownness
by Lisa Inserrainspired by Mari Aviles’s mini-lesson I’m from blood on the doorstep and Thais the Mafia girlI’m from being called “dego” by micks. I’m from the first son and the second daughterI’m from bowling alleys to booksI’m from syringes,…
The Second Year It Creeps
by Samantha Beattyinspired by Patricia Tuzzolino’s demo-lesson (and Chris Van Allsburg’s Mysteries of Harris Burdick) Late one night, Clarissa got changed into her pajamas choosing a tank top as the summer heat was quite suffocating. She snuggled into her twin…
Real Success
by Mari Aviles inspired by TBAWP 2020’s freewrite Success is achieving a goal you set, whether short or long term. Success is doing the thing you set your mind to even when it’s hard. Success comes with the whisper in your…
COVID Teaches Me
by Mike Sherryinspired by the Goat Rodeo Allstars COVID teaches me that I can grow passionfruit on my patioThat bluebirds will nest more than once if you give them a boxAnd that fresh-picked blueberries are even more deliciousWhen wrested from…
