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Writing Is Power: Critical Thinking, Creative Writing, And Portfolio Assessment, Diane Bekurs, Susan Santoli Jul 2004

Writing Is Power: Critical Thinking, Creative Writing, And Portfolio Assessment, Diane Bekurs, Susan Santoli

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Portfolios can serve a critical role in helping students focus on expanding their minds through reading and discussion, clarifying their own thinking through writing, and broadening student’s creative horizons. Additionally, portfolio assessment allows the flexibility to monitor individual student progress while meeting community, state, and national standards.


Because Writing Matters: Improving Student Writing In Our Schools, Timothy Lintner Sep 2003

Because Writing Matters: Improving Student Writing In Our Schools, Timothy Lintner

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Because Writing Matters is a publication of the National Writing Project whose goal, for over 25 years, is to seek and promote ways in which schools can improve the art of writing. With over 175 affiliates in all 50 states, the NWP promotes the facilitation of proven methodologies in which student achievement, teacher innovation, and administrative support focus on the common objective of increasing student proficiency and confidence in writing.