Dr. David Jolliffe returns to North Carolina to spread the love of Rhetoric. Tune in to hear Dr. J. talk about his brush with President-Elect Obama, the importance of Rhetoric in the 21st Century curriculum, Rhetoric and the NC Graduation Project, and much, much more!

The National Writing Project (NWP) is a professional development network that serves teachers of writing at all grade levels, primary through university, and in all subjects. The mission of the NWP is to improve student achievement by improving the teaching of writing thus improving learning in the nation’s schools.

In North Carolina, there are three NWP Sites, The Tar River Writing Project (TRWP) at East Carolina University, The Capital Area Writing Project (CAWP) at NC State University, and the UNCC Writing Project at UNC Charlotte. Tune in to this podcast to hear NC Writing Project leaders from the three sites talk about writing, the teaching of writing, and the positive impact that the Writing Project has across the curriculum in North Carolina Schools.

Tune in, spend some quality time with Dr. Atkinson, and learn first hand what the State Superintendent does each day. Also included in this interview are her philosophies on assessment and accountability, the Framework for Change and the DPI response, her brush with history during a recent visit to the Lincoln Bedroom at the White House, and much, much more! You don’t want to miss this one!

“I had been a teacher for exactly three weeks and never felt so ineffective and totally out of control in my life,” wrote Stacy Hennessee, a first-year lateral entry teacher who had spent only three weeks teaching Business Education/Computer Technology as this story begins. (Teacher.net)  Tune in to hear Stacy’s turn-around tale, and his message to teachers, old and new, in this ELA live podcast interview. Stacy was one of Dr. Harry Wong’s featured speakers at the Model Teacher Consortium’s Instructional Institute for Lateral Entry and Inexperienced Teachers. This interview, recorded in the Friday Center in Chapel Hill on September 11, 2008 highlights Stay’s journey from a man with a quickly degenerating dream of teaching to one who discovers that the power to teach effectively is a matter of practice and procedure. You don’t want to miss this one!

For more about Stacy’s story, visit http://teachers.net/wong/SEP08/ and read the article, “It Was Something Close to a Miracle.”

Dr. Harry Wong is one of the few true "rock stars" in education. Wherever he goes, teachers follow him like groupies to catch the music of his message and seek his autograph. "Harry's" powerful and motivational messages, coupled with his practicable advice, connection to “real” teachers, and his unbridled passion for teaching and learning, make him one of the most sought after speakers in the country. Tune in to hear this podcast interview with Dr. Wong, recorded on Sept. 11, 2008, at the Friday Center in Chapel Hill, NC. Dr. Wong was the featured speaker at the North Carolina Model Teacher Consortium’s “Instructional Institute for Lateral Entry and Inexperienced Teachers.” There, he wowed the crowd of 400-plus new teachers during an inspirational day filled with common sense advice and a message that speaks to all teachers, both new and experienced. You don’t want to miss this one!

Dr. David A. Jolliffe proved to be a successful presenter during a recent ELA DPI institute, The Literacy of Rhetorical Analysis: Lessons for Grades 6-12 ELA, held in Raleigh, June 3-4, 2008. Experienced and inexperienced teachers gleaned substance from Dr. Jolliffe’s clear presentation of rhetoric as a mode of thinking that informs persuasive speaking and writing. Central office and other educators also noted the immediate and critical relevance of Dr. Jolliffe’s presentation to gifted and talented and other intelligences among our varied student and teaching populations. He demonstrated through multiple references to diverse texts that rhetoric is a dynamic concept with 21st century application to everyone’s world. Tune in to this podcast to get a small taste of this wonderful experience. You won’t be disappointed!