We had a wonderful time with an enthusiastic group of hikers and writers at the Manitoba Association of Teachers of English conference on Friday, October 19. Together, we discussed the power of writing in place and then went on a 2 km hike around River East Collegiate, the site of the conference. We stopped 5 times to take photos and write 5 word poems, as well as taking "walking photos" along the way. We shared our writing with one another when we returned, creating a collective collage of our images and 5-word poems in Padlet. MBWP presenters shared the work they are doing in their schools and classrooms with place-based writing, and we invited participants to check out our resource, "A Collection of Promising Practices to Provoke the Teaching of Writing" published by MBWP Summer Writing Institute 2018 participants. It was a great session; thank you to MATE for inviting us and to all who joined us!
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