About Traci
This website is the work of Traci Gardner and brings together her blogs, educational materials, and hobbies. It’s impossible to share everything about Traci and her work on one page, but this list of Ten Things about Traci Gardner will tell you a lot.
Traci . . .
is known as “tengrrl” on most online networks.
wrote Designing Writing Assignments (NCTE, 2008).
writes lesson plans, classroom resources, and professional development materials.
worked at NCTE for 9 years, serving in 3 different positions—online publications developer, online content developer, and web manager.
was the editor of the “Ideas” section of NCTE’s INBOX and of the NCTE INBOX Blog until November 2008.
taught writing and literature at Virginia Tech.
chaired the CCCC Committee on Computers in Composition and Communication.
edited the Engaging Media-Savvy Students Topical Resource Kit.
published articles in English Journal, Classroom Notes Plus, and California English.
loves poodles, especially cute little ones.
Contact Information
You can email Traci at tengrrl at tengrrl dot com. Send postal mail to Traci Gardner, P.O. Box 11836, Blacksburg, VA 24062-1836.
Hi, I’m Traci Gardner, known in most circles as Tengrrl. I’ve been exploring and writing about the best ways to teach composition using digital technology for over 20 years. You may have come here because you’re looking for my 
