Teacher-leaders are change agents
EDUCATORS PLAY A VITAL ROLE in leading sustained efforts to improve learning in schools and communities. NWP leaders study and share effective practices that enhance youth writing and learning, work collaboratively with other educators, design resources, and take on new roles in effecting positive change.
In the News
- Connecticut Writing Project-Fairfield Director Receives Civic Leadership Award
- Carol Booth Olson's Pathway Project Provides Teachers with Sustained Support for Implementing "Cognitive Strategies"
- Illinois Writing Project Makes New Home at Northeastern Illinois University's Goodwin College of Education
- Study Finds Positive Impact of UCI Writing Project Professional Development
Events
September 14
NWP Radio—4T Virtual Conference on Digital WritingSeptember 21
NWP Radio—Assignments Matter: Creating Engaging Writing AssignmentsOctober 15–16
2017 4T Virtual Conference on Digital WritingOctober 20
Why I Write: 2017 National Day on Writing
NWP on Topic
Coaching Teacher-Writers
This practical book illustrates how to encourage, lead, and sustain teacher-writers, especially in group contexts.
Composing Science
Instructors will gain insight from this book on how to create classrooms in which students use writing to learn and think scientifically.
Untangling Urban Middle School Reform
The experience of one school's resistance to the deficit model of education represents the overall story of urban school reform. This book includes perspectives of teachers, National Writing Project teacher-consultants, and administrators.
Social World