Teacher-leaders are change agents
TEACHERS PLAY A VITAL ROLE in leading sustained efforts to improve learning in our schools. NWP teacher-leaders study and share effective practices that enhance student writing and learning, work collaboratively with other educators, design resources, and take on new roles in effecting positive change.
In the News
- Denver Writing Project Teacher-Leaders Meet with Colorado Legislators in D.C.
- Petaluma Students Write Novels in a Month
- Writing Project Invites Competitive Applicants for Summer Institute
- Students Acknowledged in Young Writers Contest
- What Teaching Means: Stories from America's Classrooms
- Connecticut Writing Project Helps Teachers Teach Writing
Events
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May 15
E-Anthology 2.0 Opens in NWP Connect -
May 17
NWP Radio—NWP Connect: Building Communities of Practice -
May 22
NWP Connect: Building Communities of Practice (Webinar) -
May 23
NWP Radio—Fundraising Tools and Strategies for Your Site: Reaching Out and Making Your Case -
May 24
NWP Radio—What is College Writing Today?
NWP on Topic
Making Progress: Rethinking State and School District Policies Concerning Mobile Technologies and Social Media
The NWP joined the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) in a new report that focuses on the use of mobile technologies and social media in schools.
Using Twitter in Classrooms and for Professional Development
Teacher-consultants share how they've used social media in their classrooms as a means of teaching writing.
Book Review: Writing on the Bus: Using Athletic Team Notebooks and Journals to Advance Learning and Performance in Sports
Author Richard Kent provides a hands-on guide for coaches to implement journals as learning tools for athletes.
Social World