National Programs in Action
Site Leaders Explore Continuity—Enacting the Culture of the NWP Model Year Round
How do NWP sites develop leadership and build the capacity to meet the needs of their service areas? Site leaders explored this question and others at the 2009 Directors Retreat, where they learned how sites build leadership capacity by engaging teacher-leaders in ongoing opportunities to learn together about NWP site work. More ›
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Michigan Network Learns Together About 21st Century Literacies
Responding to the wishes of participants at two National Writing Projects of Michigan network meetings, the Red Cedar Writing Project designed a four-day, three-strand capacity-building workshop and invited every NWP site in the state. More ›
Pre-Retreat Coaching Leads to a More Successful Writing Retreat
Pre-retreat coaching prepares writing retreat participants to be ready to dive into their drafts at writing retreats—and aids facilitators to work more effectively with writers. More ›
Changing the Face of Leadership: Redesigning the Summer Institute to Invite Diversity
The Greater Kansas City Writing Project realized that its leadership and activities didn't reflect its service area, so it made difficult but valuable changes to its summer institute with the support of Project Outreach 3. More ›