National Writing Project

Technology Initiative in Action

A Digital Show to Help Digital Writing

Hosted by the New York City Writing Project, a weekly webcast called Teachers Teaching Teachers supports rich conversation about teaching and learning in 21st century classrooms. More ›

Featured Resources

Exploring Life Through the Poetry of Personas

Patricia SmithRenowned poet and poetry slam performer Patricia Smith explores urban life and history by getting into people's skins and speaking their words. She will be the keynote speaker at NWP's 2010 Urban Sites Network Conference. More ›

New Digital Media in the Lives of Our Children at Home and School

New Digital Media Congressional Briefing Video Player

To highlight the role of digital media in improving lifelong learning, the National Writing Project, the Consortium for School Networking, and Common Sense Media presented at a congressional briefing held in conjunction with the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. More ›

Project Outreach at the Connecticut Writing Project-Fairfield: Change the Readings, Change the Site

Connecticut Writing Project-Fairfield asked itself whether its philosophy and methods made clear, practical sense to teachers of urban students in its service area. In response to the question, the site changed its summer institute readings to explicitly introduce topics of race, culture, and language. More ›

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