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Filled with insights on writing and the teaching of writing, NWP books and other publications stimulate innovative thinking about classroom practice, professional development for teachers of writing, and much more.


Teaching Writing

Teaching Children to Write: Constructing Meaning and Mastering Mechanics Daniel Meier (National Writing Project and Teachers College Press, 2011)
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The Successful High School Writing Center Dawn Fels and Jennifer Wells (National Writing Project and Teachers College Press, 2011)
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Because Writing Matters: Improving Student Writing in Our Schools National Writing Project and Carl Nagin (Jossey-Bass, 2003)
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30 Ideas for Teaching Writing National Writing Project (2003)
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Breakthroughs: Classroom Discoveries About Teaching Writing Edited by Amy Bauman and Art Peterson (2002)
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The Writer's Workout Book: 113 Stretches Toward Better Prose by Art Peterson (1996)
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I Can Write What's on My Mind: Theresa Finds Her Voice by Sherry Seale Swain (1994)
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Writing Your Heritage: A Sequence of Thinking, Reading, and Writing Assignments by Deborah Dixon, foreword by Sheridan Blau (1993)
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Digital Writing

Because Digital Writing Matters National Writing Project, with Dànielle Nicole DeVoss, Elyse Eidman-Aadahl, and Troy Hicks (Jossey-Bass, 2010)
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Teaching the New Writing: Technology, Change, and Assessment in the 21st-Century Classroom Edited by Anne Herrington, Kevin Hodgson, and Charles Moran (National Writing Project and Teachers College Press, 2009)
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Children's Books

Our Book by Us!/Nuestro Libro ¡Hecho por Nosotros! Peter H. Reynolds and Paul A. Reynolds (The College Board, National Writing Project, and Reading Is Fundamental, 2008)
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The Curious Adventures of Sydney and Symon in: Water Wonders / Las Curiosas Aventuras de Sydney Y Symon en: Las Maravillas del Agua Peter H. Reynolds and Paul A. Reynolds (FableVision, National Writing Project, and Reading Is Fundamental, 2010)
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Teaching Literacy

Teaching Literacy for Love and Wisdom: Being the Book and Being the Change Jeffrey D. Wilhelm, Bruce Novak (National Writing Project and Teachers College Press, 2011)
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Teaching for the Students: Habits of Heart, Mind, and Practice in the Engaged Classroom Bob Fecho (National Writing Project and Teachers College Press, 2011)
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(Re)Imagining Content-Area Literacy Instruction Edited by Roni Jo Draper; Co-Editors: Paul Broomhead, Amy Petersen Jensen, Jeffery D. Nokes, and Daniel Siebert (National Writing Project and Teachers College Press, 2010)
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Literacy Tools in the Classroom: Teaching Through Critical Inquiry, Grades 5–12 Richard Beach, Gerald Campano, Brian Edmiston, and Melissa Borgmann (National Writing Project and Teachers College Press, 2010)
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The Whole Story: Teachers Talk About Portfolios Edited by Mary Ann Smith and Jane Juska (2001)
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Family, Communities, and Writing

Literacy in the Welcoming Classroom: Creating Family-School Partnerships that Support Student Learning JoBeth Allen (National Writing Project and Teachers College Press, 2010)
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Inviting Families into the Classroom: Learning from a Life in Teaching Lynne Yermanock Strieb (National Writing Project and Teachers College Press, 2010)
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Writing Our Communities: Local Learning and Public Culture Edited by Dave Winter and Sarah Robbins (National Writing Project and Teachers College Press, 2005)
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A Poem for Every Student: Creating Community in a Public School Classroom by Sheryl Lain (1998)
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Social Change and Writing

Writing for a Change: Boosting Literacy and Learning Through Social Action Edited by Kristina Berdan, Ian Boulton, Elyse Eidman-Aadahl, Jennie Fleming, Launie Gardner, Iana Rogers, and Asali Solomon (Jossey-Bass, 2006)
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Writing America: Classroom Literacy and Public Engagement Edited by Sarah Robbins and Mimi Dyer, foreword by Paul Lauter (National Writing Project and Teachers College Press, 2004)
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Working Toward Equity: Resources and Writings from the Teacher Research Collaborative Edited by Linda Friedrich, Carol Tateishi, Tom Malarkey, Elizabeth Radin Simons, and Marty Williams (2006)
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Teacher Leadership and Research

How Teachers Become Leaders: Learning from Practice and Research Ann Lieberman and Linda D. Friedrich (Teachers College Press, 2010)
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Teacher Research for Better Schools by Marian M. Mohr, Courtney Rogers, Betsy Sanford, Mary Ann Nocerino, Marion S. MacLean, and Sheila Clawson (National Writing Project and Teachers College Press, 2003)
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Teacher-Researchers at Work by Marion S. MacLean and Marian M. Mohr (1999)
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Rural and Urban Classrooms

Rural Voices: Place-Conscious Education and the Teaching of Writing Edited by Robert E. Brooke (National Writing Project and Teachers College Press, 2003)
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Cityscapes: Eight Views from the Urban Classroom by members of the National Writing Project Urban Sites Network (1996)
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National Writing Project—About

Teachers at the Center: A Memoir of the Early Years of the National Writing Project by James Gray (2000)
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Inside the National Writing Project: Connecting Network Learning and Classroom Teaching Ann Lieberman and Diane Wood (Teachers College Press, 2002)
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The Quarterly of the National Writing Project, Volume 27, Number 3-4 (2005) by the National Writing Project (2005)
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Monographs

National Writing Project at Work Monograph Series

The monograph series is inspired by the mission and vision of NWP and illustrates the local creativity of individual Writing Project sites. They are a great resource for developing programs at your site.

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Continuity

The Continuity set focuses on the practices that nurture ongoing professional development and provide a critical source for sustained leadership development at local sites.

The Challenge of Change: Growth Through Inquiry at the Western Massachusetts Writing Project by Susan Connell Biggs, Kevin Hodgson, and Bruce M. Penniman (2008)
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Supporting On-Site Teacher-Consultants: New York City Writing Project's Community of Learners by Ed Osterman (2008)
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Continuity in the Rhode Island Writing Project: Keeping Teachers at the Center by Susan Ozbek, Marjorie Roemer, Keith Sanzen, and Susan Vander Does (2008)
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Creating Spaces for Study and Action Under the Social Justice Umbrella by Faye Peitzman, Norma Mota-Altman, and Marlene Carter (2009)
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The Philadelphia Writing Project's Leadership Inquiry Seminar: Continuity Linked to Site Mission and Local Context by Teri Hines, Vanessa Brown, and Bruce Bowers (2009)
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(Re)Visioning Site Work: Extending the Reach and Relevance of NWP Sites by J. Elaine White, Tom Pankiewicz, and Jane Frick (2010)
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The Web as a Tool for Continuity by Sonnet Farrell, Evan Nichols, Tom McKenna, Carol Tateishi, and Sondra Porter (2010)
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Models of Inservice

This set of monographs focuses on inservice programs, which are an integral part of NWP's teachers-teaching-teachers professional development model.

Story of SCORE: The MS Writing/Thinking Institute Takes on a Statewide Reading Initiative by Cassandria Hansbrough and Lynette Herring-Harris (2002)
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On-Site Consulting: New York City Writing Project by Nancy Mintz, Alan Stein, and Marcie Wolfe (2002)
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The Johnston Area Writing Partnership by Patsy Butler, Sandra O'Berry, and Ruie Pritchard (2002)
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The Fledgling Years: Lessons from the First Four Years of the NWP in Vermont by Patricia McGonegal and Anne Watson (2002)
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The Professional Leadership Development Project by Zsa Boykin, Sarah Robbins, and Jennifer Scrivner (2004)
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The Saginaw Teacher Study Group Movement: From Pilot to Districtwide Study Groups in Four Years by Mary Calliari, Janet Rentsch, and Mary Weaver (2004)
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Southside Elementary Writing Focus: Site-Based Leadership Reforms the Writing Curriculum by Robert McGinty, and Nancy Remington (2005)
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Oklahoma's Marshall Plan: Combining Professional Development and Summer Writing Camps by Eileen Simmons (2004)
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Statewide and District Professional Development in Standards: Addressing Teacher Equity by Richard Koch, Laura Roop, and Gail Setter (2006)
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Summer Institute

The Summer Institute set provides perspectives on a variety of summer institute topics, including recruitment, teacher demonstrations, expressive arts in teaching, and education reform.

Developing Citizen-Teachers Through Performance Arts in the Summer Institute by Nancy Mellin McCracken, Anthony Manna, with Darla Wagner, and Bonnie Molnar (2006)
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Enabling Communities and Collaborative Responses to Teaching Demonstrations by Janet A. Swenson, with Diana Mitchell (2006)
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A Work in Progress: The Benefits of Early Recruitment for the Summer Institute by Anne-Marie Hall, Roger Shanley, and Flory Simon (2006)
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Other Resources

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