National Writing Project

Friday Breakout Sessions

B13 Professional Development for Teacher-Consultants: Writing Project Sites as Communities of Learners

When: Friday, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Where: Crowne Plaza Times Square Hotel, 4th floor, Room 403/404
Presenter(s):
Sara Bauer, National Writing Project at Rutgers University
Ed Osterman, New York City Writing Project

 

How do writing project sites plan for the continued learning of teacher-consultants who facilitate on-site professional development in schools and districts? This session looks at ways in which two sites support teacher-consultants who lead professional development programs: the New York City Writing Project’s regular processes and structures that help teacher-consultants reflect critically on their work and the NWP at Rutgers Writing Project’s advanced institute to create plans for implementing study groups for partnering districts. These models will springboard a discussion of the importance—to both teacher-leaders and sites—of planning for the ongoing learning of the writing project community.

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