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Nancy Mintz

New York City Writing Project

Nancy Mintz, co-director of middle school programs for the New York City Writing Project, Lehman College, The City University of New York, taught grades six through nine for twenty-eight years before becoming an on-site teacher-consultant for the New York City Writing Project in 1996. She now provides professional development in literacy education for New York City middle schools. An active member of the National Writing Project, she is on the Leadership Team for NWP's Urban Sites Network. Her occasional paper, "Collaborative Conversations for Literacy: Professional Development in a Middle-School Classroom," is published by the NYCWP.

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