Initiatives in Action
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 ›
Featured Resources
Writing Project Examines Technology in the Classroom
NWP's Technology Initiative and the federal government's E-Rate program allow teachers to reimagine their teaching in a digital environment and to help young people develop as writers on the read-write Web. More ›
The National Writing Project's New-Teacher Initiative: A Study of Outcomes, Design, and Core Values
This report from Inverness Research Associates contains four topic-focused sections that discuss benefits to new teachers, emerging practices, design features, and the values and infrastructure that support NTI's work. More ›
Story of SCORE: The MS Writing/Thinking Institute Takes on a Statewide Reading Initiative
Lynette Herring-Harris and Cassandria B. Hansbrough narrate the story of a Mississippi statewide secondary reading inservice that they developed, designed, and implemented for teachers of all subjects. More ›