Press Releases
Writing is messy joy, local teachers learn (2005)
The North County Times describes the excitement of a young California summer institute that’s getting local teachers to take notice.
Writing Project: Teachers Share Their Best Practices (2005)
A satellite program started by a $30,000 grant from the NWP allowed teachers in northern Virginia to finally take part in a nearby summer institute, reports the Winchester Star. [Registration required.]
Kids tell tales at Spartan Writers’ Camp (2005)
The Lansing State Journal shows how a summer outreach program run by the Red Cedar Writing Project inspired young creative writers.
Teachers Get Time to Learn (2004)
The Western Pennsylvania Writing Project helps Willkinsburg become the first school district in the state to offer a year-round program for teachers on how to improve students’ reading and writng, says the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
The National Writing Project—180 Sites . . . & Growing (2003)
The NWP is “finally becoming the visible mover and shaker it deserves to be because of its mission and record of accomplishment,” according to this October 2003 Education Update piece.
The NYC Writing Project: “Neglected ‘R’†(2003)
In the October 2003 issue of Education Update, Marcie Wolfe and Nancy Mintz discuss the core work of the 25-year-old New York City Writing Project and talk about ways in which it is enacting recommendations of the National Commission on Writing in America’s Schools and Colleges.
Training Gains Make Better Kentucky Teachers (2001)
Attributing dramatically improved writing test scores to the efforts of the Eastern Kentucky Writing Project, a Louisville Courier-Journal article heaps praise on the writing project model.
A Marriage That Worked: The Department of Defense Dependents Schools and the NWP (April 2000)
Mary Ann Smith, co-director of the NWP, discusses the little-known liaison between the Department of Defense Dependents Schools and the National Writing Project.
An Interview with Richard Sterling: The National Writing Project—It’s About the Intellectual Integrity of Teachers (January 1998)
Richard Sterling, director of the National Writing Project, discusses his plans to expand the project and place it at the center of school reform.
The National Writing Project After 22 Years (June 1996)
Mary Ann Smith discusses the lessons that the National Writing Project has learned during its 22-year history about teacher leadership, the teaching of writing, the qualities of worthwhile staff development and the bumpy landscape of education reform.
Expanding the Reach of Education Reforms (2004)
NWP contributed a chapter to Expanding the Reach of Education Reforms, a new book from the RAND Corporation featuring education reform programs that have conducted successful scale-up efforts.
Powerful Designs for Professional Learning (2004)
This National Staff Development Council (NSDC) publication examines an array of professional learning strategies, including NWP’s process of having educators engage in and reflect upon the practice of writing both as learners and teachers.
Teacher Leadership (2004)
NWP is featured in a new book, Teacher Leadership, by Ann Lieberman and Lynne Miller, that examines research on teacher leadership and recent changes in teachers’ roles.
Because Writing Matters (2003)
Because Writing Matters, a new book by the National Writing Project and Carl Nagin, affirms that writing must be a central focus in all classrooms if schools are to improve student performance.
Inside the National Writing Project (2002)
Ann Lieberman and Diane R. Wood analyze what makes the writing project model so successful and show how other professional development efforts can learn from it.
Teachers at the Center (2000)
Teachers at the Center recounts the exciting early years of the National Writing Project in personal, insightful, and humorous stories that only James Gray, its legendary founder, could tell.
Sites Describe Inservice in Monograph Series (2002)
Get a behind-the-scenes, in-depth look at four sites’ inservice models in NWP at Work: Models of Inservice.
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