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Learn about NWP’s Foundational Beliefs about Teacher Leadership
Teacher-leaders new to the National Writing Project (NWP) may enjoy a newfound sense of authority, agency, and leadership, but desire more words to explain these ideas and how they are enacted at NWP. The resources here help unpack NWP teacher-leadership.
Develop Leadership Within Writing Project Sites
For site directors wanting to develop local site leadership, resources in this collection offer visions of what NWP leadership looks like, directions for how to get out of the way to make sure there is work for teacher-leaders to do, and tools for strategic planning and site growth.
Effect Change in Schools/Districts
Teacher-leadership should be developed to do work in the worlds where teachers live, mainly schools and districts. So, how do teacher-leaders effect change? These resources offer stories and models to help site leaders think about how to put teacher-leadership to work.
Plan Professional Development
The National Writing Project’s model is most known for teachers teaching teachers. These resources offer visions of beginning and growing professional development, with an emphasis on creating school partnerships.
Lead Programs for Students, Parents, and Communities Outside the School
Leadership can be put to work beyond teacher-to-teacher professional development opportunities. The collections of resources below provide models for thinking about leading work with people other than teachers.
Write Now Teacher Studio
Where teachers write, share, and talk shop about writing and the teaching of writing
Hosted by the National Writing Project, the Write Now Teacher Studio is an open, online community of educators for educators. It’s a place to write together, examine our teaching, create and refine curricula, and work toward ever more effective and equitable practices to create confident, creative, and critical thinkers and writers in our classrooms and courses.