Oklahoma’s Marshall Plan: Combining Professional Development and Summer Writing Camps

By Eileen Simmons

Summary:
How Writing Project teacher-consultants and site-based teachers collaborated to plan professional development before, during, and after a summer writing camp. Originally published on March 1, 2005

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Eileen Simmons, a veteran teacher-consultant from the Oklahoma State University Writing Project, describes collaboration among writing project teacher-consultants and site-based teachers to plan professional development before, during, and after a summer writing camp for students at their school. This model, which has been adapted in a variety of school settings, takes advantage of the summer months when teachers have time to interact, share ideas, plan together, and build a professional community.

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