Download or read book Profiles of the National Writing Project Improving Writing and Learning in the Nation s Schools written by National Writing Project and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Writing Project (NWP) is a professional development program dedicated to improving writing and learning in our nation's schools. To accomplish this goal, the project looks to successful teachers. The NWP institute focuses on these teachers, improving their writing skills. These teachers in turn lead professional development workshops. Contents: -Introduction -Student Achievement Results -Student Writing Samples -A Case for Writing -Key Facts About the NWP.
Download or read book PROFILES OF THE NATIONAL WRITING PROJECT IMPROVING WRITING AND LEARNING IN THE NATION S SCHOOLS ED461869 U S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Inside the National Writing Project written by Ann Lieberman and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Writing Project has become one of the most influential and longest lasting professional development programs in the history of the United States. With 175 school/university sites in 49 states, it has the reputation of being a career-altering professional development experience. This volume looks at the National Writing Project, analyzes what makes it so successful, and shows how other professional development efforts can learn from it.
Download or read book Because Writing Matters written by National Writing Project and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-06-28 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This updated edition of the best-selling book Because Writing Matters reflects the most recent research and reports on the need for teaching writing, and it includes new sections on writing and English language learners, technology, and the writing process.
Download or read book National Writing Project 2008 Annual Report written by National Writing Project and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing in its many forms is the signature means of communication in the 21st century. This simple truth heightens the urgency to help all of our nation's students become strong writers and effective communicators. The National Writing Project (NWP) pursues this goal by focusing the knowledge, expertise, and leadership of the nation's educators on sustained efforts to improve writing and learning for all learners. The NWP's network of more than 200 university-based sites provides high-quality, locally designed professional development for teachers across disciplines and at all levels. This annual report features teachers who develop their students as writers. These inventive and skilled educators represent the growing number of NWP leaders with expertise in both subject matter and technology and an understanding of how each augments the other to inspire learning in the classroom. These teachers use their knowledge to strengthen student achievement and to help their teaching colleagues meet the increasing demands, and emerging opportunities, of digital literacy. [Support for the National Writing Project is provided by the U.S. Department of Education, foundations, corporations, universities, and K-12 schools.].
Download or read book 2007 Annual Report written by National Writing Project and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mission of the National Writing Project (NWP) is to improve writing and learning in the nation's schools. Through its professional development model, the National Writing Project recognizes the primary importance of teacher knowledge, expertise, and leadership. This annual report features seven educators from urban, rural, and suburban communities who have benefited from and contributed to a network of colleagues from across the country. NWP networks and initiatives bring these teachers and their sites together to support their leadership and deepen their knowledge for the advancement of all students. A financial summary for the year is also included.
Download or read book Because Digital Writing Matters written by National Writing Project and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-10-07 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to apply digital writing skills effectively in the classroom, from the prestigious National Writing Project As many teachers know, students may be adept at text messaging and communicating online but do not know how to craft a basic essay. In the classroom, students are increasingly required to create web-based or multi-media productions that also include writing. Since writing in and for the online realm often defies standard writing conventions, this book defines digital writing and examines how best to integrate new technologies into writing instruction. Shows how to integrate new technologies into classroom lessons Addresses the proliferation of writing in the digital age Offers a guide for improving students' online writing skills The book is an important manual for understanding this new frontier of writing for teachers, school leaders, university faculty, and teacher educators.
Download or read book The National Writing Project Evaluation Portfolio written by Bay Area Writing Project and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ways of Looking written by National Writing Project (School Curriculum Development Committee) and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Writing Project Professional Development Continues to Yield Gains in Student Writing Achievement Research Brief written by National Writing Project and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Writing Project (NWP) has expanded its national portfolio of research projects conducted at local Writing Project sites to 16 studies that examine professional development, teacher practices, and student writing achievement. NWP sites emphasize common principles of high-quality instruction and the professional development necessary to support it, while the design and delivery of services are negotiated according to local needs, reform priorities, and school conditions. The results of the 16 studies summarized here demonstrate that professional development programs, when designed and delivered by NWP sites and based on these common core principles, have a positive effect on the writing achievement of students across a range of grade levels, schools, and contexts. (Contains 2 figures.).
Download or read book Learning from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Classrooms written by Joan C. Fingon and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2012-07-27 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This resource guide looks at new classroom-based literacy research that supports all learners, including culturally and linguistically diverse students. The authors demonstrate how teachers and researchers develop instructional practices based on multiple languages and the literacy contexts of their schools. They describe classrooms where literacy and learning is encouraged and respected, highlighting best practices for classrooms that include English language learners. This valuable book will inform all educators interested in classroom literacy research and how it supports achievement for diverse students. It features contributions from authors at the forefront of teacher research that hold the most promise for initiating change. Contributors: Josephine Arce, Diane Brantley, Sandra A. Butvilofsky, Susan Courtney, Gregory J. Cramer, Elizabeth Padilla Detwiler, Virginia Gonzalez, Dana L. Grisham, Shira Lubliner, Jodene Kersten Morrell, Sandra Liliana Pucci, Alice Quiocho, Ambika G. Raj, Richard Rogers
Download or read book National Writing Project Report written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Writing to Learn written by William Zinsser and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-04-30 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an essential book for everyone who wants to write clearly about any subject and use writing as a means of learning.
Download or read book Impact Evaluation of National Writing Project Professional Development Program written by H. Alix Gallagher and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Improving teacher effectiveness is a key strategy to ensure student readiness for college and careers and to address achievement gaps and persistent low performance. In response to the new Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts (CCSS-ELA) the National Writing Project (NWP) created a professional development (PD) program to support third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade teachers with their writing instruction. In partnership with the NWP, researchers sought to study the implementation of the program, estimate its effects, understand how context affected implementation, and provide formative feedback about the program. This study had four primary research questions: (1) Was the PD program implemented with fidelity?; (2) What impact did the PD program have on teacher practice?; (3) What impact did the PD program have on student writing?; and (4) How did contextual factors influence teachers' uptake of new ideas in their classrooms? The NWP is a network of approximately 200, university-based Local Writing Project (LWP) sites that deliver PD throughout the country. LWP sites share a common model that includes university faculty working in collaboration with K-12 expert teachers. The NWP received a Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) grant in 2012. The NWP issued an RFP to LWP sites interested in participating in the SEED program and evaluation and actively recruited sites that had a track record of providing intensive in-service PD with elementary teachers and experience in high-need schools. NWP launched the program in partnership with 14 LWP sites, located in 13 states, including 7 in the South, 3 in the Midwest, 2 in the West. The evaluation was designed as a cluster randomized controlled trial in which schools were assigned to either the treatment or control condition. LWP sites identified at least one pair of high-poverty schools, defined as a school in which at least 50% of students are from low-income families. The 14 LWP sites recruited 22 pairs of elementary schools for the study. During the winter of 2013, one school attrited; researchers dropped its matched pair, resulting in a final sample of 13 LWP sites and 42 schools (21 pairs). The SEED program targeted all third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade teachers in program schools. To measure program impacts on students, researchers administered on-demand writing prompts to all students in mainstream third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade classes in both program and control schools in the fall of 2012 and spring of 2013. Despite the research-based attributes of the SEED PD (see Yoon et al., 2007) and its influences on program school teachers' instructional practices, SEED PD did not impact student argument writing as measured by on-demand prompts scored on the National Writing Project's AWC. Tables and figures are appended.
Download or read book National Writing Project 2009 Annual Report written by National Writing Project and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing as a tool for thinking, learning, and communicating is crucial to academic and career success as well as to active citizenship in a democracy. This annual report of the National Writing Project features teachers of math, chemistry, art, history, and business who develop their students as writers. These educators employ writing to engage their students more deeply and move them to higher levels of thinking. These and other teacher-leaders are the heart of the National Writing Project--effective, accomplished educators who are pivotal to positive changes in teaching and in student achievement. [For "National Writing Project 2008 Annual Report", see ED516143.].
Download or read book Writing as Learning written by Andrew Rothstein and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2006-12-13 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using 12 step-by-step strategies, teachers can help students build a rich vocabulary, gain a deep understanding of concepts, and develop organized thinking processes.
Download or read book Framing Research on Technology and Student Learning in the Content Areas written by Ann D. Thompson and published by IAP. This book was released on 2008-11-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a result of collaboration between NTLS and SITTE. Framing Research is targeted at individuals or small teams of educational researchers who are interested in conducting high quality research addressing the effects of technology-enhanced instruction on student learning. The book summarizes and unpacks the methodologies of a variety of research studies, each situated in the context of school subject areas, such as science, mathematics, social studies, and English/language arts, as well as in the contexts of reading education, special education, and early childhood learning. Taken together, the analyses provide guidance on the design of future technology research grounded in student learning of K-12 curriculum. The conclusions also serve as a tool for teacher educators seeking to prepare teachers to integrate technology effectively in their instruction and to motivate reluctant teachers to overcome perceived inconveniences connected with technology use.
