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Principles # 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
> The core principles at the foundation of NWP’s national program model are: > Teachers at every level—from kindergarten through college—are the agents of reform; universities and schools are ideal partners for investing in that reform through professional development. > Writing can and should be taught, not just assigned, at every grade level. Professional development programs should provide opportunities for teachers to work together to understand the full spectrum of writing development across grades and across subject areas. > Knowledge about the teaching of writing comes from many sources: theory and research, the analysis of practice, and the experience of writing. Effective professional development programs provide frequent and ongoing opportunities for teachers to write and to examine theory, research, and practice together systematically. > There is no single right approach to teaching writing; however, some practices prove to be more effective than others. A reflective and informed community of practice is in the best position to design and develop comprehensive writing programs. > Teachers who are well informed and effective in their practice can be successful teachers of other teachers as well as partners in educational research, development, and implementation. Collectively, teacher-leaders are our greatest resource for educational reform. =Digital Classrooms= http://www.youtube.com/NatlWritingProject =Origins= http://wtucker.edublogs.org/2010/07/18/writing-with-and-without-teacherspeter/
 * =The National Writing Project =
 * =The Mustard Tree =
 * The NWP is the only federally funded program that focuses on the teaching of writing. Support for the NWP is provided by the U.S. Department of Education, foundations, corporations, universities, and K-12 schools.
 * NWP Core Principles
 * Eastern Michigan Writing Project
 * **[|http://emichwp.org]**
 * MDE External Provider Status:
 * [[file:SIG_External_EMWP.doc]]
 * ==Partnership Initiative==
 * [[image:http://www.nwp.org/img/icons_a/quote.gif width="31" height="21"]] In nine independent studies, in every measured attribute of writing, the improvement of students whose teachers participated in NWP professional development exceeded that of students whose teachers were not participants. The studies took place in rural, urban, and suburban areas across the country and included students with diverse economic, language, racial, and ethnic backgrounds. Student results are strong and favorable in those aspects of writing for which the NWP is best known, such as development of ideas and organization. Students in writing project classrooms made greater gains than their peers on writing conventions as well, suggesting that NWP professional development also helps teachers improve their students' basic skills."

Gates Foundation Grant
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/3337