LOOKING BACK,LOOKING FORWARD

1974

WRITE

TEACH

LEAD

Seeding an Idea

…The UC Berkeley/Bay Area Writing Project can touch the nation; it can effect major educational reform. …We can change things in this country. And few people ever have that opportunity.  

James Gray, MemorandumAugust 23, 1976

1979

Connecting a National Network 1.0

When I experienced the culture of the summer institute, [I knew] this is for us. It drew on the strengths of teachers, there was a confidence and a camaraderie there that I’d never seen in a graduate classroom.

Sandra Burkett Price, Interview, January 11, 2008

Confronting Key Educational Challenges

…And the fact that we put diversity at the center of this, as well as second language issues … was something that really went to the heart of it for all the people who participated. …

Richard Sterling, Interview,April 9, 2008

1991

Connecting a National Network 2.0

But at the National Writing Project level, someone like myself … can talk to people from a wide range of other areas with other interests and discover where there’s overlap, discover where there’s difference, discover how the good teaching of writing kind of transcends some of those borders.

Michael Thompson, InterviewNovember 29, 2010

2011

Staying Power

Teaching77%

Education, non-teaching

20%

Out of Education3%

Lasting Impact

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Influence of WP Experience

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Influence of WP Attitudes and Values

WRITE

TEACH

LEAD

NWP Core Principlesacross grades and across subject areas agents of

reform all levels analysis of practice comprehensive writing programs

experience of writing frequent kindergarten

through college Knowledge No single approach ongoing partners systematically

Teachers Teacher-leaders theory

and research well informed and

effective work together Writing

Thank you!

Selamawit Fessehaie Luke Hokama James Stapleton Sherry Swain