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The Georgia Southern Writing Project is an affiliate of the National Writing Project and is housed in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Department of Writing and Linguistics, at Georgia Southern University. The major goals of the GSWP are to: |
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Teachers Teaching Teachers |
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“Because literacy lies at the heart of school achievement and extends to every subject area, writing project sites reach whole schools. Because we promote teacher-conducted professional development, and practitioner research, we develop leadership. Because we provide summer institute experiences that are transforming, we understand change.” Joe Check, Associate Professor Graduate College of Education University of Massachusetts Director, Boston Writing Project |
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Help us as we grow Please support GSWP—Acct # 0627— through the |
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The content of personal and other official home pages is not sanctioned by Georgia Southern University and does not represent official information or opinions of the University. June Joyner is responsible for this page. Last updated Sept 2009. |
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The National Writing Project and No Child Left Behind
The NCLB Act mandates that all children in all classrooms have high quality teachers. This makes federal support of the National Writing Project (NWP) more critical than ever. |
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Extend the use of writing across all disciplines Promote the professional growth and practice of successful classroom teachers Build and grow a professional network of highly qualified classroom practitioners Generate a body of knowledge on the teaching of writing through field-based research Encourage teachers of writing to become writers themselves Advocate for a culture in which writing is valued as essential to an educated and fully functional community Inform and involve our communities about the discipline and practice of the teaching of writing, including the use of technology |
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The GSWP is an affiliate of the National Writing Project, a network of University-to-school programs focused on improving literacy at all levels of education, and the |
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Georgia Southern Writing Project
Mailing Address: Georgia Southern Writing Project P. O. Box 8026 Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA 30458 Phone Number: 912-478-0228 Fax Number: 912-478-0783 |