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ERIC Number: EJ525959
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
The National Writing Project after 22 Years.
Smith, Mary Ann
Phi Delta Kappan, v77 n10 p688-92 Jun 1996
For 22 years, at 166 sites around the world, over 1 million teachers have been teaching each other in nearly identical National Writing Project summer institutes. This article discusses the lessons learned about teacher leadership, the qualities of worthwhile staff development, writing instruction, and educational reform's bumpy landscape. (MLH)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Institutes (Training Programs), Networks, Professional Development, Summer Programs, Teacher Leadership, Teacher Participation, Writing (Composition)
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: California; National Writing Project