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Teacher Leaders: Teaching Writing Today In High Needs
Schools and Districts
Elyse Eidman-AadahlExecutive Director, National Writing
Project
Our purpose today...
First things first…• Why focus on writing?
• Why focus on professional development?
• Why focus on local teacher leadership?
These are success stories of high quality
professional development built on
partnerships at the federal, national, and
local levels.
SEED (Supporting Effective Educator
Development)
i3 (Investing in Innovation)
In 2013-14, federal support helped National Writing Project sites provide sustained professional development services of 30 hours or more to:● an additional 784 schools across the country;● 583 of these schools were Title I eligible.● In addition, NWP sites provided youth and family
programs for 45,000+ participants.
Desimone, L. (2009). Improving impact studies of teachers’ professional development: Toward better conceptualization of measures. Educational Researcher, 38 (3), 181-199.
Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED)
● 1,706 locally based K-12 teacher-leaders
● 43 NWP sites have completed work with 50 schools and
small districts across 28 states.
● SEED focused on high-need students. Schools averaged
72.3% eligible for Free or Reduced-Price Lunch.
Investing in Innovation grant program (i3)
● NWP College Ready Writers Program
● Participating LEAs are high-needs districts and located
in rural communities
● 44 districts in 10 states
● Teachers in each district are asked to participate in 45
hours of professional development
So these stories are about• Creating/supporting teacher leaders
• Putting them to work
• Creating partnerships to address high
need schools and districts
Robert Rivera-AmezolaPhiladelphia Writing Project
• Increasing Commitment to English Language Learners
○ 13,000 ELLs in the School District of Philadelphia
• Engaged Teaching - Inquiry as stance• Connection between professional educators and professional community
Keri FranklinOzarks Writing Project
Does Professional Development Make a Difference?
What Federal Money Through NWP Looks Like in Missouri
Laquey: i3 Partner School
Consolidated School District of ten rural villages
Students transported from almost all regions of Pulaski County covering 64 sq. miles with student population of over 750 students
Lack of community center (Laquey is unincorporated)
What It Means for Teachers and Students
● Andy Love, Bolivar High School
● Monett High School Student
Sandra HogueLouisville Writing Project
LWP SEED in JCPS
PHASE ONE: High Needs Urban School-based
PHASE TWO: District-wide Impact through Goal Clarity Coaches (GCCs) in E, M, H
PHASE III: High Need Urban School (Moving Forward) and GCC Cycle II
Keys to Success
● Chief Academic Officer of JCPS is a former TC and Co-Director of LWP● TCs working in various positions within JCPS – teachers, GCCs,
administrators, etc.● On-going professional development opportunities – SI, mini-conferences,
school-based, summer offerings● Intensive, deep professional development, traced directly to students● Active engagement for all participants
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