Our Mission

Our Mission

The National Writing Project focuses the knowledge, expertise, and leadership of our nation’s educators on sustained efforts to improve writing and learning for all learners.  

The Vision

Writing in its many forms is the signature means of communication in the 21st century. The National Writing Project envisions a future where every person is an accomplished writer, engaged learner, and active participant in a digital, interconnected world.  

Goals
Unique in breadth and scale, the National Writing Project is a network of sites anchored at colleges and universities and serving teachers across disciplines and at all levels, early childhood through university. We provide professional development, develop resources, generate research, and act on knowledge to improve the teaching of writing and learning in schools and communities.   The National Writing Project believes that access to high-quality educational experiences is a basic right of all learners and a cornerstone of equity. We work in partnership with institutions, organizations, and communities to develop and sustain leadership for educational improvement. Throughout our work, we value and seek diversity–our own as well as that of our students and their communities—and recognized that practice is strengthened when we incorporate multiple ways of knowing that are informed by culture and experience.