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Professional Development
Our transformative, sustainable professional development helps teachers guide students to write with thoughtfulness, skill, and enjoyment.
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Our Mission
Part of the National Writing Project, the Illinois Writing Project helps teachers employ the best of what is known about writers and writing.
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Our Team
We are experienced educators building the strength of students an teachers as learners and writers.
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Events
We host conferences, celebrations, and online meetups to foster writing and the teaching of writing in the classroom.
Illinois Writing Project: Experienced Educators Building the Strength of Students and Teachers as Learners and Writers
The Illinois Writing Project helps teachers employ the best of what is known about writers and writing. Our transformative, sustainable professional development helps teachers guide students to write with thoughtfulness, skill, and enjoyment.
Locally based but nationally connected, we are one of nearly 200 sites in the
National Writing Project network.
Professional Development
Illinois Writing Project's in-school professional development programs help teachers experience effective writing instruction, review best-practice research, and adopt fresh and engaging classroom applications.
Led by a highly-qualified, experienced teacher-consultant, each IWP program employs a range of professional learning strategies in which participants actively engage the subject matter, based on the needs and conditions in the school.
Learn more about IWP's Professional Development programs.
2018 Summer Workshops
Be a better writing teacher. Hone your skills at our summer workshops this July at NEIU's El Centro.
Latest News
Catch up on the latest news and events from the Illinois Writing Project.