The National Writing Project and the Center for Teaching Excellence fund the Appalachian Writing Project, which was founded in 2000 at The University of Virginia's College at Wise. We believe that working as partners, universities, and public schools can promote effective reform in the teaching of writing. Our mission is to improve writing proficiency and learning in our public schools by training teachers to become writing consultants and agents of change in their school systems, while recognizing themselves as writers.
Institute fellows may be K-college teachers from all content areas currently employed in a teaching position. During this four-week institute, fellows are engaged in:
* Researching theory and practice in teaching writing;
* Exploring and presenting successful approaches to teaching writing and using writing to teach;
* Developing their own writing
* Looking at resources and technologies that assist writing instruction.