Kennesaw Mountain Writing Project
Teach with us; learn with us.
KMWP is a community of teachers working together to improve our craft. Crossing grade levels (k-16), counties, and subject areas, we join with the National Writing Project as "teachers teaching teachers"
Read more at History.
KMWP is a community of teachers working together to improve our craft. Crossing grade levels (k-16), counties, and subject areas, we join with the National Writing Project as "teachers teaching teachers"
Read more at History.
We Teach Teachers
We share ways to improve writing instruction at our Summer Institute, a "day camp for teachers" where most of us
first connected to KMWP. We offer Professional Development programs to schools in our service area.
We Inspire Students
We produce Special Projects such as writing contests, festivals of student- written plays, a Saturday series on rap and poetry,
a kids' writing camp, and research projects for students to explore their own communities.
We Promote Leadership
Our site provides funding and collaborative support to teachers who want
to initiate new programs for students or for other teachers. Our Special
Projects, Continuity Programs, and Publications all grew from teachers' initiatives.
Our KMWP Awards publicize the work of educational leaders in our service area.
We Continue to Learn
Small reading and writing groups have formed around a wide range of
interests. We keep up with each other's research and innovations at Continuity Programs.
We Publish Our Work
With peer support and professional expertise, our site has helped many
teachers to publish in print and on line. Our recent Publications include
books, journal articles, and an on-line archive of innovative lesson plans.
We have pooled our expertise to create Staff Development programs.
All are the results of teachers' reflections on ways they've tried to improve
learning in their own schools.