http://spwp.wordpress.com Join us as we read, write, eat, share, respond, eat, share, and write. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:29:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://spwp.wordpress.com http://spwp.wordpress.com/2008/12/23/2005-summer-institute/ http://spwp.wordpress.com/2008/12/23/2005-summer-institute/#comments Wed, 24 Dec 2008 03:00:04 +0000 spwp http://spwp.wordpress.com/?p=11 ]]> Participants in the 2005 Summer Institute.

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• The best teacher of teachers is another teacher.
• Student writing improves when instruction improves.
• Professional development programs designed to improve the teaching of writing work best when they involve teachers from all grade levels and subject fields.
• Change can best be accomplished by local teachers, not by transient consultants or pre-packaged materials.
• Meaningful change occurs over time.
• Staff development programs should consist of a series of extended sessions, not just one or two brief meetings.
• Best practices for teaching writing grow out of classroom practice as well as from educational research.
• Teachers of writing must become writers themselves.

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