Writing instruction may have fallen by the wayside during the No Child Left Behind Act era, as teachers zeroed in on teaching math and reading. But now, with most states using the Common Core State ...

Corrected: A previous version of this story gave an incorrect figure for the number of educators the program serves. Some 92,000 participants attend the project’s workshops and events annually. Also, ...

This guide provides a brief introduction to writing in the field of teacher education through the lens of threshold concepts. It includes: An overview of what writing characteristics are valued in ...

Are digital tools like cell phones and social networking sites undermining students' writing skills or helping to improve them? A new survey of teachers from the Pew Research Center's Internet & ...

A survey of 2,462 Advanced Placement (AP) and National Writing Project (NWP) teachers finds that digital technologies are shaping student writing in myriad ways and have also become helpful tools for ...

Teachers say digital tools affect students’ writing in significant ways, including broadening the audience for their writing and encouraging collaboration Also on the plus side, these middle and high ...

Editor’s Note: In 1988, a teacher most commonly had 15 years of experience. In recent years, that number is closer to just three years leading a classroom. The “On Teaching” series focuses on the ...

You get report cards, and so should your teachers. You don’t need a great writing teacher, or even a good one, to become a good writer yourself — but it sure helps. And becoming a good writer will ...

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