The Philadelphia Writing Project

Applications Available

• Project Write Summer Writing Enrichment Camp for Students
• Summer Institute II

Welcome

The Philadelphia Writing Project (PhilWP), located at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, is a site of the National Writing Project. It is a growing teacher network of over 700 teacher consultants who work in a variety of ways with teachers and other educators to explore literacy, writing, teaching, and learning in their classrooms and schools regardless of grade or discipline. Find out more about PhilWP.

25th Anniversary Celebration

On October 22, 2011, PhilWP celebrated 25 years of teachers teaching teachers with a gala dinner and writing festival. Honored guests included PhilWP founding directors Judy Buchanan and Susan Lytle, and Congressman Chaka Fattah. Watch the full video below, or click here to see the highlights.

 

Common Core State Standards Institute

With the adoption of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in Pennsylvania, the curricular landscape has started to shift. In collaboration with the Penn Partnership and the School District of Philadelphia, PhilWP is offering a CCSS Institute for faculty from Lea, Wilson, and Penn Alexander Elementary Schools focused on helping teachers develop the understanding and strategies needed to address the new Common Cores State Standards in literacy and mathematics. In one session, Penn GSE Dean Andy Porter facilitated a brown bag lunch session focused on the common core curriculum.