Kean University Writing Project is a community of teachers working together to improve our craft. Crossing grade levels (K-16) and subject areas, we join with the National Writing Project as "teachers nurturing teachers."
Summer Institute Participants' Reflections and Follow-Up
"Perhaps I held it in too long. Maybe there was too much time between my Master’s degree and any meaningful writing as an overbooked teacher, mother and wife. But the KUWP connected, inspired and embraced my personal and professional goals in writing. Three months later I am more productive than I thought possible.
KUWP’s faculty and participants gave me the opportunity to engage in what I became an English teacher for— the practice and discussion of writing. It is a journey we ask our students to embark on but as teachers have so little time to travel ourselves. Three months later, the knowledge, skills and strategies I learned and reflected upon during this institute are enriching my writing and my writing instruction at Rahway High School. " —Kim Kiefer
"Participating in the KUWP this past summer has been one of the best education classes ever. Observing other experienced teachers demonstrating specific lessons and how they teach has enhanced my skills as a teacher. No matter what content matter we teach, we can always hone our skills in communicating our knowledge to students and to learn to best teach students the process of communicating their understanding. My students have benefited from what I have learned this past summer through KUWP." —Debbie Lee