The five papers in this portfolio examine different facets of the C3WP and use the C3WP as a case to illuminate enduring qualities of NWP work. The papers can be read in any order. However, reading them in the order […]

Welcome to the National Writing Project Portfolio, a collection of key writings that we at Inverness Research have prepared over the last several years. We began studying the Writing Project in 1988 when the California Subject Matter Projects were created. […]

2009 Project: California’s Outstanding Math Educators’ Ongoing Network (COME ON) Authors: Mark St. John, Barbara Heenan, Pamela Tambe Type: Report Publication: October 2009 A Successful Approach to Improving High School Mathematics Education: COME ON (pdf, 16 pages) Abstract Inverness Research has served […]

2009 Project: Mathematics Assessment Resource Services (MARS) Authors: Mark St. John, Mary Regan, Pamela Tambe, Barbara Heenan Type: Report Publication: November 2009 (September 2007) The MARS Toolkit: Lessons Learned from an Experiment to Develop Tools to Support Change Agents (pdf, 26 pages) […]

A Dynamic Cycle of Teaching, Learning and Leading (pdf, 30 pages) 2009 Project: National Writing Project Authors: Barbara Heenan Type: Essay Publication: March 2009 Abstract For decades teacher leadership has been widely promoted by policy makers and education leaders as a prime strategy for […]

2008 Project: Portland Urban Systemic Program (USP) Authors: Barbara Heenan, Becky Carroll, Kasi Allen, Laurie Lopez, Mark St. John Type: Report Publication: April 2008 (October 2006) The Portland Urban Systemic Program (USP): Five Years of Building Systemic Support for Math and Science […]

2007 Project: San Diego Urban Systemic Project (USP) Authors: Mark St. John, Barbara Heenan, Jenifer Helms Type: Report Publication: April 2007 San Diego Urban Systemic Project (USP): Implications for Funders and Future Project Designers (pdf, 13 pages) Abstract The following brief draws upon the […]

A Study Of Outcomes, Design And Core Values 1. Introduction and Overview (pdf, 10 pages) 2. The Benefits to New Teachers of the National Writing Project’s New Teacher Initiative (pdf, 25 pages) 3. The Emerging Practices of the National Writing Project’s New […]

Lessons Learned from the National Writing Project’s Focus On Standards Project (pdf, 65 pages) 2002 Project: National Writing Project’s Focus on Standards Authors: Laura Stokes, Barbara Heenan, Mark St. John Type: Report Publication: May 2002 Abstract In the spring of 1998, the National […]

2001 Project: National Science Foundation’s Implementation and Dissemination Centers Authors: Mark St. John, Barbara Heenan, Nina Houghton, Pam Tambe Type: Report Publication: December 2001 The NSF Implementation and Dissemination Centers: An Analytic Framework (pdf, 34 pages) Abstract This report examines the first generation of […]