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...Improving instruction and facilitating learning
through the craft of writing...
Click here for 2009 Summer Institute highlights.
High Plains Writing Project
is the southeastern New Mexico
satellite site of the
National Writing Project.

High Plains Writing Project
works with professional educators from all content areas and grade levels, grades K-16, to
enrich writing instruction
and empower students to
learn through writing.
HPWP Mission Statement

The mission of the High Plains Writing Project (HPWP) is to
improve the teaching of writing and improve learning in Southeastern New Mexico's schools through the professional development of teachers.

Rationale:
HPWP recognizes the primary importance of teacher knowledge, expertise, and leadership. We seek to provide teachers, school districts, and universities with opportunities to
design professional development
that meets the needs of teachers in Southeastern New Mexico.
We are a collegial network that supports teachers' professional and intellectual growth.

Vision:
HPWP believes that access to high-quality educational experiences is a basic right of all learners and a cornerstone of equity. Through its network of teachers, HPWP seeks to promote exemplary instruction of writing in every classroom in Southeastern New Mexico. HPWP values diversity -- our own as well as that of our students, their families, and their communities. We recognize that our lives and practices are enriched when those with whom we interact represent diversities of gender, race, ethnicity, class, and language.
HPWP focuses on
improving the teaching of writing across the curriculum and in
grades K - University  through...
... an annual Summer Institute
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... providing local educators with high-quality professional development in the use of writing as a learning tool
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... developing a cadre of local teachers to serve as models, mentors, and inservice presenters at the local level to strengthen the use of writing as a learning tool in our schools and institutions
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... providing continuing education and professional development opportunities, as well as community-wide literacy programs for students, parents, and members of the community
Click here to read the HPWP Core Principles.
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