Initially, Temple faculty and Philadelphia Public School teachers discuss the nature of writing and produce fictional and non-fictional pieces. Working from these insights, they initiate steps to implement these insights into their classrooms. Graduate students lead writing group sessions. Mentors are trained to work with elderly immigrants, to teach them Standard English and aid them in working through the naturalizat ion process. Teachers for a Democratic Culture, Steve Parks Teachers for a Democratic Cultre is a national alliance of faculty committed to open universities and progressive community oriented classes.
Graduate students work on particular projects within the organization.