The Faculty Instructors are practicing teachers with a minimum of five years classroom teaching experience, master's degrees or doctorates and extensive staff development experience. They are teachers and writers whose areas of expertise include composition, special education, early literacy, and history. Their common ground is their affiliation with the Boston Writing Project and the shared NWP philosophy of teachers teaching teachers. Schedule, Location, and Cost Courses and institutes are offered as intensive two and four-week summer sessions and evening or weekend courses during the fall and spring semesters. They may be held at on or off-campus locations.
Some institutes offer stipends or tuition waivers.
Applications and Additional Information Applicants must be practicing teachers or administrators with at least a bachelor's degree in education. A master's degree is preferred. Pre-service teachers may be admitted to one or more of the courses if space is available.