The Georgia Writing Project works with teachers by positioning them as writers in their own right as well as leaders in their schools and communities. We believe teachers are the key to professional learning, and we aim to empower them to develop and deliver professional learning in their own schools and communities. Our priority is the ongoing development of education professionals and leaders that is authentic to the specific needs of the teacher, school or district, and ultimately to meet the needs of the student and community.

Through our job-embedded work, we offer teachers a stronger foundation for the teaching of writing and literacy more broadly that is grounded in over four decades of research and practice across the United States and abroad. At the core of our work, we position teachers as writers within their own peer groups and classrooms, writing with and for their students and others. This shifts the dynamic in the writing classroom creating space for more open conversation, more relevant writing experiences, more explicit teaching of craft and skills, and far greater growth in writing overall.

Our sites are housed at universities, but our teachers are locally placed throughout the state, so unlike the majority of professional development resources, we are not a one-shot “kit.” As active teachers and literacy researchers ourselves, the Georgia Writing Project consultants are here to stay. We recognize that no two schools or school systems have the same needs, and we help teachers develop writing and literacy activities in the areas that they identify needing the most support. We listen and learn from each other while also offering literacy resources, from workshops and in-classroom demonstrations to literacy institutes and conferences year-round.