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Our local NNWP used to sponsor theme-based teacher-workshops and institutes for principals, and they began hiring me to present at these functions, and it didn't take long for people to know my name and to know I was a go-to-guy if a school was trying to improve its writing curriculum.

Back then, I admittedly had a lot of charisma, drive, and developing educator skills that I wanted to develop further, but I had no venue to prove my potential to anyone other than my own 175+ high school students that I inherited each year. Not only did the NNWP turn me into a better writing teacher, they turned me into a teacher leader for my state and district. It began my transformation from 'teacher who assigns writing' to 'teacher who teaches writing.' I loved that Summer Institute so much, that I eventually agreed to serve as the NNWP's director from 2002-2007. I owe every ounce of my writing teaching skills to this summer program. They accepted my application, and five weeks later, I left that class ready to be the best writing teacher I could be. I was just beginning my Master's Degree that summer, and I applied for their summer institute, which promised to make me a better writing teacher.

Our local National Writing Project chapter-the NNWP-is one of the oldest in the country.

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