Kristen Hawley Turner is a professor at Drew University and founder of the Drew Writing Project.Tanya Baker is the executive director of the National Writing Project.Elyse Eidman-Aadahl is the former executive director of the NWP and a renowned scholar in digital writing.Tonya B. Perry serves as provost at Miles College and is a past-president of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).

• ContentsAuthors’ Note  ixPreface: A Brief History of the National Writing Project  xiIntroduction  11.  Writing and Writers: NWP Core Principles  5What Writing Is  6What Writers Do  7A Brief History of Research Into Writing and the Teaching of Writing  8Implications for the Teaching of Writing: NWP Core Principles  12Authors’ Note  152.  Persistent Myths About the Teaching of Writing  17Five Myths That Continue to Haunt the Teaching of Writing  19Authors’ Note  373.  The Tools of Writing and Writers  39(Re)Defining Digital Writing  41Intentional Integration of Technology for Authentic Practice  44New Priorities for an Age of Ubiquity and Abundance  45Authors’ Note  524.  Writing Reaches Beyond  55Real vs. Rote Work  56Authentic Youth Practices  58Authors’ Note  655.  Writing (and Writing Teachers) Still Matter: Practices for Leading and Learning  67Reflection Point: You Already Have Everything You Need to Keep Learning About Writing and Teaching Writing  69Reflection Point: You Don’t Have to Go It Alone  76A Final Note  82Coda: Writing Will Continue to Matter  85References  89Index  95About the Authors  101

Kristen Hawley Turner is a professor at Drew University and founder of the Drew Writing Project.Tanya Baker is the executive director of the National Writing Project.Elyse Eidman-Aadahl is the former executive director of the NWP and a renowned scholar in digital writing.Tonya B. Perry serves as provost at Miles College and is a past-president of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).

• ContentsAuthors’ Note  ixPreface: A Brief History of the National Writing Project  xiIntroduction  11.  Writing and Writers: NWP Core Principles  5What Writing Is  6What Writers Do  7A Brief History of Research Into Writing and the Teaching of Writing  8Implications for the Teaching of Writing: NWP Core Principles  12Authors’ Note  152.  Persistent Myths About the Teaching of Writing  17Five Myths That Continue to Haunt the Teaching of Writing  19Authors’ Note  373.  The Tools of Writing and Writers  39(Re)Defining Digital Writing  41Intentional Integration of Technology for Authentic Practice  44New Priorities for an Age of Ubiquity and Abundance  45Authors’ Note  524.  Writing Reaches Beyond  55Real vs. Rote Work  56Authentic Youth Practices  58Authors’ Note  655.  Writing (and Writing Teachers) Still Matter: Practices for Leading and Learning  67Reflection Point: You Already Have Everything You Need to Keep Learning About Writing and Teaching Writing  69Reflection Point: You Don’t Have to Go It Alone  76A Final Note  82Coda: Writing Will Continue to Matter  85References  89Index  95About the Authors  101

Kristen Hawley Turner is a professor at Drew University and founder of the Drew Writing Project.Tanya Baker is the executive director of the National Writing Project.Elyse Eidman-Aadahl is the former executive director of the NWP and a renowned scholar in digital writing.Tonya B. Perry serves as provost at Miles College and is a past-president of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).

• ContentsAuthors’ Note  ixPreface: A Brief History of the National Writing Project  xiIntroduction  11.  Writing and Writers: NWP Core Principles  5What Writing Is  6What Writers Do  7A Brief History of Research Into Writing and the Teaching of Writing  8Implications for the Teaching of Writing: NWP Core Principles  12Authors’ Note  152.  Persistent Myths About the Teaching of Writing  17Five Myths That Continue to Haunt the Teaching of Writing  19Authors’ Note  373.  The Tools of Writing and Writers  39(Re)Defining Digital Writing  41Intentional Integration of Technology for Authentic Practice  44New Priorities for an Age of Ubiquity and Abundance  45Authors’ Note  524.  Writing Reaches Beyond  55Real vs. Rote Work  56Authentic Youth Practices  58Authors’ Note  655.  Writing (and Writing Teachers) Still Matter: Practices for Leading and Learning  67Reflection Point: You Already Have Everything You Need to Keep Learning About Writing and Teaching Writing  69Reflection Point: You Don’t Have to Go It Alone  76A Final Note  82Coda: Writing Will Continue to Matter  85References  89Index  95About the Authors  101