What is Coach.Teach.Write?
Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the Coach.Teach.Write (CTW) program is provided by the American Institutes for Research® (AIR) and the National Writing Project® (NWP).
The program is designed to help teachers incorporate personal narrative writing into their teaching to boost students’ engagement in writing, improve writing achievement, and increase the sense of engagement in school.
We are currently recruiting districts to participate in the program’s third year, which will take place during the 2025-2026 school year.
Interested in participating? Space is limited. Reach out to secure your district’s spot today.
CTW develops teaching practices that improve writing skills across genres and assignment types and can easily be integrated or aligned with existing standards and curricula.
Teachers in the program receive training and support from NWP coaches: experienced educators and professional learning providers. Each coach is affiliated with a local project site and brings prior experience and expertise from NWP’s national institutes. ELA teachers
- Attend a local in-person orientation with their Writing Project site.
- Receive ongoing support in professional learning from NWP coaches.
- Monthly one-on-one support (1 hour)
- Monthly professional learning with other teachers (1 hour)
- Choose resources that fit students’ skill level.
- Designed by teachers
- Flexible and easy to use
- Easy to integrate with existing curriculum
- Aligned to standards
- Focused on a specific set of narrative-writing skills
- Designed to build skills over the course of the year
Professional learning sessions include ongoing formative review of student work so teachers can adapt instruction and provide supports for all students.
