About Us
Our Mission...
The mission of the Mississippi Writing/Thinking Institute is to improve writing and learning in Mississippi schools.
Since its inception in 1985, the mission of the Institute has been to transform education for students and teachers in Mississippi by implementing the mission and goals of the National Writing Project (NWP). As affiliate sites of the NWP, we share their mission to improve the teaching of writing and improve learning in the nation's schools. Through our professional development model, we recognize the primary importance of teacher knowledge, expertise, and leadership. MWTI and NWP believe access to high-quality educational experiences is a basic right of all learners and a cornerstone of equity. We seek to promote exemplary instruction of writing in every classroom through our extensive network of teachers in Mississippi. MWTI and NWP value diversity-our own as well as that of the students, their families, and their communities. The Institute recognizes that lives and practices are enriched by interaction with diversities of race, gender, class, ethnicity, and language.
The Mississippi Writing/Thinking Institute offers what Mississippi teachers need most to help their students:
* High quality professional development that blends best practices and theory
* Research-based, sustained programs aligned with state and national standards
* Outstanding teacher consultants who serve as teachers of their colleagues.
The Mississippi Writing/Thinking Institute, as an affiliate of the National Writing Project, is an authorized program of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
No Child Left Behind Act, Title II, Chapter C, Subpart II