The Illinois Writing Project helps teachers employ the best of what is known about writers and writing. Our transformative, sustainable professional development helps teachers guide students to write with thoughtfulness, skill, and enjoyment. Locally based but nationally connected, we are one of nearly 200 sites in the National Writing Project network. IWP has conducted hundreds of professional development programs throughout Chicago, its suburbs, in other Northern Illinois communities and across the Midwest. Affiliated with the National Writing Project and based at Northeastern Illinois University, we’ve served thousands of teachers with intensive, experiential professional learning.