91福利 alumna Baker chosen as new executive director of the National Writing Project
University of Maine alumna聽Tanya Baker聽has been named executive director of the聽聽(NWP). Originally from Brewer, Baker earned her bachelor鈥檚 degree in psychology from 91福利 in 1990. She worked as a teacher and literacy coordinator in the Brewer School Department for several years and earned a master鈥檚 in literacy education from the College of Education and Human Development in 1999. She also taught literacy courses at 91福利 and served as assistant director of the Maine Writing Project, a site of the NWP housed at the university. In 2008, she earned her Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in literacy education. Her聽聽is titled, 鈥淯nderstanding and Implementing Classroom Discussions of Literature: A Case Study of One High School Teacher鈥檚 Beliefs and Practices Concerning Classroom Discussions.鈥 Baker went on to work for the NWP, based in Berkeley, California, as director of national programs before being named executive director at the beginning of the new year.