"If you remember everything else and forget your true work, then you will have done nothing with your life."Â
~Rumi~
Professor: Dr. Cindy O'Donnell-Allen
Course Overview
This course will introduce you to current theory, research, and effective practices for teaching writing in a secondary English class. We'll think about different theoretical approaches (cognitive, critical literacy, genre, new literacies, process, rhetorical, sociocultural), how they might complement each other, and the teaching methods they suggest. By the end of the course, you should develop (and/or refine) a principled system for teaching writing by:
writing and reflecting on your process in a number of genres, including digital writing
thinking about how teaching context, student needs and demographics, and community sensibilities will shape how you teach writing
designing instruction and assessments that is informed by standards and research
teaching and collaborating with colleagues
reading published research and conducting teacher research on the most effective ways to teach writing to secondary students