Previous PD Focus Areas
College, Career & Community Writers Program
Nonfiction Reading & Writing
Using Mentor Texts
Disciplinary Literacy
Academic Writing
Literacy th@t Works for CTE
Narrative and Memoir Writing
The Writing Process & Writer's Workshop
Teaching Research
Digital Storytelling
Six Trait Writing
Building a Whole School Writing Community: Writing Across the Curriculum
Technology and New Media in a Writing Classroom
Reaching ELL & Linguistially Diverse Students
Re-Imagining Content Area Writing
Writing ELA Curriculum k-12
Standards-based Assessment
Professional Development Attitude
Teachers are the best teachers of teachers.
Writing and literacy are central to learning across content areas.
Professional Development is an on-going process across the life span.
All teachers should have access to quality professional development.
Successful teachers of writing are writers themselves.
Universities and schools can build powerful, lasting partnerships.
Classroom teachers and other educators are critical to meaningful change.
Graduate Courses
Our Courses
Teaching Real-World & Argument Writing
Teaching Real-World & Argument Writing
Practicing teachers across content areas and grade levels appreciate our graduate courses because they are facilitated by experienced classroom teachers who know how to use theory to inform their practice. The required course work is relevant to teachers and leads to improved pedagogy.
Contact GKCWP Director, Katie Kline kkline@ucmo.edu for additional information.
Teaching Real-World & Argument Writing
Teaching Real-World & Argument Writing
Teaching Real-World & Argument Writing
Facilitators:
Ted Fabiano & Linda Brock
Sept. - Dec. 1(In person meetings and weekly online components)
This course will help middle and high school teachers prepare students for authentic writing tasks.
Teaching Argument & Blended Writing
Teaching Real-World & Argument Writing
Teaching Argument & Blended Writing
This course can be offered on-site in a school or district. This course uses the National Writing Project's College, Career and Community Writing Program to improve students' argument writing skills.
