EEDUC 6001 The Teaching of Writing (K-12)
This course promotes the thoughtful examination of writers and writing instruction. Throughout the course, students are introduced to strategies and skills they can use to enhance their own writing and the writing of K-12 students. Using a genre-process and antiracist approach, students learn how to communicate ideas effectively in a variety of genres and for a multitude of purposes and audiences. Based on the most current understandings in the field, this course explores such topics as writer's workshop, conferencing, assessment, reading/writing connections, writing in the disciplines, revision and editing, the use of technology to support writers, and the management of writing instruction.