Jenna Sheffield, Ph.D., and Anna Kroon ’19 at the Johnson Family Writing Awards. Devon Moore M.A. remembers when the first official writing-intensive courses were offered at the University of New ...

VOLO, IL--(Marketwired - March 05, 2015) - Don Johnston Incorporated released First Author® Writing Curriculum, a comprehensive writing curriculum for students with significant disabilities including ...

A new course in the College is allowing first-years to put that idea into practice as part of “Inquiry, Conversation, ...

“I believe that students with significant disabilities are capable and they have things to tell us,” says Janet Sturm, CMU Professor and creator. A special curriculum created by a Central Michigan ...

I recently learned that according to a group of education experts, the most impactful writing assignment of my life would not be rated as “high quality.” This was third grade, when our teacher, Mrs.

How is the new literacy curriculum different? For the past few years, the Philadelphia School District has used a homegrown curriculum created by Philadelphia teachers. This curriculum, shared with ...

At Smith, we believe writing is a crucial tool in all disciplines and that, as experts in their field, faculty are ideally positioned to teach it across the curriculum. Teaching students how to convey ...

Early this semester, I had my first of several meetings with my four weekly Writing Partner tutees. Known as “weekly clients” amongst Writing Center employees, these students are oftentimes ...

The Harford County Board of Education approved a proposal to expand the Units of Study middle school writing curriculum to seventh- and eighth-grade classes during its Monday night meeting. Adoption ...

These courses are designated "Writing Across the Curriculum" (WAC) courses, and are designated with a "W" in the course catalog. The goal of teaching writing is not merely to "fix" or "polish" student ...

With new academic standards ratcheting up literacy expectations, many teachers are looking for ways to engage students more deeply in writing and reading assignments. Lauren Leigh Kelly, an English ...

When Lisa Collum was growing up in Jupiter Farms in northern Palm Beach County, there was never any doubt she would be a teacher someday. At age five, she used to hone her skills by setting up a ...