an interactive workshop for Kean University faculty and staff with Linda Best to discuss writing-to-learn pedagogy and activities/assignments that support/supplement teaching and learning in the classroom rather than taking away from instructional time and focus on content.
When: Spring 2009 (TBA), College hour.
an interactive workshop for Kean University faculty and staff with Linda Best to discuss formative measures for evaluating writing skills.
When: Summer 2009 (TBA), College hour.
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The Department of English proudly announces its
affiliation with the National Writing Project and
access to the organization's resources on writing,
such as this one, that covers areas ranging from
responding to student writing to strategies for
addressing punctuation and grammar.
Pictured above: Participants of the NWP Summer 2008
Writing Institute at Kean University
Visit -
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource_topic/teaching_writing
National Writing Project Activities
and Events for Faculty and Staff will commence this
year. Those scheduled include the following:
October 29, 2008 (Tentative Date),
College Hour: "Writing to Learn in the Disciplines,"
an interactive workshop with Linda Best to discuss
writing to learn pedagogy and activities/assignments
that support/supplement teaching and learning in
the classroom rather than taking away from instructional
time and focus on content.
December 3, 2008 (Tentative Date),
College Hour: "Developing Rubrics to Guide
and Evaluate Student Writing in the Disciplines,"
an interactive workshop with Linda Best to discuss
formative measures for evaluating writing skills.