TWRT - Certificate in Teaching of Writing
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This certificate in the Teaching of Writing is designed to enable teachers of all levels the opportunity to use research and theory to foster a vision of literacy learning as an active social process in which students become engaged writers.
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Required Courses (4 Courses)
At least 1 course from the following:
course - Theory and Practice of Teaching Composition
course - Inquiry in Literacy Instruction (National Writing Project Summer Institute)
course - Teachers as Writers
course - Writing Fellows Advanced Practicum
Additional courses can be taken from above or within the following categories:
Writing Pedagogy
course - Developing Writers for Social Justice
course - Writing Center Theory & Practice
course - Developing Digital and Media Literacies
course - Contemporary Literacy Instruction
Teacher as Writer (Maximum 1 Course)
course - Writing to Heal
course - Poetry Workshop
course - Fiction Workshop
course - Creative Writing
course - Imagining History
course - Fiction and Non-Fiction: From Concept to Written Form
course - Memoir Writing Workshop
course - Creative Nonfiction Workshop
course - Playwriting
*Students may also complete one class requirement through the PD Pathway.