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Mark Farrington

This specialization will provide learners with proven methods to improve the writing of students of all ages, in all situations, including K through University classrooms as well as homeschooling, tutoring, in business and the private sector. In four courses and a final project, you’ll learn effective theories and practices to teach writing that you can adapt to your own teaching situation and needs. You’ll learn how to teach writing as process, how to reach even the most reluctant writers, how to help students construct specific texts and make the reading/writing connection, and how to respond to and assess student writing in ways that are meaningful to both teacher and student. If you use writing in your teaching, or want to, this specialization will provide you with tools and practices you can use with your students right away.

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Five courses

Teaching Writing Process

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Half a century ago, a revolution in writing instruction emerged, emphasizing writing as a process rather than a product. This course explores teaching writing as a discovery process, utilizing low-stakes writing and reflection to enhance students' writing abilities. Practical strategies and techniques for teaching writing to learners of all ages and backgrounds are provided.

Teaching Reluctant Writers

All educators encounter students who struggle with writing. This course focuses on the reasons student writers may be reluctant and provides strategies and practices to help reluctant writers develop comfort and confidence with writing.

Teaching Texts and Forms

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The first job of any writer is to get words down on paper, and teaching writing as process helps students gain the fluency, comfort, and confidence they need to succeed at any writing task. This course will examine some of those more comprehensive writing tasks: personal essays; argument, analysis, and other forms of transactional writing; and creative writing.

Responding, Revising and Assessing Student Writings

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When writers write, readers respond. Responding to student writing provides teachers with one of the most meaningful avenues to help students learn and grow. In this module, learners will identify best practices in effectively responding to student writing. You will also define revision, identify how revision differs from editing, and examine strategies for teaching students how to engage in effective revision.

Teaching Writing Final Project

(4 hours)
One of the goals of the Teaching Writing specialization has been to help every learner consider ways to adapt what they are learning and apply it to their specific situation. In this final project, learners will select one component from each of the four courses that are among the most important things they learned from that course.

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Theories and practical methods to teach writing to students of all grade levels in all disciplines and situations.

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