| RLW-Writing |
| |
| RLW541 |
Teaching Writing |
| Survey of various types of activities involved in the process of writing: various ways children learn to write, emphasizing individual differences; effective teaching strategies; and current issues in the teaching of writing. Designed for elementary, middle and high school teachers. 2 semester hours |
| |
| RLW542 |
The Teacher as Writer |
| Provides an opportunity to develop competence and confidence in oneÆs own composition by writing, critiquing, and revising in the context of in-class interaction; and by receiving relevant feedback on oneÆs own writing, and to reflect on the implications of this experience for the teaching of writing. Designed for elementary, middle, and high school teachers. 2 semester hours |
| |
| RLW543 |
Instructional Strategies in the Writing Process |
| An advanced course focused on exemplary practices in writing instruction. Includes consideration of instructional programs designed by key theorists as well as experiences in developing oneÆs own classroom models. Special attention is given to the implementation and successful management of: assignment design, prewriting activities, conferencing, peer editing, publishing of student work, teacher response and evaluation, balance among expressive, poetic and transactional modes of discourse, and writersÆ workshop activities. Designed for elementary, middle, and high school teachers. Prerequisite: RLW541. 2 semester hours |
| |
| RLW544 |
Analysis and Assessment of Writing |
| Overview of alternate ways to analyze the quality of student writing, with emphasis on the role of portfolios as a stimulus to self-evaluation, reflection, and goal setting; and ways teachers can facilitate improvement through conferences. Students will critically examine alternate valid methods of summative evaluation of writing including analytical scales, such as the Illinois Goals Assessment Program, and holistic or general impression marking, and ways to achieve inter-rater reliability. Prerequisite: RLW541. 2 semester hours |
| |
| RLW551 |
Writing Across the Curriculum |
| Strategies for using writing as a tool of teaching and learning in all subject areas across the curriculum. Among the methods stressed are: designing and using a variety of short classroom writing-to-learn activities; improving the design of more formal, extended reports, essays, and papers in content areas; and using alternative approaches to the evaluation and grading of student writing in subject fields. Prerequisite: RLW541. 2 semester hours |
| |
| RLW552 |
Designing In-service Programs to Improve Writing |
| Guidance in the designing of a series of in-service workshops and other kinds of programs to acquaint teachers with the value of writing as a mode of learning and a means of assimilating and understanding the content of any curricular area. Designed for elementary and/or high school teachers. Prerequisites: RLW542, RLW541. 2 semester hours |
| |
| RLW583 |
Workshop/Writing/Contemporary Issues |
| 1-4 semester hours |
| |
| RLW584 |
Workshop/Writing/Programs and Materials |
| 1-4 semester hours |
| |
| RLW585 |
Workshop/Writing/Instruction |
| 1-4 semester hours |
| |
| RLW586 |
Workshop/Writing/Assessment |
| 1-4 semester hours |
| |
| RLW587 |
Workshop/Writing/Staff Development |
| 1-4 semester hours |
| |
| RLW594 |
Independent Study/Writing |
| 1-4 semester hours |
| |
| RLW595 |
Selected Topics/Writing |
| 1-4 semester hours |
| |