WMWP Certificate Program

Certificate in the Teaching of Writing

Sponsored by the Western Massachusetts Writing Project in cooperation with the University of Massachusetts Amherst Department of English and the Division of Continuing Education.

K-12 Educators enrolled in the Teaching of Writing graduate certificate program will receive a strong grounding in writing and reflective teaching, while developing a framework for teaching writing and literacy across the curriculum.

Participants will gain a deep understanding of literacy learning through a combination of working on their own writing, reflecting on their teaching practices, and reading current research in composition, literacy, and writing pedagogy.

Following the National Writing Project model of "Teachers teaching teachers," participants will share successful writing activities and develop and implement curriculum. They will formulate research questions about their teaching practices and document the effects of their instruction by collecting and analyzing student work.

Core Courses

English 591 A, B (6 credits). WMWP Invitational Summer Institute. Teachers meet four days/week, 8-4:30, for four weeks during July at the University of Massachusetts/Amherst. Writing, developing an inservice workshop, inquiry project. By application to the Western Massachusetts Writing Project.

English 712 (3 credits). Writing and the Teaching of Writing. An introduction to theoretical perspectives on the teaching of writing and literacy.

Electives

Education 681, Teaching Reading and Writing at the Secondary Level

Education 684, Reading, Writing, Language, and Thinking

Education 724 (not often taught), Language and the Teaching of Writing

English 591, 1-3 credits. Western Massachusetts Writing Project. Variable content, alphas. Sometimes taught on-site.

English 891, Composition Theory

English 891, Research in Composition

English 891, Writing and Emerging Technologies

Other electives may include:

Teaching Writing and Reading with English Language Learners

Teachers Writing for Publication

Teaching and Writing Poetry

Teaching and Writing Fiction

Faculty

Anne Herrington, Professor of English, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Charles Moran, Professor of English, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Bruce M. Penniman, Adjunct Assistant Professor of English, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Susan Biggs, Adjunct Assistant Professor of English, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Diana Callahan, Adjunct Assistant Professor of English, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Assisted by experienced K-12 teachers with masters degrees or doctorates and extensive staff development experience.

Application

Admission to the certificate program is contingent on application to the Summer Institute. For more information, e-mail wmwp@english.umass.edu or call 413-545-5466.

Home Newsletter/Blog Calendar Directions to UMass Program Registration Summer Institute Certificate Program Resources Who We Are Contact Us	Certificate in the Teaching of Writing Sponsored by the Western Massachusetts Writing Project in cooperation with the University of Massachusetts Amherst Department of English and the Division of Continuing Education. K-12 Educators enrolled in the Teaching of Writing graduate certificate program will receive a strong grounding in writing and reflective teaching, while developing a framework for teaching writing and literacy across the curriculum. Participants will gain a deep understanding of literacy learning through a combination of working on their own writing, reflecting on their teaching practices, and reading current research in composition, literacy, and writing pedagogy. Following the National Writing Project model of "Teachers teaching teachers," participants will share successful writing activities and develop and implement curriculum. They will formulate research questions about their teaching practices and document the effects of their instruction by collecting and analyzing student work. Core Courses English 591 A, B (6 credits). WMWP Invitational Summer Institute. Teachers meet four days/week, 8-4:30, for four weeks during July at the University of Massachusetts/Amherst. Writing, developing an inservice workshop, inquiry project. By application to the Western Massachusetts Writing Project. English 712 (3 credits). Writing and the Teaching of Writing. An introduction to theoretical perspectives on the teaching of writing and literacy. Electives Education 681, Teaching Reading and Writing at the Secondary Level Education 684, Reading, Writing, Language, and Thinking Education 724 (not often taught), Language and the Teaching of Writing English 591, 1-3 credits. Western Massachusetts Writing Project. Variable content, alphas. Sometimes taught on-site. English 891, Composition Theory English 891, Research in Composition English 891, Writing and Emerging Technologies Other electives may include: Teaching Writing and Reading with English Language Learners Teachers Writing for Publication Teaching and Writing Poetry Teaching and Writing Fiction Faculty Anne Herrington, Professor of English, University of Massachusetts Amherst Charles Moran, Professor of English, University of Massachusetts Amherst Bruce M. Penniman, Adjunct Assistant Professor of English, University of Massachusetts Amherst Susan Biggs, Adjunct Assistant Professor of English, University of Massachusetts Amherst Diana Callahan, Adjunct Assistant Professor of English, University of Massachusetts Amherst Assisted by experienced K-12 teachers with masters degrees or doctorates and extensive staff development experience. Application Admission to the certificate program is contingent on application to the Summer Institute. For more information, e-mail wmwp@english.umass.edu or call 413-545-5466.