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Johns Hopkins University

Teaching Writing

Johns Hopkins University via Coursera Specialization

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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.

Syllabus

Course 1: Teaching Writing Process
- Offered by Johns Hopkins University. Half a century ago, a revolution took place in the teaching of writing. Educators asked, “What if we ... Enroll for free.

Course 2: Teaching Reluctant Writers
- Offered by Johns Hopkins University. All educators will encounter students who struggle with writing. This course first focuses on the ... Enroll for free.

Course 3: Teaching Texts and Forms
- Offered by Johns Hopkins University. The first job of any writer is to get words down on paper, and teaching writing as process helps ... Enroll for free.

Course 4: Responding, Revising and Assessing Student Writings
- Offered by Johns Hopkins University. When writers write, readers respond. Responding to student writing gives teachers one of the most ... Enroll for free.

Course 5: Teaching Writing Final Project
- Offered by Johns Hopkins University. One of the goals of the Teaching Writing specialization has been to help every learner consider ways to ... Enroll for free.

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Taught by

Mark Farrington

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