Teacher Resources

Here are some websites and articles to inform how you use writing to teach.

The WAC Clearinghouse
http://wac.colostate.edu
This clearinghouse for writing across the curriculum has electronic
books, journals, bibliographies and other resources for teachers in all
subjects who use writing in their courses.

An Introduction to Writing across the Curriculum
http://wac.colostate.edu/intro/index.cfm
This webtext is an especially helpful introduction to goals and
strategies for incorporating writing into any subject area.

"Ten Tips for Designing Writing Assignments"
http://www.tengrrl.com/tens/034.shtml
Traci Gardner's suggestions include many details that professors forget
to include when they assign a formal writing project.

"The Perils and Promises of Praise" http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational
leadership/oct07/vol65/num02/The_Perils_and_Promises_of_Praise.aspx
Read this article before you teach another class. This is a great
synopsis of Carol Dweck's findings about the motivation to learn,
published in Educational Leadership.

"Writing across the Curriculum for the 21st Century"
http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Support/AcadAffairs/CTL/newsletters/20_7.html#1
This essay offers some thoughts on how to integrate time-tested
writing-across-the-curriculum strategies with our ever-changing
communication technologies.

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