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Write On: Elevating Writing Instruction with Cognitive Strategies

The Central Arizona Writing Writing Project is excited to offer three new writing workshops for teachers in all subject areas grades 6-12. In collaboration with UC Irvine’s Division of Continuing Education and the National Writing Project (NWP), this workshop series will draw on decades of research-based work and evidence-based practices of UC Irvine’s Pathway to Academic Success Project. These interactive professional development courses will enhance teachers’ repertoires in the teaching of reading and writing. These strategies are effective with all students, but our emphasis here is developing English learners’ abilities as academic writers.

Each course—Argumentative Writing, Narrative Writing and Informational Writing—guides teacher participants to teach explicitly the cognitive reading and writing strategies that propel English learners to grow as writers. Essential, this focus, given that those in the process of simultaneously acquiring an additional language need to negotiate the nuances of academic language arts as well as master core subject matter.

We are recruiting 10 experienced teachers and teacher leaders of grades 6-12 to participate in each of the  writing courses in this training series. These professional development offerings are entirely online. They consist of both asynchronous hours and synchronous hours. Each course is 20 hours in length over the course of two weeks. 

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Argumentative Writing (JANUARY 2025)

Session Dates: January 6-10 synchronous / January 13-17 asynchronous

Session Synchronous Times: Zoom meetings will be held January 6-10 from 5:30pm-6:30pm MST. Optional office hours will be offered January 13-17 to support asynchronous learning. 
Session Location: Canvas LMS Platform and Zoom 

Narrative Writing (FEBRUARY 2025)

Session Dates: February 10-14 synchronous / February 17-21 asynchronous

Session Synchronous Times: Zoom meetings will be held February 10-14 from 5:30pm-6:30pm MST. Optional office hours will be offered February 17-21 to support asynchronous learning. 
Session Location: Canvas LMS Platform and Zoom 

Informational Writing (MARCH 2025)

Session Dates: March 24-28 synchronous / March 31-April 4 asynchronous

Session Synchronous Times: Zoom meetings will be held March 24-28 from 5:30pm-6:30pm MST. Optional office hours will be offered March 31-April 4 to support asynchronous learning. 
Session Location: Canvas LMS Platform and Zoom 

A Note on the Specialized Certificate in Writing Instruction

Eligibility and Requirements

A specialized studies certificate is awarded upon successful completion of any three (3) courses in the program totaling six (6) credit units, with a grade of “C” or better in each course. To receive the digital certificate after completing all program requirements, students must submit a Request for Certificate. All requirements must be completed within five (5) years after the student enrolls in their first course. Students not pursuing a specialized studies award are welcome to take as many individual courses as they wish.

Cost

Each course is $900 per participant. (1 course = $900, 2 courses = $1800, 3 courses = $2700 + opportunity to earn specialized certificate).

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