Student Testimonials:

This course exceeded my expectations. I didn’t expect to feel as confident as both a writer and teacher of writing with just these two texts. I knew of Calkins but didn’t realize her value until this course. The texts you chose are indispensable and will be dogeared and used again and again in the coming years. Having to plan out a unit or even “teach” a student or family member always helps me to see what it’ll be like in my own classroom to introduce strategies that are new to me. How prepared I feel for the fall, whether we’re online or in the building, is a great feeling mid-July!

---2020 Student

This course has helped me to not only understand writer’s workshop better, but has also given me tips and tricks I can start incorporating into my teaching of the three types of writing genres I teach. I think the thing that I found most beneficial in this course was learning about conferring with my students one-on-one.

---2020 Student

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Registration Options

1. Click "Registration" below. Our site will redirect you to an SPU registration page where you will pay both the TINT and SPU fee with a credit card.

2. You will receive an email from SPU with your receipt and a link to the coursework.

3. You have a year to complete the work at your own pace. Your grade will be posted on your transcript within a few weeks (and often sooner) of you finishing!

Link to explore required and optional textbooks:

Fees:

Option 1: Non-Credit/Audit TINT Tuition Fee: $510

Option 2: TINT 3 Quarter Credit TINT Tuition Fee: $510

+ $165 SPU Credit Fee (Click here for Partner University Info)

Option 3: TINT 4 Quarter Credit TINT Tuition Fee: $590

+ $220 SPU Credit Fee (Click here for Partner University Info)

Option 4: TINT 5 Quarter Credit TINT Tuition Fee: $680

+ $275 SPU Credit Fee (Click here for Partner University Info)

This course will give you a fresh perspective on your writing instruction. Writing is personal and can be a difficult subject to teach. You will be guided through reflections on your current instruction while exploring new ideas and confirming the best practices you already use. Throughout this course we will focus on simplifying your writing instruction while making it more meaningful and fun for you and your students. A few of the topics this course will cover are: writing workshop, conferencing with writers, your writing beliefs, assessing writing, and many more!

Grades K - 8; SPU Course Number: 5569

Text for all credit options: Teaching Writing by Lucy Calkins

Additional text for 4 and 5 credit options: Writing Essentials: Raising Expectations and Results While Simplifying Teaching by Regie Routman

This class is offered as for 3, 4 or 5 credits.

For 2 Credits you will complete 6 assignments.

For 3 Credits you will complete 7 assignments.

For 4 Credits you will complete 9 assignments.

Instructor: Krista Geffre

Best Practices in Writing Instruction

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