Continuing Credit Courses - Summer 2008

Writing for Teachers
Eng 4880 / SecEd 4880:
Credit Hours: 3 graduate or undergraduate credit hours

Dates: Tuesday s & Thursdays
June 10—July 29, 2008—4:00—6:45 p.m

Location: UM--St. Louis
Instructor: Angie Selinger

Prerequisite: ENG 160 or a comparable course in advanced composition.

This course is designed for prospective and inservice teachers in all content areas at the middle and high school levels.

Participants will:

Follow the composing process in their own writing and share in workshop groups
Read current theory and research on effective writing practice and the implications for teaching
Share/Design classroom writing activities that foster learning the curriculum

Tuition will be charged at the UM-St. Louis Spring 2008 rate.
For course information, call Diane Scollay at (314) 516-5578 or e-mail her at dsgateway@umsl.edu.

For registration and fee information, call (314) 516-5972.

Adolescent Literature
Credit Hours: 3 Graduate or Undergraduate
Reference Number:ENG 4060 #10765

Dates: Tuesdays and Thursdays
.June 10—July 12, 2008—5:00—9:00 p.m

Location: Lindbergh High School
Instructor: Stephanie Gavin

Learn about a wide variety of high-quality adolescent literature available for reading and study in middle school and high school classes. Examine the theory and practice in reading and teaching adolescent literature with a focus on multi-cultural/multi-ethnic literature.

Participants will learn how to:

Teach quality reader response to literature
Give book talks
Manage large group and small group discussions.
Conduct small group conferences
Select adolescent literature suitable for interdisciplinary studies as well as contemporary literature that complements the "classics"
Promote adolescent literature as extracurricular reading
Design lessons that integrate adolescent literature into the curriculum

Tuition will be charged at the UM-St. Louis Spring 2008 rate.

For course information, call Diane Scollay at (314) 516-5578 or e-mail her at dsgateway@umsl.edu.

For registration and fee information, call (314) 516-5972.

Teaching Writing With Technology
Credit Hours: 3 Graduate or Undergraduate

Dates: Mondays & Wednesdays
June 9—July 2, 2008—8:00 a.m. to noon
An additional 15 hours of course will take place online (TBA)

Location UM-St. Louis
Instructor: Gary Ryan, Christian Brothers College High School

Learn strategies for incorporating computer technology beyond word processing in the teaching of writing. Investigate, experiment with, and use the following: PowerPoint, Webdesign, Wikis, Twitter and Blogs, and other educational software, and multimedia programs.

Visit the Teaching With Technology Homepage

Sponsored by the Gateway Writing Project, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Tuition: Tuition will be charged at the UM-St. Louis Spring 2008 rate.

For course information, call (314) 516-5578

To register, call (314) 516-5974

How to Register

By Phone: Call (314) 516-5974. Charge card information must be provided.
Online: http://www.umsl.edu and click on "Register Online for a Credit Course."

To request an application, contact director Diane Scollay at (314) 516-5578 or e-mail her at dsgateway@umsl.edu.