Writing in the Disciplines

ABOUT THIS SITE

Whether you teach Anthropology, Biology, History, Psychology . . . all the way to Zoology -- We all need to challenge and support students' writing habits, knowledge, and skills. Writing is a way to process facts and concepts, to engage with meanings on a personal level, and to communicate understanding and reason. BUT . . . writing instruction is not the solo expertise, nor the sole responsibility of composition instructors. In fact, decades of research have sounded an alarm: In order for students to gain the literacy skills that transfer to life-long communication competencies in the 21st century, we all need to do our part. That is what this site is all about -- To identify intentional purposes for integrating writing into our courses that make sense to our subjects and students AND to add effective practices to our teaching tool belts.

Purposes

Writing to Learn

Writing to Engage

Writing in Discipline

Writing in Process

Metacognition and Assessment

Practices

Writing in Science, Tech, Engineering & Math

Writing in Social Sciences

Writing in English

About Teresa

I never thought I would be an "English instructor." Why? Because I felt that my English courses from K-12 and at my community college were taught in "bubbles" that did not translate to my learning interests and real-life writing contexts. So my educational and professional backgrounds include the following: Nursing (LVN), Office Manager, K-8 teacher, English as a Second Language instructor--focus on math and science, and Literature major--focus on historical and cultural theories. Thus, my 15 years of teaching college composition have been informed by this range of learning interests and real-life writing contexts that were absent from my English courses, but that I embrace as essential for our students. This is why I developed HealthStart--writing for Allied Health majors--and why I worked alongside ChildDevelopmentStart--writing for Child Development majors. This is also why I co-coordinated the Learning Communities and Contextualized Learning programs for 10 years. I am convinced that supporting our students' growth in writing takes a village! I hope you will join me in this rewarding endeavor!

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