Professional Development in the Writing Programs

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Teaching Cafe on instructional materials, hosted by Matthew Hitchman and Jacob Wilson

Professional Development in the Writing Programs

Starting in the 2023-2024 school year ASEs will participate in two training and mentoring events each quarter they teach in PWR or PWAC, for up to three hours. These events shall be included in the ASE’s 220 hours for the quarter. (PWR instructors teaching new-to-them courses will receive training prior to fall quarter and are thus exempt from this requirement for that academic year.) We want everyone to be able to find events that support their own pedagogical goals. 

Below is a list of some of the professionalizing events the Writing Programs are putting on this year; please feel free to select from this list. You are also welcome to seek out other teaching- or writing-related activities and events, including campus events (such as CTL talks or workshops) or non-UW events (such as conferences). We define “participation” as either attending an event… or facilitating one! We encourage you to do what best supports your own teaching and is meaningful to you, such as an instructor observation plus a followup conversation. 

If you are interested in designing and leading a Teaching Café discussion or other event, please let us know– we encourage you to propose something! (Email Carrie Matthews, Associate Dir. of Writing Programs– [email protected]).  

Have you attended a professional development event?
Please complete this form once for each event you attend!

 

Upcoming Events

  • Pre-Quarter Teaching Workshops: Mon. Sept. 24th

    “On Eliciting Participation” with Jennie Baker. 9:45-10:45am, Denny 213
    “Activities to Keep in Your Back Pocket” with Megan Butler. 11am-12pm, Denny 213

  • Writing Programs' Teaching Café - Autumn 2024 Schedule

    *All meeting times are Wednesdays, 10:30am-12:00pm in A11 Padelford*

    • Week 2 - 10/2 - “On Using Class Time” with Melissa Texidor

    • Week 3 - 10/9 - “On Peer Review” with Chris Holstrom

    • Week 4 - 10/16 - “Multimodal Teaching: Assignment Design & Assessment” with Elliott Stevens, Stephanie Kerschbaum, and Kimberlee Gillis-Bridges

    • Week 5 - 10/24 - “On Database Searching” with UW Libraries’ Elliott Stevens, Kathleen Collins, & John Holmes

    • Week 6 - 10/30 - TBD

    • Week 7 - 11/16 - “Genre vs. Mode” with Anis Bawarshi and Charles LaPorte

    • Week 8 - 11/13 OR Week 9 - 11/20 - “Discussion About A.I. Guidance” (under development)

    • Teaching@UW workshops through the Center for Teaching and Learning (ongoing). See the CTL calendar.

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