Synchronous (Onsite) Bridging Research and Practice: Professional Development on Teaching Writing in Secondary Schools more

Sun, Apr 30, 13:00-14:20 Asia/Seoul

This session presents the rationale, development, implementation, and initial assessment of an on-site, traveling professional development workshop series designed for secondary teachers engaged in academic writing instruction to English learners (ELs) in content areas. This workshop series was initiated in response to an increasing number of ELs in Florida and a large number of secondary educators entering the profession without ESOL endorsement due to a teacher shortage. It was designed to address teachers’ lack of pedagogical knowledge and skills to teach academic writing to secondary school students. Drawing on genre pedagogies and pedagogical discourse analysis, we invite conference attendees to join us to delve into the research-based framework, activities, and resources used to enhance secondary teacher competence in teaching academic writing. Participants will learn how to integrate language, content, and context in their teaching and analyze published texts and student essays to practice using genre pedagogies for teaching writing.