Carla Huck
Florida Gulf Coast University
About
I am a teacher educator of both in-service and pre-service teachers of multilingual learners in the U.S. with over 25 years in the TESOL field. I am currently working as a grant coordinator for international exchange programs at Florida Gulf Coast University, where I am also a doctoral candidate in higher education leadership. My interest areas include policy and practices impacting equitable access for English learners and infusing cross-cultural competence into teacher professional development.Sessions
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.