IEW's writing course provides a thorough array of ideas for writing instructors. Andrew Pudewa leads you through about 18 hours of instruction on 9 DVDs. He is both entertaining and an excellent instructor. Even though he emphasizies teaching the structures and styles of writing, he actually teaches us how to think like a teacher. His ability to explain how children think and to break apart learning skills into managable steps makes him a master teacher. Your basic assignment is to read all of the Teacher's Syllabus, complete all of the practice writing assignments as you watch the videos. Writing is very, very hard to do well. This course teaches you to over-teach the basics so students have great mechanics as they work on creative elements. Adults tend to make light of the thoroughness of these lessons because we assume children know what we know and think how we think. What seems obvious to experienced adults is not always obvious to new students. Mr. Pudewa, as a classical educator, knows the importance of practicing the basics. Your assignment for your Cohort includes preparing writing lessons to teach, and bringing all of your completed assignments. Discussions will center around teaching writing classically - how to emphasize the language and laws of writing in a classroom. The coursework is geared to 4th-10th grade students and contains 18 hours of instruction. Estimate an additional 18 hours for your writing assignments over a three-month period. Texts needed: Teaching Writing Structure and Style Syllabus and DVDS. Both are sold on this web site. When purchasing tuition, please click the file button at the end of the sales process, and you will automatically receive the course work and free coupon code for subsequent orders from this online bookstore. This information is contained in the Certification Welcome Letter file which is uploaded to your computer when you click the file button. |
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