Scott, Tony. “Writing Enacts and Creates Identities and Ideologies”

Scott, Tony. “Writing Enacts and Creates Identities and Ideologies.” Naming What We Know: Threshold Concepts of Writing Studies. Eds. Linda Adler-Kassner and Elizabeth Wardle. Logan: Utah State UP, 2015. Print. Scott casts writing as "ideological enactment," highlighting the social implications of the practice. He points to the burden of writing educators to remain cognizant of assumptions and their pedagogical impact. … Continue reading Scott, Tony. “Writing Enacts and Creates Identities and Ideologies”

Bazerman, Charles. “Writing Represents the World, Events, Ideas, and Feelings”

Bazerman, Charles. “Writing Represents the World, Events, Ideas, and Feelings.”  Naming What We Know: Threshold Concepts of Writing Studies. Eds. Linda Adler-Kassner and Elizabeth Wardle. Logan: Utah State UP, 2015. Print. Bazerman speaks to the care that is due in word choice whenever we describe a thing – whether abstract or concrete. He explains that words are … Continue reading Bazerman, Charles. “Writing Represents the World, Events, Ideas, and Feelings”

Gallo, Jessica and Hermann, Bailey. “Transforming Writing Teachers: Two Professional Development Possibilities”

Gallo, Jessica and Herrmann, Bailey (2014) "Transforming Writing Teachers: Two Professional Development Possibilities," Teaching/ Writing: The Journal of Writing Teacher Education: Vol. 3: Iss. 2, Article 8.
Available at: http://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wte/vol3/iss2/8 This article focuses on two professional development opportunities, The National Writing Project and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, that provide transformative experiences for teachers. These two programs offer … Continue reading Gallo, Jessica and Hermann, Bailey. “Transforming Writing Teachers: Two Professional Development Possibilities”