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Course Description

Writing is fun. Writing is playful. However, this is not the case in most classrooms. Re energize your writing practice with the course text Joy Write: Cultivating High-Impact, Low Stakes Writing by Ralph Fletcher. This course will give you the tools, strategies, and the confidence to teach writing in a fun, engaging, playful way. Show your students that writing is joyful. Grade levels: K - 8
 

Learner Outcomes

This course will support teachers in:

  • Evaluating current practice
  • Understanding and implementing informal writing
  • Understanding and establishing "greenbelt" writing in their classroom
  • Creating an action plan
  • Analyzing and understanding the impact of writing instruction formats and restrictions on student creativity and enjoyment
  • Understanding that "a central goal of school should be to engender a love of writing and reading." Fletcher pg. 89

Notes

This course is available for variable credits. Please check section information to ensure you are registering for the desired number of credits.

Testimonials

“I enjoyed reading through the literature for this course...I liked when the reading got to sharing different ideas on how to teach writing in your classroom and make it fun! I think it will help to create a stronger classroom community as well as helping children who struggle with writing.” —TINT Student
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Section Title
Bringing Joy Into Writing Instruction
Type
self-paced
Dates
Start Now, you have 365 days to complete this course once enrolled.
Delivery Options
Distance Learning  
Course Fee(s)
Tuition credit (2 units) $525.00
Available for Credit
2 Quarter Credits
Instructors
Reading List / Textbook
Joy Write: Cultivating High-Impact, Low-Stakes Writing by Ralph Fletcher
Section Notes

This course is offered in collaboration with The Innovative Northwest Teacher (TINT)

Course is self-paced. Completion time: up to one year from date of enrollment.

Refund Policy: Withdrawals submitted online through SPU within 7 days of enrollment will receive a 95% refund. Withdrawals received after that point will not receive a refund and no withdrawals will be accepted after the completion deadline for the course. Instructions on how to withdraw are located on our website under Students/Withdrawal and Refund Policies.

 

Section Title
Bringing Joy Into Writing Instruction
Type
self-paced
Dates
Start Now, you have 365 days to complete this course once enrolled.
Delivery Options
Distance Learning  
Course Fee(s)
Tuition credit (3 units) $690.00
Available for Credit
3 Quarter Credits
Instructors
Reading List / Textbook
Joy Write: Cultivating High-Impact, Low-Stakes Writing by Ralph Fletcher
Section Notes

This course is offered in collaboration with The Innovative Northwest Teacher (TINT)

Course is self-paced. Completion time: up to one year from date of enrollment.

Refund Policy: Withdrawals submitted online through SPU within 7 days of enrollment will receive a 95% refund. Withdrawals received after that point will not receive a refund and no withdrawals will be accepted after the completion deadline for the course. Instructions on how to withdraw are located on our website under Students/Withdrawal and Refund Policies.

 

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