Training and Professional Development

  • 4/17 Mentor Texts: Using Writing from the 'Real' World.

    Institute for Teaching & Learning

    Lunchtime Seminar

    Providing an opportunity for faculty, graduate students, and professional staff to gather with colleagues to listen, discuss, comment, interact and reflect on a variety of topics to enhance teaching and learning.

    The Institute for Teaching & Learning offers the following workshop:

    Mentor Texts: Using Writing from the ‘Real’ World as Models for our Students
    Jason Courtmanche, English
    One of the best ways to help our students learn to write discipline-specific essays is to use examples of ‘real’ writing from our field as models. This workshop will provide some ideas for how to incorporate mentor texts into our writing instruction.

    Friday, April 17th
    11:15-1:10pm
    ROWE Center, room 320

    A boxed lunch will be provided.  If you have special dietary needs (vegetarian, gluten free, or both) please e-mail Stacey Valliere.  Requests made within 7 days of seminar will not be honored.

    Registration is required.

    To register and view more workshops, please visit http://itl.uconn.edu/seminars/.

    For more information, contact: Stacey Valliere at stacey.valliere@uconn.edu