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HIGH SCHOOL WRITING CENTERS
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Through one-on-one peer conversations, writing centers make use of more of the school day for student learning, build a culture of student and teacher leadership, and reinforce classroom instruction.
Most importantly, they assure that students stay in the center of their learning, and both tutor and tutee are inherently guided by essential 21st Century Skills of critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication. The writing center provides students enrichment alongside targeted remediation for gap groups in literacy across the curriculum.
Peer Mentoring Culture
Writing Center Model
Writing Fellows Model
After School Writing Center
Tutor Course Embedded Model
District-Wide Implementation
Literacy Center
Idea Lab
- Writing Center Usage Data (Google Docs)
- Tutee Evaluations (paper/online)
- Pre/Post Writing Assessment Data
- Student Behavior/Attitudes
- Tutor Observations
- Teacher Feedback (surveys/interviews)
- Tutor Reflections (logs, quarterly write-ups, blogs)
Jaimie Crawford, University School (FL)
jcrawford@nova.edu
Amber Jensen, Edison High School (VA)
anjensen@fcps.edu
Andrew Jeter, Niles West High School (IL)
andrewjeter@gmail.com
Shareen Grogan, National University (CA)
sgrogan@nu.edu
HIGH SCHOOL WRITING CENTERS
An Introduction
Common Questions & Challenges
Tutor Training?
Resources?
Administrator Buy-in?
Funding?
IWCA @ NCTE 2014
Space?
Tutor Selection?
Data Collection?
Writing Across the Curriculum?
Teacher Buy-in?
Why a Writing Center?
Benefits to Learning Community
Resources & Support
Join us in January for a CAPTA Director's Retreat!
January 10, 2015
SSWC Listserv: Send an email to LISTSERV@LISTS.PSU.EDU with "subscribe SSWC-L your name" in the body of the message.
SSWC Portaportal: guest.portaportal.com/wcenters
www.WCenters.com
IWCA: writingcenters.org
CAPTA: www.captawritingcenters.org
Regional IWCA Associations
National Writing Project: www.nwp.org
Northern Virginia Writing Project: nvwp.org/youngwriters/writing-centers-and-tutors/
Models of Implementation
Jaimie Crawford: Independent Schools
Networking & Outreach
Andrew Jeter: Niles West High School
Assessment Strategies
Amber Jensen: Fairfax County Public Schools
- International/Regional/Local Writing Center Associations
- Local/Regional Conferences
- Partner Schools
- Director Mentors
- University Partners
- Writing Project Partners
- Community Partners
Student Writers
Benefits to the Students
- Low-stakes environment for feedback on writing
- Authentic response to student writing
- Engagement with empathetic peers
- Concentrated resources (place and materials)
- Differentiated instruction
- Social interaction; community building
- Authority over own writing; value own writing
- Reinforcement of good, lifelong writing habits
- Motivation for learning
- Translation of assignment; navigation of teacher expectations
Tutors
Peer Writing Tutor Alumni Research Project
• Understanding writing and the writing process
• Learning collaborative learning
• Confidence in speaking and writing
• Critical and analytical reading
• The value of listening
• Joining a community of knowledgeable peers
Interview Responses (K-12 Tutor Research)
• Building identity and confidence as writers
• Preparing for academic & professional communication
• Fostering authentic interaction with peers
• Becoming adaptable to working in new situations
• Taking ownership over their learning
Teachers
Benefits to the Teachers
- Encourages reflection on writing pedagogy and assessments
- Allows more time for students to conference on their writing
- Supports formative assessment
- Opens opportunities for professional dialogue between teachers and/or between teachers and student tutors
- Re-energizes; sparks innovation
- Allows observation of students as learners/writers