MASTER OF ARTS IN
TEACHING WRITING ABOUT THE PROGRAM
PROGRAM BENEFITS
The MA in Teaching Writing Program helps teachers at all levels, K-University, in all disciplines, learn proven, practical ways to teach writing to their students, studying theories and best practices on the teaching of writing that they can take directly into their classroom and also share with their colleagues, as they simultaneously pursue their own writing in an exciting and supportive » Nine-course (36 credit-hour equivalency) completed online with a low residency requirement. » Flexible, asynchronous courses allow participants to work on a schedule that best suits their situation and needs. » At the seven-to-ten day residency, teachers will share their own teaching and writing with fellow teachers and will join with students, faculty, and guest writers and teachers in the MA in Writing and the MA in Science Writing programs, as part of the Summer Hopkins Conference on Craft, a decade-old event that has visited Italy, Maine, Washington, DC, Baltimore, Annapolis and the Shenandoah National Park.
online community of teachers and writers. The MA in Teaching Writing allows each participant to address individual needs while growing within a diverse community of learners. By offering interactive and customized learning, the program provides the flexibility and freedom for teachers to adapt their learning to their own individual situations and interests. want to use writing, in their classrooms. Our program can help teachers meet Common Core requirements as well as other standards of learning; we can also help graduates of lowresidency MFA programs who seek training in the teaching of writing at all levels, K-University. » Whether you seek to become a master teacher of writing, or to take the first steps toward introducing more writing into your classroom, the M.A. in Teaching Writing can help you achieve your goal. We offer many interdisciplinary options, including the chance to take a course in brain research, science writing, film and media studies, or in one of the many other AAP programs.
» The program’s primary goal is to improve the teaching of writing. We believe the best teachers of writing are also writers themselves, and the M.A. in Writing Program helps teachers learn both from theories and practices in the teaching of writing, and from their own shared experiences as writers. » Our program will help English and Language Arts teachers, Creative Writing teachers, and teachers in all disciplines who use writing, or
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APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Please visit advanced.jhu.edu/teachingwriting for a complete list of application requirements. » Résumé or Curriculum Vitae » Transcripts from all college studies and latest degree. » Up to ten pages (2500 words) of a writing sample or samples of any genre or type.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
» One course in Teaching Writing: Theory, Practice, and Craft » Two courses from the Genre Group (Creative Writing, Narrative, Poetry, Literary Nonfiction and Scientific Texts, etc.) » One course from the Reading and Literature Group (Reading Like a Writer, Reading Multicultural Texts, Using Writing to Teach Reading, etc.) » One 1–2 week onsite Residency course. » Three electives (Courses currently being
» 750–1000 word Statement of Purpose, describing your professional goals and interests in using writing in your teaching and in exploring your writing. » Optional: Up to three letters of recommendation directly related to teaching skill, writing, or teaching promise. offered or developed include: Writing for Young Readers; Teaching Composition in College and Community College; Teaching Reluctant Writers; Teaching Writing Across the Disciplines; Responding to and Revising Writing; Using Technology in the Onsite or Online Writing Classroom; The Power of Grammar and Usage; Creating a Student-Run Writing Center. With permission, participants may also take one or two courses in other AAP programs.) » Final course: Thesis in Teaching Writing
Along with the MA Degree in Teaching Writing, we also offer a five-course Graduate Certificate. Teachers may also apply as a special student to take only one or two courses.
FINANCIAL AID
Office of Student Financial Services can provide assistance with: » Understanding the eligibility for federal » For more information, please visit: student aid advanced.jhu.edu/finaid or email aapfinaid@jhu.edu » Determining your federal loan options » Completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Mark Farrington Program Director 202.452.0782 mfarrin1@jhu.edu CONTACT ADMISSIONS aapinfo@jhu.edu 202.452.1940 800.847.3330
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