Hello Educators!  Want to get ahead on your MAT English Professional Licensure Program?  Or maybe you need Professional Development Credit to earn more money?  Or best of all, do you want to LEARN this summer and become a BETTER, SMARTER teacher?

We have the solution.

Fitchburg State University’s English Studies Graduate Program is offering three courses that are part of the MAT English Professional Licensure Program.  They can also be applied as English Education electives in the non-licensure track.

50038 ENGL 8070 Literature in the Classroom
This course examines the place of literature in today's middle and secondary school classroom. Using the Standards for the English Language Arts (NCTE and IRA) and the Massachusetts English Language Arts Curriculum Framework as guides, we consider the choice of classic and contemporary literature for whole class and individual reading, strategies for creating responsive and reflective readers of literature, and means of assessing student performance.

50328 ENGL 8071 Literature for Young Adults
Literature for Young Adults is a survey of current books written especially for middle and secondary school students, as well as a study of strategies for teaching them. The emphasis is on the newest books available in paperback that are suitable for classroom use or recreational reading. Strategies for encouraging student engagement with literature, for pairing young adult novels with the classics and for sharing responses are modeled by the professor and evaluated by students.

50039 ENGL 8076 Building Reading and Writing in the Content Areas
Writing across the curriculum provides learners with the opportunity to investigate their own thinking as they go beyond the surface level of text or subject matter to arrive at meaningful connections and insights. Students investigate creative approaches to introduce current research journals into portfolios and audience assessment. Working independently and in cooperative learning groups, participants immerse themselves in the reading/writing/thinking process, create their own portfolios, design mini-lessons, conduct research, and share their learning and thinking. 

All three courses have unique scheduling to best meet educator needs.  All three also offer valuable content that is specifically designed for the modern high school educator. 

You will be working with instructors who are experts in these areas, and your classmates will be your fellow teachers. 

Please see our web site for more information. (search Summer 2 - 2016 courses)

Save yourself $50  - register for Summer 2 classes by June 29!

Thank you to Dr. Irene Martyniuk for sharing this post.