I'm passing this all on to you in hopes some of you
will be interested in writing an article about
teaching and reflective writing.  Articles are only
500 words long.  That's the tough part.

Janis

Forward:

From:   "NWP Directors and Co-directors Discussion -
Suzanne Disheroon-Green" <[log in to unmask]>
To:     "Janis Cramer" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:        a collection of articles/essays on writing
Date:   Wed, 10 Nov 2004 05:14:24 -0800 (PST)


Good morning,

The previous post reminded me that I should have
posted this CFP to
this forum. Please share it with any interested
colleagues. We will also
be happy to consider proposals from advanced graduate
students.

Thanks so much!
Suzanne

Call for essay proposals for forthcoming volume of
essays:

Reflections on Writing: Pedagogy, Expectations, and
Best Practices


With the renewed influence on writing competency,
instructors at all
levels of the educational system are revisiting the
ways in which they
conceive of good writing and good teaching practices,
as well as the ways
in which they present these ideas to their students.
Further, the
current focus on composition pedagogy emphasizes the
reflective aspect of
the process and serves to encourage instructors to
conceive of writing
not merely as a sequence of assignments or activities,
but as a
deliberate representation of the theoretical framework
that informs those
activities.

The editors propose a volume of essays that examine
the teaching of
writing in the context of reflective, research-based
practice.  Some
questions to consider include, but are not limited to:

•       What does good writing look like?  How can this be
communicated to
students at varying grade levels (K – post-secondary)?
•       What critical/scholarly/pedagogical perspective
provides the
framework for the ways in which you teach writing?
How do multidisciplinary
courses influence this framework?
•       What is the difference between teaching writing and
merely assigning
it?  How can we move from assigning to teaching?
•       How can writing be used as a teaching tool in
non-English/Language
Arts classes?
•       How can a school-wide writing pedagogy be developed
that will work in
all disciplines?  What would a school-wide writing
philosophy look
like?
•       How can research be brought to bear in classroom
instruction
seamlessly?

This volume seeks to re-examine these questions and
other related
issues; fresh approaches and discussions are vital.
Essays may derive from
personal experiences in the classroom, but should be
research-based,
demonstrating a clear position within the ongoing
conversations
concerning purposeful writing instruction.

Please submit proposals/abstracts of approximately 500
words before 15
January 2005 to:

Suzanne Disheroon-Green, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English
NSU Writing Project Site Director
Director of Graduate Studies in English
Northwestern State University
Department of Language and Communication
Natchitoches, LA 71497
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Email submission strongly preferred.