CRW 299A Approaches to Teaching

Provides instruction and applied practice in teaching approaches and methods. Students attend two pedagogy sessions during the semester, and prepare and deliver two lecture presentations evaluated by the Teaching Assistantship (TA) Review Team. Students attend and contribute to their assigned TA class under the guidance of an assigned lead professor. Successful completion of the course depends on lecture evaluations and a positive report submitted by the lead professor. The class meets on the first, third, and fifth weekends for an hour for lecture, classroom practice, and discussion. Prerequisites: Completion of all required coursework in the MFA in Creative Writing or MA in Humanities program enrolled in Capstone and ready to enter the thesis writing stage.