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“We need to help students see that writing can be for an audience other than a teacher, and for a purpose beyond getting a grade.” Addressing their colleagues in secondary and college writing instruction, Troy Hicks and Andy Schoenborn initiate a collaborative conversation about instructional decision- making that works to encourage the growth of students as confident writers. Chapters seek common ground on such topics as fostering student agency and goal- setting, optimizing the use of class time and technology, and using formative and summative assessments. Examples of assignments, student work, assessment tasks, and teacher reflections are included throughout. The book’s approach builds on significant framing documents from NCTE, NWP, the Council of Writing Program Administrators, ISTE, and the CCSS.

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Troy Hicks and Andy Schoenborn have written a book about writing--and teaching writing--that finally shows us what it looks like to design writing assignments that engage and educate students, that integrate technology and teaching without reducing either to mere activities.--Jim Burke, author of The English Teacher's Companion and The Six Academic Writing Assignments: Designing the User's Journey

Hicks & Schoenborn provide teachers with a cohesive and well thought out approach which reflects what we best know about the effective teaching of writing (Young & Ferguson 2021). By reflecting on the wisdom shared within these pages, teachers would be perfectly placed to create confident writers. -- The Writing for Pleasure Centre

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"Troy Hicks is a professor of English  and education at Central Michigan University. He directs both the Chippewa River Writing Project and the Master of Arts in Learning, Design & Technology program. A former middle school teacher, Dr. Hicks is an ISTE Certified Educator and regularly leads workshops related to writing and technology for schools, districts, and professional organizations. Andy Schoenborn is an award-winning author and high school English teacher in Michigan at Mt. Pleasant Public Schools. He s a co-facilitator of the monthly #TeachWrite Twitter chat, past president of the Michigan Council of Teachers of English, and a Regional Representative of the Michigan Reading Association. Schoenborn is also a contributing author of Using Technology to Enhance Writing (Solution Tree, 2014) and Continuing the Journey 2 (NCTE, 2018). In November 2019, he was honored with the 2019 Linda Rief Voices from the Middle Award for outstanding publication for his article, ""Reclaiming the Arts in English Language Arts."" He is a teacher consultant for the Chippewa River Writing Project (NWP) site."

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