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Publication Date: 2012-Dec-8
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Empowering Student Writing Tutors as WAC Liaisons in Secondary Schools
Jensen, Amber
Across the Disciplines, v9 n3 Dec 2012
A pilot program in a public high school positions experienced student writing center tutors to become WAC liaisons who foster writing across the curriculum by raising questions, identifying needs, and providing support to their teachers with the goal of strengthening writing instruction school-wide. This article discusses the background and implementation of the program, offers recommendations for how to prepare and guide student liaisons in their work, and presents initial results based on interviews with participating students and teachers. Drawing upon theory, its practical and replicable suggestions demonstrate how to engage high school students as catalysts for change as they subvert traditional hierarchies and collaborate with their teachers as co-contributors to the teaching and learning process.
Descriptors: Student Empowerment, Writing Across the Curriculum, Student Writing Models, Pilot Projects, Secondary School Students, Laboratories, Writing (Composition), Tutoring, Secondary School Teachers, Interviews, Teacher Student Relationship, Tutors, Writing Instruction, Peer Teaching, Tutor Training, Content Area Writing, Partnerships in Education, Program Implementation, Tutorial Programs, Public Schools, High School Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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