Students who successfully complete the course should be able to:

• Students are expected to:

  identify and explain three key theoretical discourses that have shaped NZ teaching of writing over the past four decades;

  critically reflect on their identity as a teacher of writing and consider how they are positioned by these discourses;

  investigate several assessment tools and analyse the skills and knowledge they provide about writers and their writing;

  select and apply appropriate assessment tools for a research inquiry investigation;

  discuss and evaluate current research literature on effective classroom practice;

  reflect on teaching strategies that scaffold students throughout the writing cycle;

  select, apply and analyse effective teaching strategies for a small inquiry project;

  comment on and evaluate research material and discussion questions presented in the weekly forums;

  by the end of the paper consider directions for growth for their teaching beliefs and practices.

  Linked to the following assessments: