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Teaching Labs and Teacher-Leaders

By: Michael Weller
Date: January 27, 2010

Summary: Michael Weller, a teacher-consultant with the Los Angles Writing Project, details the multifaceted opportunities the writing project has provided him: a chance to teach in a young writers camp, a classroom focused on writing workshop principles, and a role as a faculty leader.

 

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This September, my confidence and insight from my YWC experience have reinvigorated my writing instruction in my 'regular' classroom, Room 249 at Mountain View High, in the Los Angeles suburb of El Monte. In particular, I've revamped the way I introduce writing workshop, with the stamp of my CWP experience apparent throughout."

Copyright © 2009 California English. Reprinted with permission.
Weller, Michael. 2009. "Teaching Labs and Teacher-Leaders." California English 15 (2): 27–29.

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About the Author Michael Weller teaches at Mountain View High School in El Monte, California, and is a teacher-consultant for the Los Angeles Writing Project.

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