Professional
Learning Community
Fall PLC: Creative Expression in the Classroom
SJAWP is putting together a small cohort of teachers to work together to explore writing practices that inspire both teachers and students. This fall we will focus on best practices and curriculum for encouraging creative expression in the classroom. We will explore genre bending and blending, writing tasks that promote personal expression, and how to align teaching practices and philosophy to create meaningful experiences for both teachers and students. Dates and times TBD in early November. Please email jane.gilmore@sjsu.edu if interested in participating.
2024 PLC Coming Soon!
About the
Instructor
Jane
Gilmore
Director
JANE GILMORE is Director of Programming for the San Jose Area Writing Project. She is a teacher at Lynbrook High School with over a dozen years of experience in both the classroom and leading professional development for teachers. She has a Masters in education and two teaching credentials (in English and Social Studies) from the University of California at Santa Barbara and a Certificate in Novel Writing from Stanford University Continuing Studies. Aside from working on her own manuscripts, Jane’s favorite endeavor is supporting teachers and students in developing their identities as writers. More likely than not, your students have played her original creative writing games at a Super Saturday or one of our summer writing programs. In addition, Jane directs our Teen Novel Writing Program and she looks forward to helping nourish and flourish the careers of some of our brightest young writers.
Spring 2024
PLC
WHO
K-12 Teachers
WHEN
TBD - Early November
WHERE
Zoom (Online)
COST
$150 per unit (up to 3 units).
WHAT
Fall 2024 PLC
Powerful, Practical Professional Development for Writing Teachers K-12
Join our teacher-led Professional Learning Community (PLC) to extend your growth, self-reflection, and earn graduate college credit.
We invite all teachers from across the globe to participate in our Professional Learning Communities. As such, we will be holding our spring 2024 PLC series online. All educators have an option of enrolling for up to 3 units from San Jose State University for an additional $150 per unit (in-state or out-of-state), which will require additional written work on the application of ideas in the classroom.