COURSE OVERVIEW
Writing Across Disciplines
Feeling underprepared to teach writing? You're not alone.
Many educators struggle with teaching academic writing, especially to English learners. We've been encouraged to integrate writing throughout the day and across subjects, but how can we effectively implement this for students who are new to English?
Dr. Ruslana Westerlund, a WIDA researcher, has compiled her expertise in teaching writing into this course, designed to support and benefit all students!
45 PD HOURS | $450.00
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Learning Objectives
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 Examine the current state of writing instruction in your environment
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 Identify the requirements of genres across content areas
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 Explore strategies for developing writing at all English proficiency levels.
Course Features
- Self-Paced: Flexible learning components for you can work on at times that are most convenient to you.Â
- 45 Professional Development Hours upon successful completion
- Practical Application activities for you to apply course strategies and tools
- Eligible for 3 graduate credit with an additional fee of $225 paid to UMass GlobalÂ
About the Instructor
Dr. Ruslana Westerlund
Ruslana Westerlund, Ed.D., has a Master’s in Teaching English as a Foreign Language from Bohdan Khmelnytskiy Cherkassy National University and Doctorate in Education.  She is an associate researcher in WIDA’s Research and Development Division. Previously, Ruslana worked as an ELD Specialist at K-12, teacher preparation programs at undergraduate and graduate levels, and served as an ELD and refugee student specialist at the Minnesota Department of Education. She is also an adjunct faculty member teaching courses in the ESL/bilingual licensure programs in several universities. Ruslana is a course developer for ELP.
Learn more about Ruslana's courseRuslana has been actively researching writing development and instruction for a well-known university program for years. She's tried it all and knows what works.
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