Travis Grandy is a PhD student in Composition and Rhetoric at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Find him on Twitter @travisgrandy or at his website. I work with a lot of instructors who use ...

Eastern Illinois University students struggling with their writing assignments have a new place to go for help. The Panthers ...

Dr. Ann Marie VanDerZanden is preparing students in her horticulture classes for challenging careers by boosting their critical thinking capacity. "Horticulture graduates entering the field of ...

This is an installment of the Stories Teachers Share podcast. Listen above or on iTunes to hear how the story unfolds. High school English teacher Alexa Schlechter was used to having a mix of students ...

Whether you are a school, college or university student, you have to work hard to complete your assignments well. However, due to this tough and busy schedule, students mostly fail to get good grades ...

Journals have become a popular format in recent years for courses that require some writing. In-class journal entries can spark discussions and reveal gaps in students' understanding of the material.

In February Howe Writing Across the Curriculum partnered with Howe Writing Center consultants to present a workshop series on Assignment Design, focusing on clarity, audience, and accessibility. Led ...

Since the launch of the Common Core State Standards in 2010, I have placed a number of fairly standard writing assignments (DBQ’s, LEQ, and SAQ’s) before my students. But I didn’t stop there. I also ...