缅因大学

The Maine Writing Project of the College of Education and Human Development offers a unique opportunity to discover your potential as a writer and teacher of writing in our unique blended graduate program. With online courses during the academic year with on-campus summer options in Orono, students will complete a Master of Education in Literacy: Individualized with a focus in Writing and the Teaching of Writing. We offer the following courses and institutes:

• Digital Writing
• Poetry
• Nonfiction
• Blogging
• Fiction
• National Writing Project Certification
• Writing Center Pedagogy
• Developing Online Learning Experiences
• Northeast Writing Institute
• Reading/Writing in the Common Core

Format

The M.Ed. in Literacy is a blended program with a low-residency option for teachers and writers emphasizing the teaching of writing in real and virtual contexts. The candidate’s Program of Study is planned with a faculty advisor and includes online courses throughout the year with on-campus options in the summer. The program also includes two online practicums guided by a professional writing mentor.

Careers

Teachers of writing and writers who would like to teach gain valuable experience within this program. The coursework provides excellent writing opportunities with professional writers and teachers of writing. Although this graduate program does not lead to public school teaching certification, candidates will have an opportunity to become members of the National Writing Project and earn a graduate certificate in writing.

Working toward this degree will improve your abilities as a writer and teacher of writing. Literacy graduates are teachers, scholars, and writers. Candidates will begin to develop the skills that are required for educating students from different cultural backgrounds, economic circumstances, and educational experiences. Literacy candidates will learn certain aspects of curriculum design. As more and more immigrants come to the United States, the need for literacy education becomes increasingly important.