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RDLA125

Children's Authors on the Web: Online Sites that Motivate Students to Write

Course Description:

Discover the power of author studies to motivate students to read and write, develop students as writers, and immerse them in thoughtful learning tasks. This updated course, which is aligned to the new Common Core State Standards, uses a problem-based approach to teach the techniques of conducting an author study integrating Web 2.0 technology tools and children's literature sites to create immersive activities that engage, develop reading and writing skills, and are meaningfully integrated into the curriculum. Learn how to support reading and writing literacy with author studies in the classroom and motivate students to engage with literature. Create an author study to implement in the classroom.

For assignments and evaluation details, see the full Syllabus.

The number of hours identified for each course reflects time spent online, but does not reflect the total time spent completing offline coursework and assignments. All learners are different and you will likely spend double the indicated number of hours completing all coursework depending on your learning style and work habits.

Graduate Credit Information:

Graduate credit may be obtained from the provider(s) listed below, for an additional fee after the course begins.

Adams State University - 2.0 credits - pricing

Northwest Nazarene University - 2.0 credits - pricing

Madonna University - 2.0 credits - pricing

Central Michigan University - 2.0 credits - pricing

University of Missouri - Kansas City - 2.0 credits - pricing

University of Central Missouri - 2.0 credits - pricing

Washburn University - 2.0 credits - pricing

University of Sioux Falls - 2.0 credits - pricing

James Madison University - 2.0 credits - pricing

Boise State University - 2.0 credits - pricing

Sierra Nevada College - 2.0 credits - pricing

Morningside College - 2.0 credits - pricing

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