2013-2014 Survey of Writing Instruction in Washtenaw and Livingston County

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* 1. In which district do you teach?

Ann Arbor

Chelsea

Dexter

Lincoln

Manchester

Milan

Saline

Whitmore Lake

Willow Run

Ypsilanti

WISD

Brighton

Fowlerville

Hartland

Howell

Pinckney

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* 2. What grade level(s) do you teach?

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

9th

10th

11th

12th

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* 3. What is your professional position?

Teacher

Administrator

Special educator

Reading specialist

Instructional coach

Other

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* 4. What is your main content area?

English Language Arts

Science

Math

Social Studies

Special education

Speech/Language Pathologist

World Language

ESL

Tech/Media

Library

Alternative Ed.

Career education

Parenting/Life Skills

Business/Marketing

Drama/Theater/Film

Art

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* 5. Have you taken Washtenaw Writing Collaborative training?

Yes

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* 6. How often do you incorporate writing into your classroom?

Daily

2-3 times per week

Weekly

Monthly

Quarterly

Never

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* 7. When do you apply a writing task in the classroom?

Before teaching a concept

During the teaching of a concept

After teaching a concept

When evaluating a student's learning of the concept

I do not apply any writing tasks.

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* 8. What types of writing do you currently use in the classroom?

Brainstorming (quick write, free write, journal, graphic organizers, outlines, concept maps, note-taking)

Informal reflective writing (journal, letters, blog)

Formal response writing (essays, research papers, document-based responses)

Assessment writing (short answer, essay, document-based questions)

Presentation writing (Power Point, poster, lecture notes)

Content-area writing (proofs, story problems, lab reports, patient charts)

Creative writing (stories, poems, scripts, cartoons, writing workshop)

Other (please specify)

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* 9. For what purposes do you use writing in your class? (mark all that apply)

Accessing prior knowledge

Assessment

Demonstrate student's thinking (metacognition)

Extend concepts taught in class

Reflection on class concept, progress, understanding

Retention and understanding (note-taking, writing to learn)

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Are you satisfied with the quality and variety of writing students are currently doing in your classroom?

Yes

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* 11. Which writing skills are a challenge for your students (mark all that apply)

Grammar / punctuation

Spelling

Structure / form

Logical order / organization

Formal vs. informal

Voice

Revising

Peer evaluation / editing

Genre-specific requirements

other- please specify

Other (please specify)

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* 12. How confident do you feel assessing writing in your content area?

Not at all confident

Not very confident

Capable

Confident

Very Confident

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* 13. What types of writing instruction professional development would you like to see offered? (mark all that apply)

Lesson Study: You bring content area writing lessons and/or dilemmas for group analysis and suggestions

Demonstration Lesson: Facilitator presents a lesson for your content area you could use and provides opportunity for you to try lesson.

Brainstorming ideas for teaching content through writing with content-area colleagues

Other, please specify

Other (please specify)

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* 14. I engage in the following kinds of writing: (Mark all that apply)

Inside-classroom professional writing (syllabi, tests, writing with students, lecture notes, assignments)

Outside-classroom professional writing (conference presentations, educational journals, professional websites, grants, graduate work)

Reports (teacher research, accreditation, common assessments, IEPTs)

Other occupational writing (real estate, legal briefs, advertising copy, journalism, etc.)

Technical writing (text book chapters, manuals, procedures)

Political action (letters to representatives, senators, editors; response to news articles, etc.)

Creative writing

Journaling

Blogging

Social Networking (Twitter, Facebook, etc.)

Correspondence (email, letters, texting)

I don’t write

Other, please specify

Other (please specify)

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* 1. In which district do you teach?

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* 2. What grade level(s) do you teach?

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* 3. What is your professional position?

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* 4. What is your main content area?

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* 5. Have you taken Washtenaw Writing Collaborative training?

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* 6. How often do you incorporate writing into your classroom?

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* 7. When do you apply a writing task in the classroom?

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* 8. What types of writing do you currently use in the classroom?

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* 9. For what purposes do you use writing in your class? (mark all that apply)

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* 10. Are you satisfied with the quality and variety of writing students are currently doing in your classroom?

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* 11. Which writing skills are a challenge for your students (mark all that apply)

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* 12. How confident do you feel assessing writing in your content area?

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* 13. What types of writing instruction professional development would you like to see offered? (mark all that apply)

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* 14. I engage in the following kinds of writing: (Mark all that apply)

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* 15. What impact (if any), has the WWC training had on your teaching of writing in your content area?