The following list is a collection of tip sheets and handouts created, compiled, and distributed by the UM Writing and Public Speaking Center, the Writing Across the Curriculum Clearinghouse, the National Council of Teachers of English, and various writing across the curriculum programs.  For help enacting these ideas in your classroom or for further resources, please contact the Director of at shareen.grogan@umontana.edu. 

Supporting Students' Public Speaking Abilities

Coming soon.

Informal Writing Activities: Embedding Writing in Any Class

• Writing-to-learn definition and rationale (Um Writing Center)
• Sample writing-to-learn activities (UM Writing Center)
• List of writing-to-learn assignments (University of Oregon)
• Tips for using writing in large classes (The WAC Clearinghouse)
• Ideas for using writing activities that are easy to grade (The WAC Clearinghouse)
• Tips for how to use writing as a tool for learning in any class (George Mason University) 

Formal Writing Assignments: Designing Writing Assignments

• Designing effective writing assignments (UM Writing Center)
• Assignment design checklist (UM Writing Center)
• Another assignment design checklist (UC Berkley)
• Assignment keywords (UM Writing Center)
• Tips for creating effective writing assignments (The WAC Clearinghouse)
• Teaching Guide for Designing Writing Assignments (Colorado State)
• Eight bad reasons to not assign writing (UC Berkley)
• Tips for sequencing assignments (University of Michigan)
• Joan Bean's Engaging Ideas: The Professor's Guide to Integrating Writing, Critical Thinking, and Active Learning in the Classroom (Jossey-Bass, 2011)

Working with International Student Writers

• Working with International Student Writers at UM

Evaluating Student Writing and Providing Meaningful Feedback/Responding to Student Writing

• Ideas for providing feedback to support revision (George Mason University)
• Tips for responding to student writing (University of Delaware)

Managing the Paper Load

• Tips for managing the paper load (University of Delaware)

Using Peer Review

• Tips for using effective peer review in the classroom (University of Delaware)
• Ideas for creating effective peer response groups (George Mason University)
• Tips for getting the most out of peer review sessions (The WAC Clearinghouse)

Dealing With and Preventing Plagiarism

• UM Writing Center and Mansfield Library Best Practices for Preventing Plagiarism
• Defining and Avoiding Plagiarism (The WPA Statement on Best Practices)
• The UM Writing Center Statement on Plagiarism
• Sample Plagiarism In-Class Exercises
• Purposeful Use of Sources (UM Writing Center)
• BEAM Tool for Source Use (UM Writing Center)
• Summary, Quotation, Paraphrase (UM Writing Center)
• Online Resources List (Colorado State University)

Dealing with Grammar

• Dealing with Grammar (The WAC Clearinghouse)
• NCTE Position Statement on Grammar

Writing Assessment

• The Conference on College Composition and Communication Position Statement on Writing Assessment
• NCTE-WPA White Paper on Writing Assessment in Colleges and Universities
• NCTE Position Statement on Formative Assessment that Truly Informs Assessment
• UM's University-wide Program-level Writing Assessment

Writing in the STEM Disciplines

• Writing in the STEM Disciplines

General

• UM's Faculty Development Office--Includes videos on providing effective feedback and helping students avoid plagiarism
• UM's Pedagogy Project
• National Council of Teachers of English beliefs about the teaching of writing
• The Purdue Online Writing Lab – This is an excellent all-purpose site with concise, abundant materials for teachers and students.