Graduate Credit Workshops

June 8 - June 26, 2026 at VOALC and online (Hybrid)

Grades. Assessment. Feedback. If responding to student work is crucial to learning, why does it feel so overwhelming? Join OWP and explore solutions for purposeful, manageable feedback. We will examine current research about feedback, reconsider the role of grades, explore solutions to managing time and paperload, and create a productive plan for responding to student writing.

Class meets at VOALC on June 9 and June 18, 2026.

Earn 3 graduate credits.

June 15 - July 2, 2026 at VOALC and online (Hybrid)

From hit movies to viral memes, classic texts are everywhere! Spend some time exploring the timeless themes and engaging characters of your favorite classics from Shakespeare to Charlotte’s Web. This class will inspire you to revisit and refresh a classic text with reading strategies and modern connections. You will leave with classroom-ready lessons for a text you choose.

Class meets at VOALC on June 16 and June 25, 2026.

Earn 3 graduate credits.

July 6 - July 24, 2026 at VOALC and online (Hybrid)

Food is essential for life and maybe happiness! Can it also be a pathway to literacy, creativity and community? In this class, food is an inspiration for reading, writing and researching in authentic ways. Through a genre study of food lit including research, stories, memoirs and reviews, you will read, write, and experience food writing (and food) that will leave you with classroom lessons that engage learning, create joy, and build literacy skills.

Class meets at VOALC on July 7 and July 15, 2026.

Earn 3 graduate credits.

July 13 - July 24, 2026 at VOALC and online (Hybrid)

Instructions for writing: Read. Write. Repeat. In a workshop designed for teachers interested in thinking deeply about writing instruction, we will inquire into research foundations and current voices in composition and rhetoric with a focus on redefining practices for writing and writing instruction. Take your students beyond a linear model of the writing process to expand their composition practices and your instructions for writing.

Class meets at VOALC on July 13 and July 22, 2026.

Earn 2 graduate credits.

July 6 - July 10, 2026 online

What do science, social studies, math, art, music and ELA have in common? Literacy as a researched way to engage learners and build knowledge. In this class designed for all grade levels and content areas, we will share resources for using writing, reading and vocabulary to engage students in learning. You will leave with lessons and strategies for your content and grade level.

Earn 1 graduate credits.