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WRITING PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION Series Editors Susan H McLeod and Margot Soven WRITING PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION AND THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE offers a comprehensive study of the administration of writing programs at public twoyear institutions Author Heather Ostman describes the community colleges diverse students who shape its mission with their changing needs and demographics A history of the community college places the institution within the broader context of American higher education and is followed by practical information about the daytoday work of the WPA at the twoyear college WRITING PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION AND THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE also addresses current issues and concerns faced by WPAs and writing instructors including the politics of and future for composition at community colleges Writing Program Administration and the Community College will deepen the understanding of composition and WPA work at this institution for all WPAsat community colleges and fouryear institutions composition instructors college administrators and graduate students pursuing careers in the field HEATHER OSTMAN is an assistant professor and the assistant chair of the SUNY Westchester Community College English Department where she teaches courses in writing and literature Before joining Westchester she served as the writing program coordinator at the Metropolitan Manhattan campus of the State University of New Yorks Empire State College Her work has appeared in essay collections and in journals such as College Composition and Communication Womens Studies Prose Studies Philological Quarterly and New Writing She is the editor of Kate Chopin in the TwentyFirst Century New Critical Essays 2008 and serves as the President of the Kate Chopin International Society She is also the recipient of the SUNY Chancellors Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities and the Westchester Community College Foundation Faculty Excellence Award in Scholarship In 2012 she and her colleague Frank Madden were awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities Challenge Grant for TwoYear Colleges to establish and codirect the SUNY Westchester Community College Humanities Institute which provides curricula events and pedagogical training in the humanities with an emphasis on the immigrant experience in the United States. Emphasis is placed on application of the nursing process communication skills and nursing practice procedure acquisition Clinical and laboratory experiences offer opportunities to inte grate theoretical principles and demonstrate caring and competen 180 Days of Writing is an easy-to-use resource that will teach second grade students to become efficient writers. Each two-week unit covers one writing standard centered on high-interest themes. Through daily practice that is easy to implement, students will strengthen their language and grammar skills while practicing the various steps of the writing process. Helpful tools are provided to help teachers differentiate instruction and for formative assessment. These standards-based activities correlate to state standards and lay the foundation for College and Career Readiness. Make sure you\'re preparing with the most up-to-date materials! Look for The Princeton Review\'s newest edition of this book,
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