Online Teacher in Residence Free CPD

HOW TO TEACH CREATIVE WRITING

Online Teacher in Residence presents this series of 13 video clips with notes from Dundee City Council Writer in Residence Nick Hesketh.

Taken from our free online CPD sessions on How to Teach Creative Writing hosted by Nick in November 2010, these videos aim to give teachers at all levels practical tools and ideas for teaching creative writing.

This CPD resources consists of teachers notes and a series of video clips, which are no longer than 5 or 6 minutes each and can be watched at different times for your own convenience.

Please note, these videos are aimed at teachers, not at pupils or aspiring writers.

Download Nick Hesketh's Teacher's Notes Here: 

We will be hosting a second series of How to Teach Creative Writing with a focus on script writing for films and plays in May and June 2011. Sign up below to receive full details when they are made available.

How to Teach Creative Writing Online CPD 2011

• A Free 2-Part Online CPD Series by Scottish Book Trust Online Teacher in Residence
• 24 May 2011 & 14 June 2011
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This free online CPD series will be hosted by Scottish Book Trust's Online Teacher in Residence programme as a Glow Meet.

Aimed at secondary level teachers, it will nonetheless be useful for teachers of lower levels who can adapt the teaching for their own use.

The series will require active participation from attendees, and only those who sign up for and attend the first session will be able to access the second session. You can expect homework between the two sessions!

The speakers will be confirmed shortly. Sign up below to register your interest.

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If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email colm.linnane@scottishbooktrust.com