The OAC supports and encourages those efforts. The program, which aims to change the way writing and reading are taught in schools, is co-sponsored by the Ohio Arts Council and Wright State University. It is taught the first week of Wright State s Institute on Writing and Teaching. Teachers and school administrators with various experience and backgrounds are encouraged to apply. The Experience of Writing allows participants to work closely on their own writing with nationally known authors who are also recognized teachers.
Participants can choose to concentrate on poetry, fiction, or the personal narrative essay.
The workshop will also explore creative strategies for teaching and evaluating writing in the classroom. Following The Experience of Writing, the Institute offers workshops in Authentic Assessment and Strategies for Teaching Integrated Language Arts. Deadline for applications is June 1. Frank Dobson is a fiction writer and essayist whose work has appeared in periodicals such as Shooting Star Review and African American Review. He recently completed his first novel, The Race Is Not Given.