The team’s work encompasses many areas of research as well as initiatives such as the UMSL Literacy Clinic and the Gateway Writing Project.
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UMSL literacy faculty cultivates an active view of reading and community connections
The team’s work encompasses many areas of research as well as initiatives such as the UMSL Literacy Clinic and the Gateway Writing Project.
UMSL literacy faculty cultivates an active view of reading and community connections
The team’s work encompasses many areas of research as well as initiatives such as the UMSL Literacy Clinic and the Gateway Writing Project.
Alum Mike Deniszczuk fostering new generation of entrepreneurs through support of UMSL’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center
Deniszczuk received his BSBA from UMSL’s College of Business Administration in 1977 and went on to a nearly 40-year career at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Author and educator Kimberly N. Parker headlines Gateway Writing Project’s spring conference
The event attracted an audience of about 75 educators from across the St. Louis region to the Millennium Student Center.
Author and educator Kimberly N. Parker headlines Gateway Writing Project’s spring conference
The event attracted an audience of about 75 educators from across the St. Louis region to the Millennium Student Center.
Author and educator Kimberly N. Parker headlines Gateway Writing Project’s spring conference
The event attracted an audience of about 75 educators from across the St. Louis region to the Millennium Student Center.
UMSL and Gateway Writing Project partner with National Park Service for writing marathon at Gateway Arch National Park
Writers explored the landscape of the park and the architecture of downtown St. Louis for inspiration and also participated in activities at the entrance plaza.
UMSL and Gateway Writing Project partner with National Park Service for writing marathon at Gateway Arch National Park
Writers explored the landscape of the park and the architecture of downtown St. Louis for inspiration and also participated in activities at the entrance plaza.
UMSL and Gateway Writing Project partner with National Park Service for writing marathon at Gateway Arch National Park
Writers explored the landscape of the park and the architecture of downtown St. Louis for inspiration and also participated in activities at the entrance plaza.
English alumna Christina Andrade Melly named 2023 Missouri Teacher of the Year
Melly teaches sophomore and senior English at Ritenour High School. Her experience in the school district as a student compelled her to pursue a career in public education.
English alumna Christina Andrade Melly named 2023 Missouri Teacher of the Year
Melly teaches sophomore and senior English at Ritenour High School. Her experience in the school district as a student compelled her to pursue a career in public education.
English alumna Christina Andrade Melly named 2023 Missouri Teacher of the Year
Melly teaches sophomore and senior English at Ritenour High School. Her experience in the school district as a student compelled her to pursue a career in public education.
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Gateway Writing Project’s OneCity Stories program teaches high schoolers to use their voices for social change
The three-week program brought together 11 students from across the St. Louis region to hone their writing and multimedia skills.
Eye on UMSL: Show Me Literacies Summer Institute
Teachers from schools across the St. Louis region gathered to share literacy strategies during last week’s Show Me Literacies Summer Institute.
Pioneering paths to success: 2021 Trailblazers Awards pays tribute to the spirit of women’s suffrage
Susan Jones, Shhdwafi Youssef, Nikole Shurn, Laura Kuensting, Anita Manion, Nancy Singer and Danielle Friz all received awards at virtual event held last Wednesday.
UMSL literacy grant brings $5.1 million in services to 40 St. Louis area schools
The grant will go toward coaching local educators on culturally relevant practices and the science of reading, as well as creating digital literacy resources.
UMSL awarded $5.1 million grant to promote evidence-based literacy strategies among local educators
Shea Kerkhoff, Katie O’Daniels and Nancy Singer will partner with 40 schools in the St. Louis region to provide year-round support to K-12 educators.
St. Louis teens create and collaborate through Gateway Writing Project’s OneCity Stories program
A diverse group of high schoolers learned about expression across many forms of media during a three-week course at UMSL at Grand Center.
Gateway Writing Project’s OneCity Stories program amplifies voices of local youth, introduces world of multimedia composing
The brand-new summer institute was one of only 10 programs in the nation to receive a 2017 LRNG Innovators Challenge Grant.
Conference to prepare for teaching argument writing in grades 6-12
In response to the anticipated need to provide teachers with effective approaches and strategies to teach argument writing, the Gateway Writing Project has developed this program.
Missouri Teacher of the Year Cathy Cartier makes learning matter
A warning bell rings, marking the upcoming third period at Affton High in south St. Louis County. A group of sophomores begin to gather in a cozy classroom. The walls are lined with posters of Edgar Allan Poe, Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman. As the students hurry to their seats, a smiling Cathy Cartier greets each one and hands out a photocopied article from the Associated Press.
Alumna named 2012-13 Missouri Teacher of the Year
When Cathy Cartier was a young girl, she didn’t dream of becoming a teacher. She fantasized about becoming a great writer. And then she landed a job as a social worker right after college. It wasn’t until she began her own family that the teaching bug bit her.
Enthusiastic young writers hone skills at UMSL
The Youth Writing Festival at the University of Missouri–St. Louis was created in part to inspire a new generation's...
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