15-credit graduate Certificate in Teaching Writing designed to support ELA and Education teachers who are practicing and/or have received initial certification, and/or who seek to improve their abilities to offer K-12 writing instruction.  Drawing from composition and education pedagogy,  certificate exposes participants to the best practices in teaching writing and in using writing to motivate inquiry across disciplines.  Starting with WMWP’s (Western Massachusetts Writing Project) Summer Leadership Institute (SLI) that introduces participants to the Western Massachusetts Writing Project (WMWP) and its vast community of teacher-researchers, participants take three required courses and two electives to earn the certificate.  Participants can earn the certificate itself or use the certificate credits toward a Master’s Degree for Initial or Professional Licensure through WSU’s Department of English.