Addressing resistance: encouraging in-service teachers to think of themselves as writers

As a response to the need for improving the state of writing in secondary schools and for improving teacher training in the area of writing, we provide the background and framework for a research-based course for in-service teachers, designed to better prepare them to meet the challenges of using writing across all secondary content areas. Years of experience have taught us that many content-area educators do not feel well prepared to teach writing. Often, these in-service teachers lack the confidence to use writing with their secondary students.