English 105/i Teaching Fellows English 105/i Teaching Fellows
Teaching in the UNC Writing Program
As a teaching fellow in the Writing Program, you will primarily teach English 105, a required first-year writing course that introduces students to academic writing across the disciplines. New teaching fellows prepare to teach this course by taking English 706, a graduate practicum in rhetoric and composition that focuses on developing effective pedagogical strategies for English 105, while also providing theoretical background needed to speak with authority about academic writing. The writing program also offers intensive preparation for teaching during an orientation for new instructors the week before classes start in the fall semester.
talk to her class giving them what administrators called a life lesson rather than an academic one. we wanted to stress that this was a person who was their teacher who was in good standing who probably made a mistake that we don t judge them immediately, that we don t assume guilt as the law doesn t assume guilt. this student calls collins one of his best teachers. he assured his grandmother that he d never seen problems before. i was shocked when they told me my teacher was arrested. the school district handled the matter properly. it s disheartening to hear, there obviously needs to be some consequences and need to completely investigate it to find out what the situation was because we definitely don t want to put our children in harm s way in any way. reporter: now teacher laura collins will be on paid administrative leave until her case is resolved. in the meantime, a substitute teacher will take over her fourth grade classroom for the last two weeks of the sch
originally charged with second-degree murder, but within hours those charges were reduced to assault and then after that the assault charges were dropped. so no criminal charges in the d.c. nine case. the prosecutor says that case is now closed. the u.s. attorney met with mr. mohammed s family today to inform them about the decision. we re waiting to hear from the family. do we know why it took so long to come up with this? they wanted to be double double sure. they brought in a medical examiner from outside the district to review the information because it was so contradictory to the original report. they had witnesses. they had something called an affidavit saying that these men from the club had beaten this guy and stomped this guy. in fact, it was described by the police chief at the time as vigilante justice and they all start to erode away as they went back to examine the evidence and re-interview the witnesses and the key thing was the autopsy. i am told they barel
traveling experience wins over with security rather than privacy. people uncomfortable with it just might lay over plans for thanksgiving. stacy was one of the peopl subjected to the new enhanced screening procedures. a lady took measide and asked me if i wanted to go behind a curtain, and i said, naw. and she just patted me down from top to bottom. they want all air travelers to choose the pat-down wednesday. it s a thanksgiving protest of sorts. what we want to do is put them in a position where they must accommodate travelers who refuse to be abused. while the body scans take about 30 seconds, the pat-downs can take at least three times as long. on one of the busiest travel days of the year, organizers hope the longer lines and frustrated flyers force the transportation security administration to back off their new procedures. tsa s chief acknowledged tuesday of large numbers of air travelers boycott the scanners, it will create a backup. without promising an immed
backup. john pistole says they might soon look at less intrive procedures that are just as effective. they launched a full scale campaign. they re e-mailing 0,000 frequent flyers and they took out this large ad in a major newspaper. to ask for their respect for the tsa officers who re doing these patdowns and screenings. they re doing their job. reporter: stacy lamb said she actually had a conversation with the agent patting her down. they agreed on something. i think people are getting too freaked out. reporter: craig melvin, news 4 today. amtrak is bracing for a very busy travel day. union station was already packed wi travelers yesterday. if you do plan on traveling from union station today you must have a reservation. union station is typically the second busiest rail station in the country following new york city s penn stion. let s see what kind of weather the folks will battle and face today. i m told there s some interest in the weather. just a little