Mark Farrington

Mark Farrington is the Associate Program Director of the MA in Teaching Writing program at Johns Hopkins University. Mr. Farrington has taught at Johns Hopkins since 1998, first in the MA in Writing program before becoming director of the new Teaching Writing program in 2016. His areas of special interest are teaching composition and fiction writing. He has been a member of the advisory board of the Northern Virginia Writing Project, an affiliate of the National Writing Project. Along with numerous short stories, he has published several articles on the teaching of writing, most notably in the NWP Quarterly and Voice. Three times he received the MA in Writing Program’s Outstanding Teaching Award and has also received the Outstanding Faculty Award from the Advanced Academic Programs. Farrington has an MFA in fiction writing from George Mason University, and a BA in English and American Literature from Colby College, graduating cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa. A native of New England, Farrington now lives in Alexandria, Virginia, with his wife Christina and their springer spaniel Maddie.

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Teaching Writing Final Project (Coursera)

Apr 1st 2024
Teaching Writing Final Project (Coursera)
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One of the goals of the Teaching Writing specialization has been to help every learner consider ways to adapt what they are learning and apply it to their specific situation, needs and interests. The theories, strategies and practices presented in these courses are sound, and can work with any [...]

Responding, Revising and Assessing Student Writings (Coursera)

Apr 1st 2024
Responding, Revising and Assessing Student Writings (Coursera)
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When writers write, readers respond. Responding to student writing gives teachers one of the most meaningful avenues to help students learn and grow. In this module, learners will identify best practices in effectively responding to student writing. You will also define revision, identify how revision differs from editing, and [...]

Teaching Texts and Forms (Coursera)

Apr 1st 2024
Teaching Texts and Forms (Coursera)
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The first job of any writer is to get words down on paper, and teaching writing as process helps students gain the fluency, comfort and confidence they need to succeed at any writing task. But complex, comprehensive writing tasks often bring with them specific expectations and conventions the writer [...]

Teaching Writing Process (Coursera)

Apr 1st 2024
Teaching Writing Process (Coursera)
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Half a century ago, a revolution took place in the teaching of writing. Educators asked, “What if we were to study how professional writers wrote, as a way to learn how we might teach writing more effectively?” The result was the writing process movement, with its emphasis on not [...]

Teaching Reluctant Writers (Coursera)

Apr 1st 2024
Teaching Reluctant Writers (Coursera)
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All educators will encounter students who struggle with writing. This course first focuses on the reasons student writers may be reluctant and then provides learners with a variety of strategies and practices to help reluctant writers develop a greater comfort and confidence with writing. Learners will examine classroom relationships, [...]