UConn+Writing+Center

=UConn's Writing Center  = The UConn Writing Center's supports revision, discussion, and collaboration in the writing process through peer-tutoring. The center is a space for students to discuss the process of writing across subject areas. The UConn Writing Center [|website] offers resources for students and teachers concerning many different aspects of writing and peer-tutoring.

=The UConn Writing Center Outreach Program = Each year, the UConn Writing Center's Outreach Program selects a high school to assist in setting up a peer-tutoring writing center. Tutors from UConn's Writing Center visit the high school weekly to assist in the training and logistics involved in getting the center on its feet. At the end of the year, the UConn tutors' visits end, but the high school will have the resources it needs to sustain its center in future years. For more information about the Outreach Program, [|click here].

=UConn's Annual Conference for Middle and High School Writing Centers = Every October, the UConn Writing Center's Outreach Program sponsors a conference for students and teachers interested in beginning or maintaining peer-based writing centers at their schools. Past conferences have featured guest speakers and presentations by high school students who have succesfully implemented peer-tutoring writing centers at their schools. For more information about the annual conference, please [|click here].