College Essay Writing Course

College Essay Writing CourseA college essay writing course at Tenleytown Public Schools in Washington, DC, is an easy and fun way to pass the time while earning credit for a college-level course. In the spring of 2020, Tenleytown partnered with the Public Schools Program for Leadership and Innovation at John Hopkins University, as part of the program's partnership with Public Schools Across America. Every year, students work with a mentor during the class and take online or hands-on exams and tests, both to earn credit toward college admission and to prove their academic prowess.You may know John Thompson as the author of the best-selling book, The Innovator's Dilemma. He has also written a number of popular and best-selling books on education and leadership. He is the founder of Teaching for Change, a non-profit organization dedicated to addressing the teacher shortage by mentoring and training qualified teachers, by finding new ways to implement proven teaching practices, and by br inging together teachers and parents of children with learning disabilities and their families. He is the author of seven bestsellers that include The Next Teacher, What Every Teacher Needs to Know, Lasting Peace, You Can't Teach Your Way Out of a Paper Jam, Finding Efficient Practices, and The Pedagogy of the Innovator.In addition to teaching at Tenleytown, Thompson is a frequent guest on PBS and a co-author of several books, including a New York Times bestseller, The Next Teacher. In 2020, he became a National Speakers' Association Distinguished Fellow for his work on education, which earned him a lifetime achievement award from the Council for Exceptional Teachers and the Kingmaker Program at Washington University in St. Louis.Another writer and former associate dean at Tenleytown, Janna Lutz, was recently named the George L. Deaver Professor of Leadership and Executive MBA at the University of Delaware. Deaver was a contributing editor to the Journal of Business, has appeared on multiple television shows and has written for publications such as Forbes, Wall Street Journal, and BusinessWeek. She serves on the board of the Pat Tillman Foundation and as an Adjunct Faculty for the City University of New York Graduate School of Management. She is also a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.Principal candidate, Pat Krall, served as an English professor at the University of Maryland-College Park, before being named in 2020 as Tenleytown's school reform ambassador. She has served as director of a pilot program to improve education in Washington, DC public schools. She was also a lead architect for the graduation opportunities program at the Gertrude Stein Museum.Dubois is the executive director of the Mabel Ross Center for College Readiness and Transformation. She joined The Washington Post in 2020 after eight years as the director of college credit and instruction at a Missouri charter school. Prior to joining the Post, she was a project manager fo r Columbia College, where she conducted research and development of college credit and student advising. She has lectured around the country on the benefits of mentoring and re-orienting the curricula of colleges and universities.Calvin Dubois is a self-described 'cautious optimist' who advocates 'open college' with high educational standards and a significant investment in both the academic and social aspects of the college experience. He is the author of Making Higher Education Work for Every Student, published by Syracuse University Press. He also is a former executive director of the National Association of College Advisors. He is a member of the Advisory Board of The Johnson Publishing Group.