UWHS General Information and Teaching Policies
The main website for UW in the High School contains the nuts and bolts of the program, including important dates, registering students for UW college credit, submitting grades, withdrawing students from a course, and becoming a UWHS teacher or partner school. Questions about these policies can be directed to Candice Rai (crai@uw.edu) or the UWHS main office (uwhs@uw.edu).
- New teachers must attend relevant orientations before teaching an English course, for which they will be compensated. If a new teacher cannot attend an orientation, they must attend a make-up session offered by one of the UWHS liaisons.
- New teachers must attend an assessment session within the first two years of teaching English 131.
- Returning teachers must attend at least one training session every two years.
- If a teacher has not taught UWHS English for two or more years, they must attend the English 131 orientation before resuming teaching.
- Neither English 131 nor 111 can be co-offered with another "College in the High School" program or AP course. For more information, click here.
- UWHS instructors may teach no more than two sections of UW English per semester for semester-long courses, or three sections of UW English per year for year-long courses. Class size should ideally be 23 but are capped at 32 students.
- Feedback on the writing of UWHS English students must be provided by their UWHS-trained instructor and classmates in the UWHS English course. Other school personnel not approved and trained specifically for the UW course through UWHS cannot serve as graders, readers, or primary instructors of the UW course.
Pedagogical Resources
General Resources for Teaching English 131 and English 111
These materials can be accessed at the UW Program in Writing and Rhetoric's website (open to anyone) or on the UWHS Canvas site (UW NetID required).
Sample Teaching Materials
This section has syllabi and lesson plans, activities, prompts, and handouts, organized both by outcome and by topic.
Grades and Course Evaluations
The UW Grading System page has information about UW's numerical grading system, nontraditional grading options, calculating GPA, and grading procedures.
UWHS students must earn a 2.0 or higher to receive the UW Composition credit.
The Instructional Assessment System (IASystem™) has been developed over several decades of use at the University of Washington and other institutions. Here is a downloadable guide to interpreting course evaluations.
PWR Policy on Supporting Multilingual Language Learners (MLL)
This statement is the product of a 2011-2012 subcommittee within the PWR dedicated to supporting MLL students in the composition classroom. If you have any questions or concerns or would like to discuss the issue further, please contact one of the liaisons and we will put you in touch with a subcommittee member.
PWR Antiracist Teaching Statement
Link forthcoming
Services for UWHS Students
Please inform your students of the resources available to them through the UWHS program.
Creating a UW NetID
UWHS students (those taking a UWHS course for credit) can register for a UW NetID, which allows them access to their UW grade and unofficial transcript, as well as UW libraries. Once established, their UW NetID is permanent. To create a UW NetID or retrieve a previously established one, students should visit the Get Your UW NetID page.
Husky Card
UWHS students (those registered for UW credit) can obtain a Husky Card, which is the official identification card for members of the UW community. Students can obtain a Husky Card by visiting the Husky Card Account & ID Center, located on the ground floor of the Odegaard Undergraduate Library. You'll need to provide your UW Student ID number and photo identification (high school photo IDs are not accepted).