Education & Human Development

Faculty & Staff

Rich Kent
rich.kent@umit.maine.edu

205 Shibles Hall
University of Maine
Orono, Maine 04469-5766

(207) 581-2746 Office
(207) 364-2953 Home
(207) 416-8111 Home

Title
Assistant Professor
Director, Maine Writing Project

Education
Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University
M.A. Studies, Middlebury College
M.A. Studies, University of Maine
B.S., University of Southern Maine

Specialty Areas

• Student and staff portfolios
• Middle & high school writing centers
• Writing process
• Athletes' journals
• Narrative analysis

Courses taught

• English Methods
• Young Adult Literature
• Teacher as Researcher
• Maine Writing Project Summer Institute
• Secondary Reading Methods

Representative Publications

• Newkirk, T., & Kent, R. (Eds.) (2007). Teaching the Neglected "R": Rethinking Writing Instruction in Secondary Classrooms. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

• Kent, R. (2006). A Guide to Creating Student-Staffed Writing Centers, Grades 6-12. New York, NY: Peter Lang Publishers.

• Kent, R. (2005). Writing About Place: A Teacher’s Guide. Orono, ME: Maine Writing Project.

• Kent, R. (Fall 2005). Funny Guy: A Look at Boys Who Act Out in Class." NELMS Journal (New England League of Middle Schools Journal).

• Kent, R. (February 2004). Boys & reading: Responsive instruction. California English.

• Kent, R. (Spring, 2004). Revision: Different editors for different drafts? New England Reading Association Journal.

• Kent, R. (2000). Beyond Room 109: Developing independent study projects. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann—Boynton/Cook.

• Kent, R. (1997). Room 109---The promise of a portfolio classroom. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann—Boynton/Cook.

• Kent, R. (1994). The mosquito test. Windswept House Publishers.

Professional Affiliations/Associations

• International Association of Writing Centers
• National Writing Project, Teacher-Consultant
• California Consortium of Critical Educators
• National Council Teachers of English
• Maine Council of English/Language Arts

Honors

• 2006 Outstanding Scholarship in a Book Award, International Writing Centers Association, an assembly of the NCTE
• 1994 National Educator Award
• 1993 Maine Teacher of the Year

Related Links

• Maine Writing Project - http://www.mainewritingproject.org
• National Writing Project - http://www.writingproject.org