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Instructor: Elaine Reimer-Pare

Elaine Reimer-Par� is a dedicated educator whose expertise in literature and writing is grounded in a passion for helping students become confident, independent readers and effective communicators. She holds an MA in English from McGill University, a BA in English from George Fox University, and a Secondary Teaching Credential from Fresno Pacific University. Originally from Fresno, California, she now lives in Montreal, Quebec, where she is part of City Church. With professional experience teaching at both the secondary and college levels, Elaine brings a broad perspective to the teaching and learning of English. At Fresno Pacific, she is energized by opportunities to collaborate with fellow educators and share practical strategies for strengthening reading and writing instruction. She continually explores ways to help students discover the inherent value, purpose, and enjoyment of reading and writing well. Through her work, Elaine seeks to enrich classroom practice and inspire teachers to engage students more deeply with literature and the writing process.

Classes by this instructor

ELA-913: Teaching Writing

Teachers recognize that equipping students with essential writing tools will shape them into strong and effective communicators. Writing is a practical and enriching skill that will always be valued, no matter what career or vocational field students choose. This online professional development course is designed to explore the writing process, as well as the types, styles and mechanics of writing.

ELA-914: Reel Reading: Film and Literacy

Engage your students with visual and printed texts by bringing the big screen into your classroom. This online, standards-based course invites teachers to discover how 'reading' films strengthens the analytical and critical thinking skills of their students. Visual texts, such as film, offer an innovative way to help students 'see' literary structures and reading strategies in action.

ELA-915: Teaching Grammar in Context

Teaching grammar has never been so fun--or effective! Students of this online course will discover how innovative instructional strategies can make the teaching of grammar and mechanics rewarding and meaningful. Designed for teachers of grades 4-12, this standards-based course offers practical ways to reinforce the conventions of language within the context of student writing.

ELA-924: Documentaries and Nonfiction

Discover how to use documentaries to help your students become better readers and interpreters of nonfiction texts. Documentaries and Nonfiction offers a creative and innovative approach to teaching nonfiction reading strategies within all disciplines. The critical thinking skills students learn while reading documentaries will transfer naturally to their reading of nonfiction print texts.

LIT-901: Short Stories from American Literature

Short Stories from American Literature is a professional development course designed for teachers of grades 7-14 where students will read stories by classic and contemporary American authors. The materials also provide a review of the tools for reading, stimulating the development of insight, understanding, and discernment.

LIT-902: The American Novel

This course, designed for teachers of middle school, secondary school, and college level, provides the structure and incentive to read and think about some of the great novels from American fiction. These works have shaped the development of American literature, thought and culture. Teachers will be asked to read two novels selected from a list of 19th and 20th century classics and to respond to their readings in a variety of creative ways.

LIT-904: Children's Literature

Learning how to bring children and books together in productive and satisfying experiences is the ultimate goal in this course. You will become more aware of the wealth of available children's literature and will develop skills for selecting literature that is enriching and beneficial for children. Few experiences are so universally enjoyed by children as reading.

LIT-906: British Novels

This course, designed for teachers of middle and secondary school, provides the structure and incentive to read and think about some of the great novels from British fiction. These works have shaped not only the development of English literature, but also the very nature of thought and culture.

LIT-907: Short Stories from Around the World

Experience reading outstanding short stories from multiple cultures, including Europe, South America, and Africa. When one reads international authors, one is caught first by the universality of life. Their concerns, experiences and dilemmas are not that different from those of readers and writiers everywhere.

LIT-908: Poetry for Children

Children naturally love poetry. This course is designed to help teachers gain confidence in teaching poetry--both reading and writing. It introduces rationale, techniques and strategies for sharing poems with children. Teachers will discover the potential of poetry to enrich their classrooms plus practical ideas to inspire and encourage children to enjoy reading and writing poetry themselves.

LIT-914: American Drama

Take advantage of the opportunity to read those American plays that have been on your 'must read' list for too long. This course gives you the chance to discover the value and importance of American drama while equipping you with innovative strategies and activities to make dramatic literature come alive for your students.