Imagine a Place: Stories from Middle Grades Educators (HC)

ISBN-13: 9781681239415 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 182 str.

Jan Carpenter;Amy Lutz;Linda Samek

Spis treści

• Preface.
• Acknowledgments.
• Section I: Welcome To The “Imagine A Place” Classrooms, Jay Casbon and Linda Samek.
• Section II: Stories Of Joy, Meaning, And Deep Connection Through Curriculum And Instruction, Jan Carpenter.
• It’s All About Relationships, Michelle Bond Copelin.
• Mathography: A Tool For Fostering Mathematics Identity, Kasi Allen and Kemble Schnell.
• Re-Imagining Our Identity: How a Sustainability Class Merges School, Community, and Environment, Ryan King and Margaret Perrow.
• The Most Important Lesson, Teresa Denney and Allison Eitzen.
• Going Out and Going Within, Marcia Ososke.
• Discussion Questions, Jan Carpenter.
• Section III: Stories Of Relationships And Young Adolescent Development, Micki M. Caskey.
• Mateo and the Field Guide Manual From Afghanistan, Jennifer Robinson.
• So Much More than Teaching, Katy Turpen.
• Is Luke Here Today? Michelle Schwartze.
• Conversations From the Middle, Janolyn Jones King.
• The Starfish Effect: It Matters to This One, Casey Gilewski.
• What It Takes to Win, Lynette Elwyn.
• Discussion Questions, Micki M. Caskey and Jan Carpenter.
• Section IV: Finding The Treasure In Challenging Situations— Stories Of Students Who Remind Us Who We Are, Younghee M. Kim and William L. Greene.
• Pieces of Work: Seeing Beyond Behavior, George Roberts.
• A Vulnerable Stanza, Bobbi Kidd.
• Humility From a Hubcap, Rebecca A. Hendrix.
• Something About Those Eyes, Jan Carpenter.
• On Being Ms. Lutz, Amy Lutz.
• Finding Myself With Teen Writers, Mary Sawyer.
• All in a Day’s Work, Gail Anderson.
• Discussion Questions, Younghee M. Kim, William L. Greene, and Jan Carpenter.
• Section V: Exploring Stories—Recommendations And Resources, Micki M. Caskey.
• Writing Your Story, Karen Hamlin.
• An Exercise in Reflection for Teacher Candidates, Younghee M. Kim and William L. Greene.
• Bibliography of Online and Print Resources, Micki M. Caskey.
• About the Editors.
• About the Contributors.