In this sequel to 'Inside/Outside: Teacher Research and Knowledge', two leaders in the field of practitioner research offer a radically different view of the relationship of knowledge and practice and the role of practitioners in educational change.
In this sequel to 'Inside/Outside: Teacher Research and Knowledge', two leaders in the field of practitioner research offer a radically different view...
In her new book, bestselling author Cynthia Ballenger explores the intellectual strengths of 'puzzling children' - poor, urban, immigrant, or bilingual children who do not traditionally excel in school. Ballenger challenges the assumption that these children whose families have less formal education, read fewer storybooks, and talk less with their children about school-like topics, have fewer of what we might call 'intellectual' or academically relevant experiences. This practical book offers a detailed roadmap for traversing the daily work of teaching today's diverse population, helping...
In her new book, bestselling author Cynthia Ballenger explores the intellectual strengths of 'puzzling children' - poor, urban, immigrant, or bilingua...
For first-year teachers entering the nationa's urban schools the task of establishing a strong and successful practice is often extremely challenging. In this compelling look at first-year teachersa' practice in urban schools editors Jabari Mahiri and Sarah Warshauer Freedman demonstrate how a program of systematic classroom research by teachers themselves enables them to effectively target instruction and improve their own practice. The book organizes the teachersa' research into three broad areas corresponding to issues the new teachers identified as the most challenging. The First Year of...
For first-year teachers entering the nationa's urban schools the task of establishing a strong and successful practice is often extremely challenging....
For first-year teachers entering the nationa's urban schools the task of establishing a strong and successful practice is often extremely challenging. In this compelling look at first-year teachersa' practice in urban schools editors Jabari Mahiri and Sarah Warshauer Freedman demonstrate how a program of systematic classroom research by teachers themselves enables them to effectively target instruction and improve their own practice. The book organizes the teachersa' research into three broad areas corresponding to issues the new teachers identified as the most challenging. The First Year of...
For first-year teachers entering the nationa's urban schools the task of establishing a strong and successful practice is often extremely challenging....
