This timely book uses research on literacy outside of school to challenge how we think about literacy inside of school. Bringing together highly respected literacy researchers, this volume bridges the divide in the literature between formal education and the many informal settings - homes, community organisations, after-school programs, etc. - in which literacy learning flourishes. To help link research findings with teaching practices, each chapter includes a response from classroom teachers (K-12) and literacy educators. This book's unique blending of perspectives will have a profound...
This timely book uses research on literacy outside of school to challenge how we think about literacy inside of school. Bringing together highly respe...
Many educators understand how to gauge learning by paying close attention to student talk. Few know how to interpret and attend to student silence as a form of participation. In her new book, Katherine Schultz examines the complex role student silence can play in teaching and learning. Urging teachers to listen to student silence in new ways, this book offers real-life examples and proven strategies for 'rethinking classroom participation' to include all students - those eager to raise their hands to speak and those who may pause or answer in different ways. Essential reading for all...
Many educators understand how to gauge learning by paying close attention to student talk. Few know how to interpret and attend to student silence as ...
Transformative Teachers offers an insightful look at the growing movement of civic-minded educators who are using twenty-first-century participatory practices and connected technologies to organize change from the ground up. Kira J. Baker-Doyle highlights the collaborative, grassroots tactics that activist teachers are implementing to transform their profession and pursue greater social justice and equity in education.
The author provides a framework and practical suggestions for charting the path to transformative teacher leadership as well as suggestions for how others,...
Transformative Teachers offers an insightful look at the growing movement of civic-minded educators who are using twenty-first-century particip...
Transformative Teachers offers an insightful look at the growing movement of civic-minded educators who are using twenty-first-century participatory practices and connected technologies to organize change from the ground up. Kira J. Baker-Doyle highlights the collaborative, grassroots tactics that activist teachers are implementing to transform their profession and pursue greater social justice and equity in education.
The author provides a framework and practical suggestions for charting the path to transformative teacher leadership as well as suggestions for how others,...
Transformative Teachers offers an insightful look at the growing movement of civic-minded educators who are using twenty-first-century particip...
