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Getting It in Writing: The Quest to Become Outstanding and Effective Teachers of Writing
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Stankevich, Deborah M., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2011
Sixteen teachers. Sixteen journeys. All on a quest to become outstanding teachers of writing. All taking different paths to acquire and hone those skills that make a teacher effective. From kindergarten to college, teachers are faced with the daunting task of instilling the art of writing in their students. From creative writing to research, the…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Writing Teachers, Career Development, Teacher Effectiveness
Into the Field: A Guide to Locally Focused Teaching. Nature Literacy Series, Number 3.
Orion Society, Great Barrington, MA. – 1999
This book contains three essays on teaching outdoors about the natural world and engaging students in the natural and cultural history of their communities. An introduction, "To Learn from Wood and Stone" (Ann Zwinger), discusses the opportunities that arise when a teacher makes connections between the classroom world and the world…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Freehand Drawing, Journal Writing
Action Research. Case Studies in TESOL Practice Series.
Edge, Julian, Ed. – 2001
Chapter titles in this book include the following: "Attitude and Access: Building a New Teaching/Learning Community in TESOL" (Julian Edge); "Here It Is, Rough Though It May Be: Basic Computer for ESL" (Alison Perkins); "An 'It's Not Action Research Yet, but I'm Getting There' Approach to Teaching Writing" (Neil Cowie); "Early Reflections:…
Descriptors: Action Research, Cultural Awareness, English (Second Language), Language Research
Ease into Writing. Volume 2.
Lott, Carolyn, Ed.; Stone, Janet, Ed. – 1997
Addressing the expressed needs of the writing community, this book presents writing lessons for intermediate, middle school, and secondary school students that incorporate the 5-step writing process into content areas as a natural part of the curriculum. The 30 lessons in this book involve students in large and small groups and in individual…
Descriptors: Advertising, Characterization, Childrens Literature, Class Activities
Conversations of the Mind: The Uses of Journal Writing for Second-Language Learners.
Mlynarczyk, Rebecca Williams – 1998
The book describes one teacher's study of student journal writing in college-level English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction and explores the potential of student journals in second language teaching. It first introduces the research questions and methods guiding the study, then reviews the literature that informed the investigation of mental…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Context
Developing Voice through the Language Arts
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Henn-Reinke, Kathryn; Chesner, Geralyn A. – SAGE Publications (CA), 2006
This book shows prospective teachers how to use the language arts to connect diverse students to the world around them and help them develop their own literate voices. It considers the integrated nature of the primary language arts--reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing, and visually representing. The authors encourage preservice and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Preservice Teachers, Childrens Literature, Adolescent Literature
Literacy Con Carino: A Story of Migrant Children's Success. New Edition.
Hayes, Curtis W.; Bahruth, Robert; Kessler, Carolyn – 1998
A new teacher confronted the reading and writing needs of 22 fifth-graders in a small South Texas community that is home to Mexican American migrant laborers. The children, many of them Spanish language-dominant, were performing significantly below grade-level norms; many did not read or write at all. In 1 year, these students were reading and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Code Switching (Language), Culturally Relevant Education