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Rifenburg, J. Michael; Allgood, Lindsey – Across the Disciplines, 2015
Drawing on Lindsey Allgood's scripts, journal entries, and images of a specific participatory performance piece she executed, we argue for seeing performance art as a form of embodied text. Such an assertion is particularly pertinent for postsecondary writing center praxis as it allows for the mindful intersections of the body and writing during…
Descriptors: Theater Arts, Laboratories, Writing (Composition), Tutoring
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Staal, Nancy; Wells, Pamela J. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2011
Both writing and math require purposeful teaching. This article describes how one teacher discovered that she could teach math in a way that paralleled how she taught writing by researching what students know and then nudging them ahead to the next level of understanding. Just as effective writers employ creativity, perseverance, and revising,…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Writing (Composition), Mathematics Education, Teaching Methods
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Irwin, Sarah; Knodle, Cyndi – English Journal, 2008
Sarah Irwin and Cyndi Knodle believe that by replacing the confines of content and form in writing instruction and assignments with ample "time and space for invention and arrangement, writing teachers can help to inspire student thinking rather than chopping it off to fit a required format." They elaborate on students' eagerness to be guided by a…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Writing Teachers, Teacher Role, Teacher Student Relationship
Hui, Ming-Fai, Ed.; Grossman, David L., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
There has been a dearth of studies on teacher educators using action research to improve their own practice. This book is the first systematic study of a group of teachers examining and enhancing their own practice through the inquiry process of action research. This book presents a broad overview of a variety of methodologies that can be used to…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, College Instruction, Creativity, Action Research
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Morgan, Marilyn R. P. – Paths of Learning: Options for Families & Communities, 2001
Computers can help young writers learn to write well. Exercises for developing ideas, such as freewriting, are easily adapted to computers and enhanced by hypertext and thesaurus functions. Grammar and spell checks make editing easier, and the ability to rearrange text facilitates writing out of order and revision. Changing formats and fonts,…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Creativity, Electronic Mail, Elementary Secondary Education