| Writing America - Classroom Literacy and Public Engagement
(2005)
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| Front Cover |
Book Details |
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| Author/Editor |
| Robbins, Sarah |
| Dyer, Mimi |
| Paul Lauter |
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| Genre |
Critical Thinking; Literacy Development; Writing across the curriculum; Writing-Centered Instruction |
| Subject |
Community life |
| Publication Date |
2005 |
| Format |
Softcover |
| Publisher |
Teachers College Press |
| Language |
eng |
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| Plot |
| This practical volume addresses teachers' most immediate and constant wish-to engage students in meaningful learning. Written by teachers affiliated with the National Writing Project, this engrossing collection presents examples of classroom-based community studies projects that showcase teachers' reflective practice in action, models for professional growth, collaborative staff development programs, and much more. |
| Personal Details |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Index |
1 |
| Read It |
Yes |
| Links |
Amazon US
Barnes & Noble
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| Grade Level |
K-16 |
| Interest |
Curriculum Design |
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| Product Details |
| LoC Classification |
E180.W75 2005 |
| Dewey |
307/.071/073 |
| ISBN |
0807745278 |
| Cover Price |
$21.95 |
| Nr of Pages |
192 |
| First Edition |
No |
| Rare |
No |
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| Notes |
This practical volume addresses teachers’ most immediate and constant wish—to engage students in meaningful learning. Written by teachers affiliated with the National Writing Project, this engrossing collection presents examples of classroom-based community studies projects that showcase teachers’ reflective practice in action, models for professional growth, collaborative staff development programs, and much more.
Features:
Replicable projects emphasizing approaches for doing research and writing that are both engaging for students and academically rigorous.
Comprehensive curricular models for building energetic, public connections between the classroom and the larger community.
Chapters that connect this standards-based classroom work to teacher professional development and to emerging trends in American Studies and literacy instruction.
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