Full Description
Writing in Education: The Art of Writing for Educators explores representations of meaning in light of teachers' and teacher candidates' responsibilities as professionals in the field of education. Practical examples of field-based work and discussions of reflective, multimodal, and cross-literate practices make this book an important and accessible resource.
Contents
Foreword
Peter Smagorinsky<>br/
Acknowledgments
List of Figures
Chapter 1: Introduction
Part One: What We Noticed
part Two: What We Did
part Three: The Work That Resulted
Concluding Thoughts
Chapter 2: Writing about Teaching and Learning
Guiding Questions
Introduction
Developing Robust Writing
Writing to Showcase Pedagogy
Featured Assignment: Commenting on Teaching and Learning
Concluding Thoughts: Writing about Teaching and Learning
Chapter 3: Expansive Writing beyond Content and Page
Guiding Questions
Introduction
Writing beyond the ELA Lesson and Classroom
Writing beyond the ABC's
Digital Storytelling for Examining Teaching and Learning Spaces
Featured Assignment: Creating a Digital Story to Explore Writing across Contexts
Concluding Thoughts: Writing Toward the Future
Chapter 4: Reflecting on Reflective Practices
Guiding Questions
Introduction
Reflection-in-Writing/Reflection-on-Writing
Field Notes and Reflective Writing in Education
Why Do I Even Need to Take Field Notes?
Featured Assignment: Reflective Thinking about Future Practice
Portfolios and Assessment
Concluding Thoughts: Forward Thinking
Chapter 5: Conclusion
Writing in Education: Extending beyond Expectation
Extending beyond Expectation: Advocacy and Writing
Extending beyond Expectation: Writing and the Classroom
Extending beyond Expectation: Where to Go from Here
Concluding Thoughts
About the Authors
References
Index
