| Children's Books for Grown-Up Teachers: Reading and Writing Curriculum Theory: Reading and Writing Curriculum Theory Contributor(s): Appelbaum, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0805849289 ISBN-13: 9780805849288 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $209.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2007 Annotation: Teachers and prospective teachers read children ' s books, but that reading is often done as a " teacher " -- that is, as planning for instruction -- rather than as& nbsp; a " reader " who is& nbsp; engaging with the text. This book offers a model for the kind of thinking about teaching and learning, the kind of curriculum theorizing, so essential to teachers ' work, that is accomplished through& nbsp; their interactions with the everyday materials of teaching. It starts with children ' s books, from there branching out into other youth culture texts, and then to thinking about how everyday life can be read as a text of curriculum theory that describes the kinds of infrastructures that support the crafts of inquiry and learning. Readers develop a new vocabulary along the way. At the heart of this book, its central concern, is the method, not the results: every individual pulls different concepts from children ' s books and from everyday life. Weaving them into a discourse of curriculum theory is what makes the difference between " going through the motions of teaching " and " designing educational experiences. " |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Curricula - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Reading & Phonics - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Language Arts |
| Dewey: 372.640 |
| LCCN: 2007023949 |
| Series: Studies in Curriculum Theory (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 6.42" W x 9.16" (1.13 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Teachers and prospective teachers read children's books, but that reading is often done as a teacher - that is, as planning for instruction - rather than as a reader engaged with the text. Children's Books for Grown-Up Teachers models the kind of thinking about teaching and learning - the sort of curriculum theorizing - accomplished through teachers' interactions with the everyday materials of teaching. It starts with children's books, branches out into other youth culture texts, and subsequently to thinking about everyday life itself. Texts of curriculum theory describe infrastructures that support the crafts of inquiry and learning, and introduce a new vocabulary of poaching, weirding, dark matter, and jazz. At the heart of this book is a method of reading; Each reader pulls idiosyncratic concepts from children's books and from everyday life. Weaving these concepts into a discourse of curriculum theory is what makes the difference between going through the motions of teaching and designing educational experiences. This book was awarded the 2009 AERA Division B (Curriculum Studies) Outstanding Book Award. |
