Coaching Teacher-Writers: Practical Steps to Nurture Professional Writing Contributor(s): Hicks, Troy (Author), Whitney, Anne Elrod (Author), Fredricksen, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807755915 ISBN-13: 9780807755914 Publisher: Teachers College Press OUR PRICE: $32.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Rhetoric - Education | Professional Development - Language Arts & Disciplines | Study & Teaching |
Dewey: 808.042 |
LCCN: 2014018099 |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.60 lbs) 192 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: When teachers write, good things can happen; writing helps educators to better understand themselves, as well as students, parents, and colleagues. This practical book illustrates how to encourage, lead, and sustain teacher-writers, especially in group contexts. In contrast to guides on writing and teacher research, this book is designed for those who support teacher-writers, such as teacher educators and literacy coaches. The authors offer descriptions of key practices they have developed over years of coaching, teaching, and collaborating with K-12 teachers who write about classroom instruction, teacher research, or advocacy for better policy and pedagogy. Knowing firsthand just how hard writing can be for teachers, they provide a repertoire of strategies to elicit writing, to support teachers as they write, to find audiences for teachers' work, and much more. This book offers clear guidance to coach teacher-writers to:
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