Summer is an excellent time for recharging; it鈥檚 also a great time for finding new inspiration. 起点传媒members have written fabulous books on a range of topics you might find interesting, and we鈥檝e pulled together a list of bestsellers for your review.
by聽Aja Martinez
Humanities scholar Aja Y. Martinez makes a compelling case for聽counterstory聽as methodology in rhetoric and writing studies through the well-established framework of critical race theory (CRT), reviewing first the counterstory work of Richard Delgado, Derrick Bell, and Patricia J. Williams, whom she terms聽counterstory exemplars.
edited by聽Mariana Souto-Manning
Promoting an equitable and inclusive understanding of literacy, Mariana Souto-Manning and her teacher contributors explore how elementary teachers can welcome the voices and languages of their students into their classrooms in their pursuit of reading and writing experiences that showcase children鈥檚 skills and practices.
edited by聽Melissa Stewart
Some of today鈥檚 most celebrated nonfiction writers for children share how their writing processes reflect their passions, personalities, beliefs, and experiences in the world. Editor Melissa Stewart offers a wide range of tips, tools, teaching strategies, and activity ideas to help students learn to craft rich, unique prose.
by聽Lindsay Illich and Melissa Alter Smith
Teach Living Poets聽opens up the flourishing world of contemporary poetry to secondary teachers, giving advice on discovering new poets and reading contemporary poetry, as well as sharing sample lessons, writing prompts, and ways to become an engaged member of a professional learning community.
Jennifer Buehler聽shows how to implement a YA pedagogy鈥攐ne that revolves around student motivation while upholding the goals of rigor and complexity.聽Buehler explores the three core elements of a YA pedagogy with proven success in practice: (1) a classroom that cultivates reading community; (2) a teacher who serves as book matchmaker and guide; and (3) tasks that foster complexity, agency, and autonomy in teen readers.
Whether you are new to teaching writing online or are looking for a more comprehensive approach, this book will provide the ideas and structure you need.
Grounded in Warnock鈥檚 years of experience in teaching, teacher preparation, online learning, and composition scholarship, this book is designed with usability in mind. Features include How to manage online conversations; responding to students; organizing course material; core guidelines for teaching online; resource chapter; and appendix with sample teaching materials.
Workshopping the Canon聽introduces practicing and preservice English language arts teachers to a process for planning and teaching the most frequently taught texts in middle and secondary classrooms using a workshop approach. Demonstrating how to partner classic texts with a variety of high-interest genres within a reading and writing workshop structure, Mary E. Styslinger aligns the teaching of literature with what we have come to recognize as best practices in the teaching of literacy.
How can we reach all of our students鈥攅specially those who have been ignored and underserved in America鈥檚 classrooms?
Maisha T. Winn and Latrise Johnson suggest that culturally relevant pedagogy can make a difference. Although it certainly includes inviting in the voices of those who are generally overlooked in the texts and curricula of US schools, culturally relevant teaching also means recognizing and celebrating those students who show up to our classrooms daily, welcoming their voices, demanding their reflection, and encouraging them toward self-discovery.