{"product_id":"planning-with-purpose-9781475858211","title":"Planning with Purpose","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew college instructors often are advised, coached, and mentored by department professors who may not have scheduled class time to meet regularly with their novice educators. This book meets many of the principles outlined in the position statements of the Conference on College Composition and Communications and the\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/wpacouncil.org\/aws\/CWPA\/pt\/sd\/news_article\/243055\/_PARENT\/layout_details\/false\"\u003e Council of Writing Program Administrators\u003c\/a\u003e. The pedagogical stances on which PWP lessons here are based will support the work of the college supervisors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGraduate teaching assistants and new instructors may not know what questions to ask about lesson planning, grading, and classroom management. Some may be teaching in culturally and experientially diverse settings unfamiliar to them. This mentoring handbook describes, but not prescribes, methods, materials, and management strategies that can help maintain morale during that critical first year as a college instructor.\u0026lt;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere’s the twenty-four-hour resourceful mentor that every English teacher wants on call from the moment of planning the first class meeting to the final assessment. From the beginning, these two talented English teachers with decades of experience and current in-put from first year college teachers guide these new instructors on how to achieve the college’s academic goals while focusing directly on the individuals in their classes—repeatedly describing a range of methods beginning with the students’ knowledge and interests and developing those into the practices of critical thinking and various modes of writing essential to achieve success in their field. Each chapter establishes goals, strategies, practical step-by-step processes, reinforcement, and self-assessment for the assignment all designed to encourage students to build their best skill \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esets possible and guiding the college instructor how to succeed at each stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat a terrific boon for both new and experienced English educators!\u003c\/p\u003e -- Alison Taylor Fastov, former English department chair; English teacher emeritus, Georgetown Day School, Washington, DC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eStudents deserve graduate teaching assistants and professors with basic knowledge of learning theory and pedagogy. Planning with Purpose, written primarily from an introductory writing and speaking perspective, can be a valuable resource for scholars in math, science, and engineering. Roseboro and Marshall have laid out a guide, a roadmap useful for first-year or early-career graduate student instructors, adjuncts, lecturers, fixed-term or assistant professors. Readers can return to Planning with Purpose to write teaching philosophy statements, to prepare for an interview with a search committee, or to design a teaching demonstration. Such a teaching mentor is right here. \u003c\/p\u003e -- Nalova Westbrook, PhD, curriculum and instruction, The Pennsylvania State University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter One: Preparing to Be Effective and Efficient\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Two: Networking with Narratives to Cultivate Community\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Three: Understanding Grammars to Negotiate Conventions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Four: Writing to Clarify Thinking\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Five: Engaging Expository Writing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Six: Composing Compelling Arguments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Seven: Writing Persuasively to Impact Thinking and Behavior\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Eight: Writing for Speaking and Multimodal Presentations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfterword\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Contributors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040322748759,"sku":"9781475858211","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781475858211.jpg?v=1750946381","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/planning-with-purpose-9781475858211","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}