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Book SynopsisWriting 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.
Trade Review"A must-read for everyone interested in the teaching of writing, Chase, Morabito, and Abrams have written a text that speaks to teachers, teacher candidates, and teacher educators. This book invites an engagement in provocative strategies and tools that help teachers think through and practice multiple forms of writing—from deep reflection to multimodal exploration, to certification-based reporting, and communicating with various stakeholders. It is a meaningful and practical guide that brings a fresh perspective to the art of and craft of teaching writing in online and in-person classrooms." - Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz, author of Love from the Vortex & Other Poems, Associate Professor, English Education, Teachers College, Columbia University "In Writing in Education: The Art of Writing for Educators, Chase, Morabito, and Abrams make the powerful—and too often neglected—argument that being a teacher requires being a writer. This book points the way for how teachers can do professional writing that benefits themselves and, more importantly, their students." - Michael W. Smith, Professor, College of Education and Human Development, Temple University
Table of ContentsForeword 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
