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9780415743174 English 0415743176 Becoming a Teacher of Writing in Elementary Classrooms nurtures teachers' identities as writers, connects to the realities of writing instruction in real and diverse classrooms, and encourages critical and creative thinking. Linking practice and theory to the fundamentals of becoming a teacher of writing, this text is about writing instruction as a journey teachers and students embark on together. The focus is on learning how to teach writing through specific teaching and learning structures found in the Writing Studio: mini-lessons; teacher and peer conferencing; guided writing; and sharing, celebrating, and broadcasting writing. Pedagogical features include teaching structures and strategies, Problematizing Practice classroom scenarios, assessment resources, and a Companion Website. Because a teacher who views him or herself as a writer is best positioned to implement the Writing Studio, four parallel texts, Becoming-writer, give readers space to consider who they are as a writer, their personal process as a writer, and who they might become as a writer., Designed for pre- and in-service K-5 teachers, this text fosters teachers' identities as writers, connects to the realities of writing instruction in real and diverse classrooms, and encourages critical and creative thinking. Linking practice and theory to the fundamentals of becoming a teacher of writing in elementary classrooms, Becoming a Teacher of Writing is about becoming-teacher --writing instruction as a journey teachers and students embark on together. In this era of educational mandates, this book would be incomplete without addressing the Common Core State Standards for Writing, including curriculum mapping and detailing a writing unit aligned with the Standards and applied in the classroom. Pedagogical features include teaching structures and strategies, "Problematizing Practice" classroom scenarios, assessment resources, and a Companion Website with videos and resources for instructors and students.
9780415743174 English 0415743176 Becoming a Teacher of Writing in Elementary Classrooms nurtures teachers' identities as writers, connects to the realities of writing instruction in real and diverse classrooms, and encourages critical and creative thinking. Linking practice and theory to the fundamentals of becoming a teacher of writing, this text is about writing instruction as a journey teachers and students embark on together. The focus is on learning how to teach writing through specific teaching and learning structures found in the Writing Studio: mini-lessons; teacher and peer conferencing; guided writing; and sharing, celebrating, and broadcasting writing. Pedagogical features include teaching structures and strategies, Problematizing Practice classroom scenarios, assessment resources, and a Companion Website. Because a teacher who views him or herself as a writer is best positioned to implement the Writing Studio, four parallel texts, Becoming-writer, give readers space to consider who they are as a writer, their personal process as a writer, and who they might become as a writer., Designed for pre- and in-service K-5 teachers, this text fosters teachers' identities as writers, connects to the realities of writing instruction in real and diverse classrooms, and encourages critical and creative thinking. Linking practice and theory to the fundamentals of becoming a teacher of writing in elementary classrooms, Becoming a Teacher of Writing is about becoming-teacher --writing instruction as a journey teachers and students embark on together. In this era of educational mandates, this book would be incomplete without addressing the Common Core State Standards for Writing, including curriculum mapping and detailing a writing unit aligned with the Standards and applied in the classroom. Pedagogical features include teaching structures and strategies, "Problematizing Practice" classroom scenarios, assessment resources, and a Companion Website with videos and resources for instructors and students.