Class Acts
Teachers Reflect on Their Own Classroom Practice
Published on 30. January 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
236 pages
978-0-916690-31-1 (ISBN)
Description
In this remarkable collection of articles, teachers reflect on the complex worlds of their classrooms to gain a better understanding of their students, themselves, and the act of teaching. The contributors to Class Acts represent a diversity of backgrounds, subjects, grade levels, and educational philosophies. But they share a common approach: they all take time to reflect on finding new ways to listen to students, to make sense of their own teaching, and to take risks to transform work and social relations in their classrooms. The visions of classroom teaching in Class Acts are dynamic and inspiring. Read about how a third-grade teacher included the study of his students' urban neighborhood in his curriculum, or how a high school English teacher created a community of readers in her classroom. The teachers in Class Acts offer an engaging model of classroom teaching that stands in stark contrast to the traditional pedagogy found in U.S. schools.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Weight
426 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-916690-31-1 (9780916690311)
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Irene Hall is a doctoral candidate in Teaching, Curriculum, and Learning Environments at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. An elementary school teacher for over fifteen years, she is currently Associate Director of Kids in Business, a creative learning program for urban youth. She is also writing a biography of Alice Dewey, cofounder (with husband John Dewey) of the Laboratory School at the University of Chicago.Carolyn H. Campbell is a doctoral candidate in the Language and Literacy Program in Human Development and Psychology at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She has taught third-and fourth-grade students in public and private schools. Her current research interests include the development of written language and genre understanding in elementary school childrenEdward J. Miech is a doctoral candidate in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He has taught English, math, and English as a Second Language in public high schools. His current research interests include the politics and history of education reform and federal aid to schools.