Making the journey
Subtitle: being and becoming a teacher of English language arts
By: Leila Christenbury.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Heinemann
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Portsmouth, NH
Language: eng
Number of pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9780325008172
Subjects: Language arts (Secondary) -- United States; Teaching; English philology -- Study and teaching -- United States -- Vocational guidance; English language -- Study and teaching -- United States; Classroom management -- United States; English teachers -- Training of
Description: "Making the Journey is a staple of secondary English methods courses and teacher libraries because it not only provides practical advice on what to do and how to act in the classroom but also offers a realistic yet optimistic sense of what it means to embrace the practice of good teaching. Now, trusted educator, writer, and researcher Leila Christenbury has returned with a remarkable new edition of her classic." "The third edition of Making the Journey will be both refreshingly new and satisfyingly familiar to those who've come to rely on Christenbury's wisdom and uncommon common sense. Every chapter has been revised and updated with new examples, the latest research, and stories from today's classrooms. Even more important, Christenbury has devoted new sections to discussing instructional and political topics crucial to the contemporary teacher, including: supporting English language learners, developing students' ability to write on demand, meeting the challenge of high-stakes standardized testing, balancing depth of coverage with breadth in standards-based curricular planning, creating tests and other assessments that align with curricular goals and provide useful information for subsequent instruction, engaging students' reading interests through nontraditional, real-world genres like graphic novels, teaching writing and media literacy through digital-age innovations such as blogs and WebQuests, navigating the politics of school while remaining an activist professional." "With the latest, smartest strategies, techniques, and ideas as well as Leila Christenbury's trademark pragmatism and know-how, the third edition of Making the Journey will be an indispensable guide for anyone just starting their own journey into teaching or for anyone already on their way. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The teacher, the student, the school; title: What it takes to be a teacher; title: Planning for your teaching; title: Those who we teach; title: The world of literature : teaching and selecting; title: Words, words, words; title: Writing and re-writing; title: The craft of questioning; title: Media literacy : a question of ethics.