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Listening is Learning invites young teachers to seek the knowledge and advice of former teachers, retired educators, respected veterans, and fellow newcomers. It encourages them to step away from their isolated classrooms and search for best ideas, methods, materials, insights--and moments of success, epiphanies, struggles, methodologies.
List of contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1- Break the Mold: Michael Harding & Meera Sharma
Chapter 2- Engage Students: Michael Harding & Meera Sharma
Chapter 3- Invoke Primary Sources: Frances Smith & Joyce Bertrand
Chapter 4- Frame the Big Picture: Michael Harding, Frances Smith, Meera Sharma & Joyce Bertrand
Chapter 5- Teach Students to Think: Terry Rowe & Ivan Deutsch
Chapter 6- Explore the Other Side: Terry Rowe & Ivan Deutsch
Chapter 7- Use Grading to Improve Learning: George Persons & Harold Coughlin
Chapter 8- Co-Teach with a Master Teacher: Del Goodwin & Lewis Denton
Chapter 9- Teach Collaboratively: Paula Ralston, Jennifer Symons & Jeremy Wilson
Chapter 10- Embrace Controversy: Martin Oldenberg, Ellen Harper & Isabella Gonzalez
Chapter 11- Teach Reading for Understanding: Carolyn Hench & Lea Archer
Chapter 12- Invest in Social-Emotional Learning: George Persons, Harold Coughlin & Amanda Booker
Chapter 13- To Google or Not to Google: Don Jorgensen, Amy Watson, Gordon Mason, & Bonnie Canton
Chapter 14- Stay Grounded in Reality: Don Jorgensen Amy Watson, Gordon Mason, & Bonnie Canton
Chapter 15- Seek the Middle Ground: Martin Oldenberg, Ellen Harper, Isabella Gonzalez & Thomas Singleton
Chapter 16- And It's the Little Things: Lillian Bailey, Michael Harding, Meera Sharma, John Hutchinson, Ford Daley & Martha Esersky
Coda
Appendix
About the Author
About the author
Frank Thoms, fifty years a middle school teacher, international educator, and consultant in more than 125 schools, is known for innovative practices and his ability to connect with students, parents, and colleagues. He prides himself on his writing to make his ideas accessible to readers.
