Creating Inclusive Writing Environments in the K-12 Classroom - Reluctance, Resistance, and Strategies That Make a Difference

Timely and accessible, this book offers tangible strategies that will help teachers plan and sustain writing workshop experiences that are responsive to the needs of their students. Angela Stockman helps teachers understand why some writers may fail to meet their goals and how to help all writers reach their fullest potential.

List of contents

Introduction: The Rise of the Resistant Writer
Part 1: Disrupting the Stories We Tell Ourselves About Reluctant and Resistant Writers
Chapter 1: Our Past Is Present
Chapter 2: Decentering Ourselves
Chapter 3: Fortifying Writers in a Nutritive Writing Workshop
Part 2: A Framework for Centering Writers in Our Classrooms and Workshops
Chapter 4: Practicing and Coaching Self-Awareness
Chapter 5: Building and Maintaining Mutually Respectful Relationships
Chapter 6: Making the Environment a Teacher
Chapter 7: Fostering Hard Fun
Part 3: Roadmaps for Unit and Lesson Planning
Chapter 8: Writing to Teach and Help Others Resolve Dilemmas
Chapter 9: Writing to Connect and Inspire
Chapter 10: Writing to Take a Stand
Chapter 11: Writing to Analyze
Appendices
Glossary

About the author

Angela Stockman spent twelve years in the classroom before becoming a professional learning facilitator. In this capacity, she spends a good portion of each month reading and writing beside K-12 students in the company of their teachers. A systems thinker who is rewarded by leading sustained work in schools, Angela has significant experience with curriculum and assessment design, standards based grading and reporting, and pedagogical documentation.
Illustrated by Brooklyn-based designer Laura Stockman

Summary

Timely and accessible, this book offers tangible strategies that will help teachers plan and sustain writing workshop experiences that are responsive to the needs of their students. Angela Stockman helps teachers understand why some writers may fail to meet their goals and how to help all writers reach their fullest potential.

Product details

• Authors: Angela Stockman
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2020
• EAN: 9780367463380
• ISBN: 978-0-367-46338-0
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; EDUCATION / General, EDUCATION / Professional Development, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / General, EDUCATION / Learning Styles, EDUCATION / Multicultural Education, MUSIC / Philosophy & Social Aspects, Teachers' classroom resources & material, Educational: English language: reading & writing skills, Teachers’ classroom resources and material, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Language Arts