Caring Hearts and Critical Minds: Literature, Inquiry, and Social Responsibility / Edition 1

by Steven Wolk

Overview

Imagine if going to school meant more than preparing kids for a test, teaching a canned curriculum, and training students for their future as workers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781571108593
Publisher:	Stenhouse Publishers
Publication date:	02/04/2013
Edition description:	New Edition
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	10 - 14 Years

About the Author

Steven Wolk has worked in education for nearly twenty-five years. He taught elementary and middle school in a variety of settings, including the Chicago Public Schools, and is currently a professor in the Teacher Education Department at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago. Steve lives in Chicago with his wife and his son, who has just started high school.

Table of Contents

Introduction; Chapter 1: Why Read?; Chapter 2: Good Books; Chapter 3: Learning Through Inquiry; Chapter 4: Teaching for Social Responsibility; Chapter 5: Real-World Resources; Chapter 6: Designing an Inquiry Unit; Chapter 7: Does Technology Always Make Life Better?; Chapter 8: Why Should I Care About the Environment?; Chapter 9: What Is Empathy?; Chapter 10: Why Should I Care About What Is Happening Around the World?; Chapter 11: Why Care About Poverty?; Chapter 12: Reading for Heart and Mind (in the Age of Testing and Standards); Chapter 13: Becoming a Teacher of Inquiry

Editorial Reviews

"This inspiring book motivates middle school teachers to use reading as a vehicle to promote critical literacy, social responsibility and thought-provoking discussions within our classrooms."
"My only issue with this inspiring professional resource was the growing list of adolescent novels that I now want to purchase and read!" - ETFO Voice

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