Making the Journey, Third Edition: Being and Becoming a Teacher of English Language Arts / Edition 3

by Leila Christenbury, Ken Lindblom

Overview

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 in the classroom and how to act, but also offers a realistic but 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780325008172
Publisher:	Heinemann
Publication date:	07/20/2006
Edition description:	3RD
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

About the Author

Leila Christenbury is Commonwealth Professor of English Education at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, and a 40-year veteran teacher both in secondary English and higher education. She is a former editor of English Journal and past president of the National Council of Teachers of English. In recognition of her account of returning to teach in the English classroom, she is the recipient of both the David H. Russell Award for Distinguished Research in Teaching and the James N. Britton Award for Educational Research. Leila has recently served as NCTE's Council Historian for the organization's centennial and, at VCU, she has been professor, department chair, and interim dean.

Ken Lindblom is Associate Professor of English and Associate Dean for Academic Programs in the School of Professional Development at Stony Brook University (SUNY), and a former high school English teacher. Ken has served as the editor of English Journal and is on the Executive Board of the Conference on English Education (NCTE).