Powerful Classroom Stories from Accomplished Teachers / Edition 1

by Adrienne M. Mack-Kirschner

Overview

National Board Certified Teachers invite us into their classrooms to witness 70 inspiring stories, reminding us that we are not only teachers, but also parents, mentors, friends, and leaders.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761939115
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	11/05/2003
Series:	1-Off Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	3 Months

About the Author

Adrienne Mack-Kirschner, Ed.D., NBCT, is an education consultant and speaker with vast experience as a classroom teacher, mentor, writer, literacy coach, and support provider for candidates applying for Certification throught the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS). She developed and directed NB support programs at the University of California, Los Angeles, and for the Los Angeles County Office of Education. She has personally supported more than 700 teachers in the certification process, enjoying one of the highest success rates in the country.

Adrienne’s publications include The Teacher’s Guide to National Board Certification: Unpacking the Standards (2003), The National Board Certification Workbook: How to Prepare Your Portfolio (2003), and A+ Parents: Help Your Child Learn and Succeed in School (1998). Her website is www.accomplishedteaching.com.

Table of Contents

Foreword - Cathy R. Owens
Acknowledgments
About the Author
About the Contributors
Introduction: The Power of Story
It's Okay Not to Be Perfect - Adrienne Mack-Kirschner
As Loud as Thunder - Adrienne Mack-Kirschner
Resource
National Board Core Proposition 1: Teachers Are Committed to Students and Their Learning
Making a Difference - Christina Maffia
Christopher and Clarence - Renee A. Moore
The Hook - Carolyn Moser
Oh No, Not Her! - Kathleen Pickard
Invisible - Genevieve Bodnar
His Words, His Way - Cheri J. Mann
What Dog? - Sharon Chaney
A Student's Road to Success - William Dean
Our Journey - Odessa Cleveland
You Just Never Know - Judith A. Chalmers
From Cocoon to Butterfly: Up Close and Personal - Rosemary Fryer
The Pelican Way - Kathryn Gemmer
First Comes Love - Wendy Hacke
Success: Measured in Inches, Not Feet - Foster Walsh
Finding Miguel - Damien Riley
A Gift of Cookies - Ann Matthys Smalley
Reflection
Resources
References
National Board Core Proposition 2: Teachers Know the Subjects They Teach and How to Teach Those Subjects to Students
Rembrandt Comes in All Sizes - Kathleen A. Blake
Collect, Select, and Reflect - John Dorroh
Elementary Artist Studies - Kelly Campbell-Busby
Not Just Another Field Trip - Pamela Beery
Blueberry Stains - Kathleen Gonzalez
The Phone Call - Mark Ellis
The Forgotten Holocaust (Classroom Story) - Renee O'Brien
The Forgotten Holocaust (Poem) - Virak
An Emotional Response - Jeanne Owens
"Way Out" But Wonderful and Worth It - Marcia Harris
Even Comedians Need to Write - Maureen Robinson
Getting to Know Gina - Catherine Humphrey
Poetry Lesson - Diane Saienni Albanese
Three Pigs - Helene Hirsch
Grown-Up Language - Stephanie Penniman
Economics 101 - Helene Hirsch
Teaching Him to Read - Anthony John Vincent Griffin
Reflection
Resources
References
National Board Core Proposition 3: Teachers Are Responsible for Managing and Monitoring Student Learning
Role Model - Alfee Enciso
One Meeting You Won't Mind Attending - Patrice J. Faison
A Gram of Truth - David Feela
"Fair Is Foul, and Foul Is Fair" - Joel Kammer
A Gift of Progress - Cindy Taylor
A Lesson About Diversity From Kyle - Linda T. Johnson
Jose - David Ross
Hunger - Shelia Sutton
Finding Freddie - Macre Jay Schwartz
The Power of Words - Nicki O'Neill
Carley - Linda Hollett
Reflection
Resources
National Board Core Proposition 4: Teachers Think Systematically About Their Practice and Learn from Experience
10 Powerful Consummations of Teaching and Learning From a Reflective National Board Certified Teacher - Lynn Gannon Patterson
Quality Verbal Discourse - Olivia Herring
The Prodigal Stapler - Janet Hironaka
A Message to Keep Close at Heart - Susan Sheffield Brandon
We Are Writing - Marlene Carter
The "Unplanned" Lesson - Marta C. Findlay-Partridge
What Holly Heard: R.L. Stine in the Classroom - Stacia A. Smith
Inspire - Barbara Yvette Le Winter
Our Story - Janet Hironaka
Reflection
Resources
National Board Core Proposition 5: Teachers Are Members of Learning Communities
A Box is Not Just a Box - Tammi Bender
Teachers Are Students Too - Tammi Bender
Sharing What Works and What Doesn't Work - Claudia L. Swisher
The Importance of Partnerships - Karen M. Caruso
Taking the Lid Off: Social Studies and the Arts - Sharon Mc Cubbin
Opening the Door to Possibilities - Mary Hanson
No More Two by Four - Brenda Culp Smith
Classroom Assignment: Get on the Oprah Winfrey Show - Michael Taylor
A Collegial Approach to Teaching Art Critique - Constance M. Rogers
Lyreesha - Helene Hirsch
If I Can Think It, I Can Speak It - Kathy L. Smith
In Memoriam: Peijian, December 11, 1986 - May 5, 2003 - Kathy L. Smith
Hamburger = America - Cecelia D. Lozano
Reflection
Resources
Conclusion: Those Who Can Teach, Do
David's Rose - Rebecca Witt
Show Me the Money - Marlene Carter
Reference
Index

Editorial Reviews

"Warm, interesting, and informative. I recommend it not only to all teachers looking to hone their professional skills, but also to all parents who insist upon a quality educational experience for their children. "

Gregory J. Vallone

"Readers are reminded that teaching reaches beyond a child's academics to personal and emotional domains. Through the author's commentary, the volume reinforces the power of story to help us understand and learn from students."

September 2004 CHOICE

"A must read for all teacher prep programs, with enriching ideas for ALL teachers, and vital to counter the effects of teaching for testing!"

Barbara Yvette Le Winter

"Adrienne Mack-Kirschner's book lets us teachers know that indeed we do make a difference in the lives of the students in our classrooms. She has collected ‘our’ stories so that we can feel connected to our fellow educators, so that we can know beyond all doubt that what we do each day does mean something. That knowledge is what makes teaching worthwhile; that is what makes teaching a joy."

Brenda Culp Smith

"How clearly teachers, in their stories, articulate the importance of connecting students—either through first person anecdotes or experiential trips—to real life. Twenty years from now when asked about memories from school these students will remember these experiences that touched their lives—the results of accomplished teachers who touch our children's lives every day."

Kathy Duba

"Adrienne Mack-Kirschner's book provides a welcome antidote to all the bad news about teachers that makes daily headlines. Reading these stories gave me hope. With such teachers in our classrooms, public education is in good hands."

Carol Jago

"Thought provoking and powerful."

Mary Bell

"Readers are reminded that teaching reaches beyond a child's academics to personal and emotional domains. Through the author's commentary, the volume reinforces the power of story to help us understand and learn from students. "

September 2004 Choice Magazine

"We must improve schools from within, utilizing our expertise as teaching professionals and placing ourselves at the center of the education reform movement. As Adrienne Mack-Kirschner informs us all in this important book, ‘These stories represent what is happening in tens of thousands of classrooms. They hold within them the power of what could be if all teachers and schools provided opportunities for all children to experience powerful teaching and learning.’ "

Cathy R. Owens

"We must improve schools from within, utilizing our expertise as teaching professionals and placing ourselves at the center of the education reform movement. As Adrienne Mack-Kirschner informs us all in this important book, ‘These stories represent what is happening in tens of thousands of classrooms. They hold within them the power of what could be if all teachers and schools provided opportunities for all children to experience powerful teaching and learning.’ "

From the Foreword by Cathy R. Owens

"A must read for all teacher prep programs, with enriching ideas for ALL teachers, and vital to counter the effects of teaching for testing!"

Barbara Yvette LeWinter