Authors in the Classroom: A Transformative Education Process / Edition 1

by Alma Ada, F. Campoy

Overview

Alma Flor Ada and Isabel Campoy have joined forces to create Authors in the Classroom. Having experienced personally the pain and the glory of writing, as well as the power of writing for content and meaning in addition to form, Ada and Campoy wanted to share the benefits of daring to write with teachers. In their workshops the authors have experienced the fear many teachers have fear of writing and of sharing their writing. To understand this difficulty, they explore the contradictions that exist between what is expected of teachers and the education and support they have received. Authors in the Classroom provides teachers with techniques on how to teach writing, helps teachers discover for themselves the power of authorship does indeed which generates the enthusiasm for writing that can transform the way in which students and families relate to the teacher, to the act of learning and the discovery of their own voices.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780205351398
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	05/28/2003
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Dr. Alma Flor Ada directs the Center for Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults at the University of San Francisco.She is a leading mentor and philosopher of bilingual education in the United States. Dr. Ada was the founder and First Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE).

F. Isabel Campoy is a scholar devoted to the study of language acquisition. She is the well-known author of numerous children's books in the areas of poetry, theatre, stories, biographies, and art.

Table of Contents

I. THEORETICAL PRINCIPLES.

Introduction.

1. Transformative Education.

Underlying Principles.

Oppression and Liberation: A Closer Look.

2. Authors in the Classroom.

Providing Models for Creative Expression.

Strengthening Teachers' Personal Voice.

Classroom-Generated Books as Cultural Bridges.

Awakening the Author Within.

Types of Books Written by Teachers.

Benefits of Authoring Books.

Benefits of Self-Published Books.

What About Standardized Testing?

3. The Role of Dialogue in the Classroom.

Benefits of Dialogue.

Principles of Creative Dialogue.

The Issue of Time.

Facilitating Reflective Dialogue In the Classroom.

II. A TRANSFORMATIVE PROCESS.

1. Affirming Self.

2. Recognizing Human Qualities.

3. Strengthening Self-Identity.

4. Building Communities.

5. The Power of Transformation.

6. Understanding the Past, Creating the Future.

7. Discovering Our Capacities and Strengths.

8. Learning to Know.

9. Developing Relationships.

10. From Yesterday to Tomorrow.

Editorial Reviews

“This book is nearly perfect. It will become a classic.”
Stephen Krashen, University of Southern California

“Authors in the Classroom shows us what education can be and should be: a safe environment for intellect and identity to expand and connect with the collective intellectual and cultural accomplishments of our global society. As evidence for its claims about what education can achieve this text provides neither empty theory nor soulless empirical research but rather the voices of teachers, students, parents, and the authors themselves, exploring through writing the limits of human reality and potential.”
Jim Cummins,University of Toronto

“I want to start by saying that this is a powerful book which was a joy to read. The book provides a much-needed bridge between theory and practice of Transformative pedagogy. It is what every teacher/prospective teacher looks for: a step-by-step guide to putting lofty ideological ideals into practice. The examples speak for themselves about the rich potential of the model.”
Elsa Auerbach, University of Massachusetts–Boston

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