Talking about a Revolution: The Languages of Educational Reform

by Jacqueline Cossentino

Overview

Talking about a Revolution tells the story of school reform from the perspective of teachers engaged in it, illuminating the complexity of teachers' roles in transforming policy into practice. Al, Brian, and Camille teach at a large, comprehensive high school in a suburb of a major mid-western city. They use the languages of educational reform to inspire new ways to think about teaching, to shield themselves from the confusion of contradictory understandings of reform, and to construct a shared understanding of what reformed teaching might mean.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780791485439
Publisher:	State University of New York Press
Publication date:	02/01/2012
Series:	SUNY series, Teacher Preparation and Development
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	184
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Jacqueline Cossentino is Assistant Professor in the Department of Education Policy and Leadership at the University of Maryland at College Park.

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

PART I: INTRODUCTION

1. Teaching and Meaning

2. How Reform Means

PART II: THE LANGUAGES OF EDUCATIONAL REFORM

3. Exhibition as Test

4. Exhibition as Pedagogy

5. Exhibition as Curriculum

6. Exhibition as Rite of Passage

PART III: TEACHER AS COACH: REVISING ROLES, TRANSFORMING PRACTICE

7. Teacher as Designer

8. Teacher as Manager

9. Teacher as Critic

10. Conclusion: Policy, Practice, and a New Role for Language

Appendix A: Methodology

Appendix B: Rubrics

Notes

Bibliography

Index