Informed Choices
A Guide for Teachers of College WritingFirst Edition| ©2015 Tara Lockhart; Mark Roberge
Combining sound theory with rich hands-on activities, Informed Choices: A Guide for Teachers of College Writing is built on the premise that teaching writing is not about mastering a single best practice, but instead requires conscious reflection, as well as responsiveness to inevitable tr...
Combining sound theory with rich hands-on activities, Informed Choices: A Guide for Teachers of College Writing is built on the premise that teaching writing is not about mastering a single best practice, but instead requires conscious reflection, as well as responsiveness to inevitable tradeoffs and paradoxes. Ideal for new TAs and experienced professors alike, it helps teachers navigate complex choices about course design, assessment, even professional growth--all within the context of trends in the field, institutional expectations, and their evolving pedagogical philosophies.
ISBN:9781457652738
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A jump start to teaching composition
A jump start to teaching composition
Combining sound theory with rich hands-on activities, Informed Choices: A Guide for Teachers of College Writing is built on the premise that teaching writing is not about mastering a single best practice, but instead requires conscious reflection, as well as responsiveness to inevitable tradeoffs and paradoxes. Ideal for new TAs and experienced professors alike, it helps teachers navigate complex choices about course design, assessment, even professional growth--all within the context of trends in the field, institutional expectations, and their evolving pedagogical philosophies.
Features
- Hand-on Activities: four unique exercise types, ranging from abstract brainstorming to application-oriented prompts
- Reflective Callouts: models for teacher self-reflection from the authors to ground readers in the conversation
- Turning to the Field: introductions to important documents in the field that encourage instructors to explore challenging concepts or practices
- Taking It Further: questions for instructors that complicate “neat and tidy” notions of teaching and learning
- Putting it Together: opportunities to distill and articulate key concepts of an evolving teaching philosophy
New to This Edition
"A user-friendly toolkit for new teachers of writing."
–Michelle Sidler, Auburn University"A theoretically well-seasoned but practical guide to developing or reinvigorating a writing teacher’s identity."
–Christopher Diller, Berry College
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Informed Choices
First Edition| ©2015
Tara Lockhart; Mark Roberge
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Informed Choices
First Edition| 2015
Tara Lockhart; Mark Roberge
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Authors
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Tara Lockhart
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Mark Roberge
Mark Roberge is a Professor of English and graduate coordinator of the Composition and Postsecondary Reading Program at San Francisco State University. His research focuses on immigrant education, second language instruction, program administration, and teacher training. He has given numerous presentations and faculty development workshops on teaching academic writing in linguistically and culturally diverse English classes at the secondary and post-secondary level. For the past ten years, he has served as co-editor of the CATESOL Journal. He is lead editor of the book Generation 1.5 in College Composition: Teaching Academic Writing to U.S.-Educated Learners of ESL (2009). Currently, he is working on an edited volume, Teaching US Educated Immigrant Students: Practices from and for the Classroom.
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Informed Choices
First Edition| 2015
Tara Lockhart; Mark Roberge
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