Bøger af Leila Christenbury

Leila Christenbury's Making the Journey has long been a beloved classic in English methods courses as well as with in-service English teachers whose dog-eared copies occupy a permanent place on their classroom desks. The Fourth Edition adds a fresh new voice from veteran English Education professor Ken Lindblom, whose expertise in writing instruction, teaching with technology, and teaching informational and nonfiction texts complements Leila's love of literature and vast knowledge and experience across the field. You'll find brand new content on: - CCSS and other college-and career-ready standards and assessments - Genre studies, with special attention to informational nonfiction - Digital literacies and technologies for teaching - Classroom management and communicating with parents, administrators, and colleagues - Teaching ELLs and students with special needs. Leila and Ken's timeless advice, humorous anecdotes, and stories of successes and failures in the classroom infuse Making the Journey with life and light, and instill confidence in soon-to-be English teachers. Though ever reflective of the current realities of teaching, and chock full of stories about real students and their struggles and triumphs, the Fourth Edition remains a beacon of hope and optimism for all those willing to enter the greatest profession.

In this third book in the Continuing the Journey series, Ken Lindblom and Leila Christenbury explore teaching English language, speaking, and listening. Aimed at veteran teachers yet accessible to highly capable early career teachers, this book offers practical advice, encouragement, and cutting-edge ideas for today's English classroom.Drawing on contemporary and foundational research to infuse classrooms with substance and energy, the authors focus on authentic assignments with real-world value. Topics in this volume include: Understanding and teaching language change and attention to cultureFostering audience-responsive communicationAddressing today's challenges for in-person and technology-enabled speakingEncouraging and assessing respectful talk and multimedia communicationManaging heated conversationsGrasping why deep listening may be a lost art, and how we can recover it. Packed with classroom-ready approaches, provocative ideas, encouraging insights, as well as the authors' anecdotes and asides, this book will entertain, educate, and inspire teachers who take seriously the importance of language, speaking, and listening in today's dynamic world. As an added benefit, teachers and scholars from across the country add their voices and experiences in the ideal Teachers' Lounge, providing important and diverse perspectives and advice. The Teachers' Lounge contributors: Sydney BryanKelly Byrne BullTricia EbarviaChristian Z. GoeringSharonica NelsonMolly S. PotasKia Jane RichmondJana L. RieckMartha SandvenBrian StzabnikPeter S. WillisAbout Continuing the Journey Continuing the Journey is a five-book series on advanced approaches to teaching English language arts. Written for veteran teachers by Leila Christenbury and Ken Lindblom, the books include "From the Teachers' Lounge," an innovative feature that honors the expertise of both colleagues from the field and highly regarded scholars. Topics addressed in the series include literature and informational texts; language and writing; listening, speaking, and presenting; digital literacies; and living the professional life of a veteran teacher.