On the case in the English language arts classroom : situations for the teaching of English / Thomas M. McCann [and three others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCann, Thomas M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education.

Professional development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (156 pages)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), [2022]

Summary:

"Offers case studies in the teaching of English that prompt extensive discussion and written responses to problems that commonly confront English language arts teachers in middle and high schools"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

FOREWORD

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I Looking Forward

II Cases

CASE 1 Surprise! We've Come to Complain

CASE 2 Pressure Cooker: Where Should We Devote Our Energies?

CASE 3 Killing the Invaders: Respect, Confidentiality, and Security

CASE 4 The Accu-Grade System: What Is a Fair Grade?

CASE 5 Teaching to the Test

CASE 6 It Can't Be This Difficult: Meaningful Peer Revision Activities

CASE 7 Out of Control: Delinquent or Disabled?

CASE 8 It's Just a Soccer Game: How Will These Students View Me?

CASE 9 First Observation

CASE 10 Doing the Right Thing

CASE 11 Copycat

CASE 12 To Think or Not to Think, That Is the Question

CASE 13 Call Me Irreplaceable

CASE 14 Evening Reveries

CASE 15 When Do They Do Grammar?

CASE 16 Teaching English among Many Languages

CASE 17 Teaching in the Aftermath of Trauma

CASE 18 Can't They Already Read?

CASE 19 Teacher or Technician? Confronting Standardized Instruction

CASE 20 Isn't This Getting "Too Political"?

Reflecting on Practice

REFERENCES

RELATED RESOURCES FROM NCTE

INDEX

AUTHORS.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: McCann, Thomas M. On the Case in the English Language Arts Classroom

ISBN:

9780814100059

0814100058

OCLC:

1349276908