Imagine a place : stories from middle grades educators / edited by Jan Carpenter (Marylhurst University), Amy Lutz (Pacific University, George Fox University), Linda Samek (George Fox University), Micki M. Caskey (Portland State University), William L. Greene (Southern Oregon University), Younghee M. Kim (Southern Oregon University), Jay Casbon (Oregon State University), Maureen Musser (Educational Consultant).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Carpenter, Jan Marie, editor.

Lutz, Amy, editor.

Samek, Linda, editor.

Caskey, Micki M., editor.

Greene, William L., editor.

Kim, Younghee M., editor.

Casbon, Jay, editor.

Musser, Maureen, editor.

Series:

Handbook of resources in middle level education.

The handbook of resources in middle level education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Middle school teaching--United States.

Middle school teaching.

Middle school teachers--United States.

Middle school teachers.

Middle schools--Curricula--United States.

Middle schools.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (168 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Charlotte, North Carolina : Information Age Publishing Inc., 2017.

Summary:

Imagine a place where passion for learning, authentic connection with colleagues and community, and strengths-based middle grades education thrive. Imagine places of learning and inspiration for teachers, administrators, teacher educators, and teacher candidates. Imagine a Place: Stories From Middle Grades Educators, a new anthology of teacher-written narratives, focuses on educators' stories that have the power to offer hope, ignite creativity, and provide practical ideas for middle grades teachers.Imagine a Place is filled with stories of joy, stories of relationships, and stories of finding the treasure in challenging situations that provide powerful insight into the world of teaching young adolescent learners. Along with teacher narratives, the editors of this book provide questions and exercises for thoughtful reflections on the themes and issues raised in each story as well as guidance for the reader to write his or her own account of their middle grades teaching experiences. We invite you to join these teachers in their classrooms as they reflect on their experiences with young adolescents in the place we call school.

Contents:

Preface

Acknowledgments

Section I. Welcome to the imagine AI? place classrooms / Jay Casbon and Linda Samek

Section II. Stories of joy, meaning, and deep connection through curriculum and instruction / Jan Carpenter

Chapter 1. It's all about relationships / Michelle Bond Copelin

Chapter 2. Mathography: A tool for fostering mathematics identity / Kasi Allen and Kemble Schnell

Chapter 3. Re-imagining our identity: How AI? sustainability class merges school, community, and environment / Ryan King and Margaret Perrow

Chapter 4. The most important lesson / Teresa Denney and Allison Eitzen

Chapter 5. Going out and going within / Marcia Ososke

Chapter 6. Discussion questions / Jan Carpenter

Section III. Stories of relationships and young adolescent development / Micki M. Caskey

Chapter 7. Mateo and the field guide manual from Afghanistan / Jennifer Robinson

Chapter 8. So much more than teaching / Katy Turpen

Chapter 9. Is luke here today? Michelle schwartze

Chapter 10. Conversations from the middle / Janolyn Jones King

Chapter 11. The starfish effect: It matters to this one / Casey Gilewski

Chapter 12. What it takes to win / Lynette Elwyn

Chapter 13. Discussion questions / Micki M. Caskey and Jan Carpenter

Section IV. Finding the treasure in challenging situations

stories of students who remind us who we are / Younghee M. Kim and William L. Greene

Chapter 14. Pieces of work: Seeing beyond behavior / George Roberts

Chapter 15. A vulnerable stanza / Bobbi Kidd

Chapter 16. Humility from AI? hubcap / Rebecca A. Hendrix

Chapter 17. Something about those eyes / Jan Carpenter

Chapter 18. On being ms. Lutz / Amy Lutz

Chapter 19. Finding myself with teen writers / Mary Sawyer

Chapter 20. All in AI? day's work / Gail Anderson

Chapter 21. Discussion questions / Younghee M. Kim, William L. Greene, and Jan Carpenter

Section V. Exploring stories

recommendations and resources / Micki M. Caskey

Chapter 22. Writing your story / Karen Hamlin

Chapter 23. An exercise in reflection for teacher candidates / Younghee M. Kim and William L. Greene

Chapter 24. Bibliography of online and print resources / Micki M. Caskey

About the Editors

About the Contributors.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record.

ISBN:

1-68123-942-6