The English Teacher's Companion, Third Edition: A Complete Guide to Classroom, Curriculum, and the Profession
by Jim Burke
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Manufacturer: Heinemann
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 428.00712
EAN: 9780325011394
ISBN: 0325011397
Label: Heinemann
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 568
Publication Date: 2007-11-02
Publisher: Heinemann
Studio: Heinemann
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Summary: Student Teachers - Get this book!
Comment: I started student teaching and I'm glad I bought this book. It's lengthy and covers nearly all topics. It puts everything together and is practical. I have read some education books that are just idealistic thoughts but impractical for the classroom. This is not like that at all.
The book has some good ideas. I've used some. In different chapters it discusses teaching reading, vocabulary, writing, AP classes, gender, race and culture in literature, teaching controversial novels, teaching special needs children and many topics. It is all-in-one book.
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Summary: Most valuable resource
Comment: Originally the second edition was the required text for my Methods course; however, this is the most valuable required book I have had to purchase for courses. When the third edition was released, I purchased it immediately. Burke provides practical suggestions while providing a clear image to the teacher to know how to implement the suggestion. One of the few books that I recommend to all teachers in high schools.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Hope for urban teaching.
Comment: Excellent book! Goes to show that you can get thru to nearly every student no matter where you teach!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Place these in Your Resource Library!
Comment: This book is a great resource tool to have at your disposal! It provides tips and information not often shared in teaching courses. I highly recommend it.
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Summary: Inspiring and Practical
Comment: Although I have been teaching English for twelve years, I will be the department chair for my school for the first time next year. I felt the need to brush up on the latest research and ideas, so I ordered this book, knowing nothing about the author. I was so pleased and still am as I am highlighting and marking all over this book, tagging all the information and examples that might help my fellow teachers. I love the way Burke balances the need to address standards and requirements with creativity and individualism. It's a must have for every English teacher of any level or experience. A great reference book to have easily accessible.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Student Teachers - Get this book!
Comment: I started student teaching and I'm glad I bought this book. It's lengthy and covers nearly all topics. It puts everything together and is practical. I have read some education books that are just idealistic thoughts but impractical for the classroom. This is not like that at all.
The book has some good ideas. I've used some. In different chapters it discusses teaching reading, vocabulary, writing, AP classes, gender, race and culture in literature, teaching controversial novels, teaching special needs children and many topics. It is all-in-one book.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Most valuable resource
Comment: Originally the second edition was the required text for my Methods course; however, this is the most valuable required book I have had to purchase for courses. When the third edition was released, I purchased it immediately. Burke provides practical suggestions while providing a clear image to the teacher to know how to implement the suggestion. One of the few books that I recommend to all teachers in high schools.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Hope for urban teaching.
Comment: Excellent book! Goes to show that you can get thru to nearly every student no matter where you teach!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Place these in Your Resource Library!
Comment: This book is a great resource tool to have at your disposal! It provides tips and information not often shared in teaching courses. I highly recommend it.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Inspiring and Practical
Comment: Although I have been teaching English for twelve years, I will be the department chair for my school for the first time next year. I felt the need to brush up on the latest research and ideas, so I ordered this book, knowing nothing about the author. I was so pleased and still am as I am highlighting and marking all over this book, tagging all the information and examples that might help my fellow teachers. I love the way Burke balances the need to address standards and requirements with creativity and individualism. It's a must have for every English teacher of any level or experience. A great reference book to have easily accessible.
For a decade and over two editions, the specific, practical, and experience-honed advice of The English Teacher's Companion has supported great teaching and cemented Jim Burke's reputation as a teacher's teacher. Now the third edition brings the book fully up to date, making it not only a useful resource, but an essential part of any English teacher's library. The third edition of The English Teacher's Companion again delivers vital information on the teaching of English, including foundational advice for teaching literature; nurturing reading, writing, and thinking skills; and organizing for success. But it also responds to needs that Jim has heard in speaking engagements and professional development workshops across the country. Teachers and teacher educators asked for: - the latest research on literacy
- more information about national standards
- ways to consider gender in instruction
- advice for teaching Advanced Placement classes
- ideas for teaching media literacy and incorporating technology effectively into instruction
- even more resources for mentoring new teachers
- analysis of how trends in society, culture, and politics impact teachers and their classrooms.
And Jim delivers. He has revamped his introductory chapters on literacy learning to include up-to-the-minute thinking from the field, and he has incorporated lists of key standards and helpful suggestions for reaching them. His practical strategies turn recent findings on literacy and gender into well-designed, research-based instruction, and his ideas help you meet the very different needs of AP students by understanding their goals and providing them with appropriate challenges. Best of all, new teachers will find a wealth of the latest information for getting a teaching job, using the Internet to locate helpful resources, negotiating the impact of politics and culture in the workplace, and helpful thoughts on the reciprocal nature of mentoring and being mentored. There's even a companion website (books.heinemann.com/englishteacherscompanion) with still more to support your success and your students'. The world of English teaching changes every day, and The English Teacher's Companion has changed with it. Read the third edition, and find out why it continues to make a powerful and lasting impact on English teachers everywhere.
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