Steven Wolk

Caring Hearts and Critical Minds

Literature, Inquiry, and Social Responsibility

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Produktbeschreibung

Imagine if going to school meant more than preparing kids for a test, teaching a canned curriculum, and training students for their future as workers.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Februar 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 203mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 574g
• ISBN-13: 9781571108593
• ISBN-10: 1571108599
• Artikelnr.: 39362974

Autorenporträt

Steven Wolk has worked in education for nearly twenty-five years. He taught elementary and middle school in a variety of settings, including the Chicago Public Schools, and is currently a professor in the Teacher Education Department at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago. Steve lives in Chicago with his wife and his son, who has just started high school.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1: Why Read?
Chapter 2: Good Books
Chapter 3: Learning Through Inquiry
Chapter 4: Teaching for Social Responsibility
Chapter 5: Real-World Resources
Chapter 6: Designing an Inquiry Unit
Chapter 7: Does Technology Always Make Life Better?
Chapter 8: Why Should I Care About the Environment?
Chapter 9: What Is Empathy?
Chapter 10: Why Should I Care About What Is Happening Around the World?
Chapter 11: Why Care About Poverty?
Chapter 12: Reading for Heart and Mind (in the Age of Testing and Standards)
Chapter 13: Becoming a Teacher of Inquiry