Coaching Teacher-Writers: Practical Steps to Nurture Professional Writing

Synopsis

When Teachers Write, Good Things Can Happen; Writing Helps Educators To Better Understand Themselves, As Well As Students, Parents, And Colleagues. This Practical Book Illustrates How To Encourage, Lead, And Sustain Teacher-writers, Especially In Group Contexts. In Contrast To Guides On Writing And Teacher Research, This Book Is Designed For Those Who Support Teacher-writers, Such As Teacher Educators And Literacy Coaches. The Authors Offer Descriptions Of Key Practices They Have Developed Over Years Of Coaching, Teaching, And Collaborating With K-12 Teachers Who Write About Classroom Instruction, Teacher Research, Or Advocacy For Better Policy And Pedagogy. Knowing Firsthand Just How Hard Writing Can Be For Teachers, They Provide A Repertoire Of Strategies To Elicit Writing, To Support Teachers As They Write, To Find Audiences For The Teachers' Work, And Much More.