Table of Contents
Introduction, Kylene Beers
- The Measure of Our Success, Kylene Beers
- Flying Blind, Chris Crutcher
- Multiliterate Youth in the Time of Scientific Reading Instruction, Donna E. Alvermann
- The Essence of Understanding, Ellin Oliver Keene
INTERLUDE 1:
Lessons Learned The Need to Write, the Need to Listen, Ruth Shagoury
- Tom Sawyer, Teaching, and Talking, Robert E. Probst
- Of Times, Teens, and Books, Teri S. Lesesne
INTERLUDE 2:
Lessons Learned Building the Textual Lineages of African American Male Adolescents, Alfred W. Tatum
- Mastering the Art of Effective Vocabulary Instruction, Janet Allen
- English Language Learners in the Classroom, Cynthia Mata Aguilar, Danling Fu, and Carol Jago
- One Teacher to One Student with One Powerful Strategy, Harvey Daniels
INTERLUDE 3:
Lessons Learned Reading with Adolescents, Deborah Appleman
- Teaching English Language Arts in a "Flat" World, Jim Burke
- Teaching Writing from the Inside, Tom Romano
- Teach Writing Your Way, Donald M. Murray
- Writing: Commonsense Matters, Linda Rief
INTERLUDE 4:
Lessons Learned The Importance of Choice, Penny Kittle
- Unleashing Potential with Emerging Technologies, Sara B. Kajder
- Making It Matter Through the Power of Inquiry, Jeffrey D. Wilhelm and Michael W. Smith
- Building Academic Success with Underachieving Adolescents, Yvette Jackson and Eric J. Cooper
- Thinking Through Assessment, Devon Brenner, P. David Pearson, and Linda Rief
- Effective Teachers, Effective Instruction, Richard L. Allington
INTERLUDE 5:
Lessons Learned Who Is the Good Teacher?, Leila Christenbury
- Five Things You Need to Know About Literacy Coaching in Middle and High Schools, Kathryn Egawa
- The Role of Handover in Teaching for Democratic Participation, Randy Bomer
Afterword: Nancie Atwell