1st Edition

Fostering Critical Pedagogy in the ELA Classroom Mentoring, Networking, and Supporting English Teachers

136 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

136 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

136 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book presents the story of the Critical English Educator Collaborative (CEEC)—a teacher‑guided, informal learning community focused on supporting prospective and practicing English language arts (ELA) teachers’ understandings of critical pedagogy—in order to demonstrate and foster critical pedagogy among ELA teachers. Over the course of one academic year, three ELA teacher educators... Read more

Part I: CEECing Answers  Chapter 1. CEECers  Chapter 2. CEECing Support  Chapter 3. A Shared Vocabulary  Part II: CEECing Insight  Chapter 4. Practicing Teachers’ Experiences: Standards  Chapter 5. Practicing Teachers’ Experiences: Fear  Chapter 6. Practicing Teachers’ Experiences: Identity  Part III: CEECing Progress  Chapter 7. Teacher Support Networks  Chapter 8. Renewing Our Commitments

Biography

Meghan E. Barnes is an Associate Professor of English Education at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She is the Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of English, the English Pedagogy Concentration Coordinator, and the Co‑Coordinator for the Literacy concentration of the PhD in Curriculum and Instruction.

Lucy Arnold is an Assistant Professor of Education at Wingate University. She serves as the Co‑Director of the Bulldog Educator Exchange and Program Director of English and Education.

Heather Coffey is a Professor of English Language Education in the Department of Middle, Secondary and K‑12 Education at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and she serves as the Director of the UNC Charlotte Writing Project.