1st Edition

Healing-Centered Writing in the Secondary Classroom An Identity-Affirming and Restorative Approach

By Ioanna Pettas Opidee Copyright 2027
260 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Eye On Education

This book offers an expansive vision of what writing can look like and feel like, both in classrooms and in our lives. In a time when automation of the writing process is being normalized at every stage and level, it challenges readers to remember why writing from our own bodies still matters. The book presents the concept of a healing-centered framework for writing, which covers five tenets:... Read more

1. Introduction: Why Writing Still Matters  2. What is “Healing-Centered” Writing?  3. Embodying What: Characteristics of a Healing-Centered Approach  4. Embodying Why: Values and Priorities of a Healing-Centered Approach  5. Embodying How: Processes and Practices of a Healing-Centered Approach  6. Case Study: Esther and Maria  7. Case Study: Lila and Dan  8. Case Study: Eddie and June  9. Case Study: Mason and Tag  10. Toward Embodying a Healing-Centered Approach to Writing  11. The Origins of a Healing-Centered Ethic  12. The Emergence of a Healing-Centered Research Project  13. The “Pivot Point” of AI  14. Write the Way: A Healing-Centered Model

 

Biography

Ioanna Pettas Opidee is a writer and educator with more than twenty years of experience teaching writing in a variety of settings, including high school and college classrooms, as well as community-based spaces.