1st Edition
Healing-Centered Writing in the Secondary Classroom An Identity-Affirming and Restorative Approach
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.






