The Greatest Catch: A Life in Teaching
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (738 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0325007101 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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Jan Reads and Crafts said touches your teaching soul. Penny has a wonderful way of helping the reader visualize her classroom and her teaching. Each chapter is titled with a child's pseudonymn and then delves into the way she reaches out to 'hook' this particular learner. This deals with some of the tough issues of classrooms as well, the child who is hiding emotional or sexual abuse but finally divulges this through writing, the family so 'on the edge' that school is t. Catch and Release The metaphor Penny Kittle uses to describe the education of her students, that of the students passing through the doorway, often without looking back, isn't a sad one. It's positively powerful metaphor for a teacher. Because a teacher strives to pass onto students the skills and abilities to sort out life's problems, a student who is able to get by without the aid of a teacher is one who has successfully learned. A
You'll look over her shoulder as she tries to win over a mischievous third grader, works with a fifth-grade alcoholic, and attempts to make sense of her profession as she watches secondary students drop out of school. And in each instance, you'll see how writing can provide an outlet for difficult feelings, build connections and community, or foster resiliency in writers of any age. Then write your own. Now, she shares the stories of students with whom she's celebrated, struggled, and learned. I plan to. - Tom Romano, author of Crafting Authentic Voice For twenty years Penny Kittle has woven together artful teaching and a love of language, celebrating the written
As a professional development coordinator for the Conway, New Hampshire, School District, Penny Kittle acts as a K-12 literacy coach and directs new-teacher mentoring. Penny Kittle has been named the 2015 Exemplary Leader from the Conference on English Leadership for NCTE. Penny's students make a sta
Graves - Inside Writing and Quick Writes. Penny coauthored two books with Donald H. Penny is the author and coauthor of numerous books with Heinemann including Book Love: Developing Depth, Stamina, and Passion in Adolescent Readers; Children Want to Write (coauthored with Thomas Newkirk); Write Beside Them: Risk, Voice, and Clarity in High School Writing, which won the 2009 James N. In 2009, Penny received NCTE's prestigious Britton Award for Write Beside Them. In addition, she teaches writing at Conway's Kennett High School and in the Summer Literacy Institutes at the University of New Hampshire. Penny Kittle has been named the 2015 Exemplary Leader from the Conference on English Leadership for NCTE. . Britton Award from NCTE; The Greatest Catch, and Public Teaching. Penny's students make a statement about how student choice in reading has affected them. About the Author As a professional development coordinator for the Conway, New Hampshire, School District, Penny Kit