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Take A Risk: A Review Of Expanding Literacy, Hollie M. Bergeron, Jenny M. Martin

Virginia English Journal

This is a book review of Expanding Literacy: Bringing Digital Storytelling into Your Classroom by Brett Pierce in 2022. Review collaboratively by two teacher educators and a content area literacy course, this thorough review of Pierce's book for educators includes many perspectives.

The Yes Of Soul: Book Review For "Poetry In Expressive Arts: Supporting Resilience Through Poetic Writing" By Margo Fuchs Knill & Sally S. Atkins, Katrina Plato, Lucien Zell

Artizein: Arts and Teaching Journal

Abstract

A book review of Margo Fuchs Knill’s and Sally S. Atkins’s “Poetry in Expressive Arts: Supporting Resilience through Poetic Writing” published in 2021 by Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Like the authors of the book, this review is written in partnership. Author and creative writing teacher Lucien Zell reflects on the book’s theme of resilience. Expressive arts professional Katrina Plato follows with a couple of her own poems and then work by clients in response to the book’s prompts.

Review Of Storytelling On Screen: An Online Playback Theatre Archive And Guidebook, Lucas Skjaret

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

Review of Storytelling on Screen: An Online Playback Theatre Archive and Guidebook, https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/handle/10919/104420

Review Of Openstax College Success, Claudia G. Chiang-Lopez

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

Review of OpenStax College Success, https://openstax.org/details/ books/college-success

Review Of Language And Culture In Context: A Primer On Intercultural Communication, Maria Subert

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

Review of Language and Culture in Context: A Primer on Intercultural Communication by Robert Goodwin-Jones, Virginia Commonwealth University, https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/978

Review Of Intercultural Communication For The Community College (Second Edition), Christina-Marie Magalona

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

Review of Intercultural Communication for the Community College (Second Edition) by Karen Krumrey, Lane Community College, https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/comm115/

Review Of A Guide To Good Reasoning: Cultivating Intellectual Virtues, Scott Andrews

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

Review of A Guide to Good Reasoning: Cultivating Intellectual Virtues by D.C. Wilson (2020), University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing, https://open.lib.umn.edu/goodreasoning/

Review Of Advanced Public Speaking, Karla Jennings

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

Review of Advanced Public Speaking by Lynn Meade, University of Arkansas, https://uark.pressbooks.pub/speaking/

Thinking About Teaching: A Rural Social Studies Teacher's Path To Strive For Excellence, Dana F. Serure

Excelsior: Leadership in Teaching and Learning

Thinking About Teaching: A rural social studies teacher's path to strive for excellence by Casey Jakubowski (2020) offers insights about the macros and micros of teaching. The book is geared toward educators and teacher candidates who seek to know more about the teaching profession. The book comprises four parts, including: 1) an introduction of practice which details twenty brief chapters of hot education topics, 2) curriculum and instruction, 3) rural education, and 4) a conclusion that pinpoints recommendations about teaching based on his experience that spans twenty years in the education field. Throughout the book Jakubowski expresses his professional journey …

Book Review: Let The Children Play: How More Play Will Save Our Schools And Help Children Thrive, Kate Hoskins, Sue Smedley

Excelsior: Leadership in Teaching and Learning

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Review Of The Book Merging The Instructional Design Process With Learner-Centered Theory—The Holistic 4d Model, By Charles M. Reigeluth And Yunjo An, Sunnie Lee Watson

Journal of Educational Research and Practice

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Book Review Of Motivation Matters And Interest Counts, Cassie Gannett

Colorado Mathematics Teacher

This book review of Motivation Matters and Interest Counts, written by by James A. Middleton and Amanda Jansen, yields insights for educators looking for ways to engage students in learning mathematics.

Book Review Of Mathematical Mindsets, Leigh Ann Kudloff

Colorado Mathematics Teacher

This book review of Jo Boaler's Mathematical Mindsets yields insight into how teachers can build their students’ mindsets to improve math achievement.

Review Of Mathematical Imagining: A Routine For Secondary Classrooms By Christof Weber, Geoff Krall

Colorado Mathematics Teacher

This book review of Christof Weber's Mathematical Imagining yields insight into the routine of mathematical imagining and offers practitioners advice on how to incorporate the routine in the classroom. A brief summary of the book is provided, followed by commentary on potential benefits of mathematical imagining, connection to other research, and suggestions for accommodating for emergent bilingual students. Readers are encouraged to follow up with a reading of the original book.

Book Review Of The Impact Of Identity In K-8 Mathematics: Rethinking Equity-Based Practices, Catherine Martin

Colorado Mathematics Teacher

Aguirre, Mayfield-Ingram, and Martin have written this book to engage teachers in conversations about and reflection on their own and their students' mathematical identities. While classroom examples focus on grades K-8, the book discusses teacher reflection and practice around issues of equity for grades K-12.

Book Review: Thinking Tools For Young Readers And Writers, Jennifer Steil

The Language and Literacy Spectrum

Abstract:

This article offers a book review of Thinking Tools for Young Readers & Writers (2018), by Carol Booth Olson, Angie Balius, Emily McCourtney, and Mary Widtmann. The book presents the cognitive strategies tool kit, which includes strategies such as: planning, goal setting, tapping prior knowledge, asking questions, making predictions, making connections, summarizing, inferencing, forming interpretations, adopting an alignment, monitoring, and clarifying. The teachers share lessons for how they teach these strategies to students in their various grade levels. For each lesson, the authors include research, connections to Common Core State Standards, and examples of classroom lessons putting …

How Students Learn And Instructors Can, Too: Effective College Teaching According To Eyler (2018), Karin Dejonge-Kannan

Journal on Empowering Teaching Excellence

Book Review

Eyler, J. R. (2018). How Humans Learn: The Science and Stories behind Effective College Teaching. West Virginia University Press.

• 293 pages
• Available in hardback, paperback, and digital format
• Price $85 (hc), $22 (pb), $17 (ebook)
• Keywords: learning, teaching, college students, classroom practice

Reviewer:

Karin deJonge-Kannan, Principal Lecturer

Department of Languages, Philosophy, and Communication Studies

Utah State University

karin.dejongekan@usu.edu

Review Of "The Age Of The Crisis Of Man: Thought And Fiction In America, 1933-1973", Tim Lacy

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

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Review Of "1177 B.C. The Year Civilization Collapsed", Jessica Mills

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

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Review Of "Eclipse Of Man, Human Extinction And The Meaning Of Progress", Michael Palmer

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

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Review Of "A War For The Soul Of America: A History Of The Culture Wars", Tim Lacy

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

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Review Of "A Lakota War Book From The Little Bighorn: The Pictographic "Autobiography Of Half Moon"", Rowena Mcclinton

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

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Review Of "The Federal Reserve And The Financial Crisis", Scott Wolla

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

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Review Of "Where The Conflict Really Lies: Science, Religion, And Naturalism", Matthew Schunke

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

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Review Of "Beat Box: A Drum Machine Obsession", Lincoln Lounsbury

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

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Review Of "River Of Dark Dreams: Slavery And Empire In The Cotton Kingdom", Bryan Jack

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

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Review Of "Excellence For All: How A New Breed Of Reformers Is Transforming America’S Public Schools", Michelle Stacy

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

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Review Of "Uncivil Rights: Teachers, Unions, And Race In The Battle For School Equity", Lindon Ratliff

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

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Review Of "Teaching Economics In Troubled Times: Theory And Practice For Secondary Social Studies", Scott Wolla

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

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Review Of "The Challenge Of Rethinking History Education: On Practices, Theories, And Policy", Michelle Stacy

The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies

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