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Found Families: An Idea For Blending Whole-Class Novels And Student Choice In Middle School And High School English Classrooms, Abby De Groot Apr 2023

Found Families: An Idea For Blending Whole-Class Novels And Student Choice In Middle School And High School English Classrooms, Abby De Groot

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The ideas in this article spring from three important identities I carry in my heart: reader, teacher, and child in the family of God. I have spent my career as a teacher, both in K–12 schools and higher education, thinking about how to best teach literature in a way that produces not only literate and knowledgeable students but also students who see and value God’s truth in stories. I have not always succeeded at reaching these worthwhile goals, but I am grateful to still be discovering and articulating ways to do so.


Policy, Practice, And Dialogue: A Framework For Ncte Action And Relational Strategy, Leah A. Zuidema Oct 2018

Policy, Practice, And Dialogue: A Framework For Ncte Action And Relational Strategy, Leah A. Zuidema

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This essay is an invited response to Noah Asher Golden and Deborah Bieler’s Provocateur Piece in this issue in which they share a loving critique of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). This response highlights and extends Golden and Bieler’s observation about “the strengths of our members: policy, practice, and dialogue.” The response essay illustrates how NCTE, an association for literacy educators, could use “policy, practice, and dialogue” as a framework to drive and connect its work.


Love Your Neighbor As Yourself: Learning From Award-Winning Second Language College Teachers, Leendert Van Beek Apr 2017

Love Your Neighbor As Yourself: Learning From Award-Winning Second Language College Teachers, Leendert Van Beek

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What can we learn from award-winning second language teachers so that we can serve the students at our Christian institutions better? A wide spectrum of college teachers was interviewed about their perspectives on the qualities needed to excel, their classroom practices, and their theories of teaching and learning.


Integrating A Christian Worldview Into Literacy Instruction, Gwen R. Marra Jan 2017

Integrating A Christian Worldview Into Literacy Instruction, Gwen R. Marra

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