Freedom at work : language, professional, and intellectual development in schools / / Maria E. Torres-Guzman with Ruth Swinney

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910797725603321
• Autore: Torres-Guzman Maria E.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : , : Routledge, , 2016
• ISBN: 1-317-25950-5; 1-317-25949-1; 1-315-63459-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (203 p.)
• Collana: Series in critical narrative
• Altri autori (Persone): SwinneyRuth
• Disciplina: 370.1
• Soggetti: Teachers - In-service training - United States; Teacher-principal relationships - United States; Language and education - United States; Multiculturalism - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: First published 2010 by Paradigm Publishers.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Enmarcando/An Introduction; From Gray to Color: The Why of the Study; My Questions, My Methods; Activities; Endnotes; Part One: Language Development as Freedom; 2 Language and Culture from the Periphery to the Center; PS 165 Community; Latinos; Test Scores and Transformation; Parameters for Dual-Language Education; Reflection on Unfreedoms; Activities; Endnotes; 3 Negotiating Language; Negotiating Spaces; Language Allocation; Reflection on Definitions of Freedom; Activities; Endnotes; Part Two: Professional Development as Freedom4 The Professional Development Plan; Encouraging Autonomy and Risk Taking; Portfolios; Curriculum Conversations; Collaborative Leadership and Governance; Activities; Endnotes; 5 The Many Benefits of Group Study; Classroom Ethnography Study Group; The Reading Group; Teacher Inquiry/Study Group; Dual-Language Study Group; Schedules, Time, and Accountability; Activities; Endnotes; 6 The Synergy of Collaboration: Teachers and Researchers Together; The Professional Development School; The First Bilingual Internships; Intervisitations; PDS Teaching SeminarPDS Inquiry Group; The Greater Council; The Holmes Partnership Annual Conference; Disturbing the Bilingual Teacher Education Program; Other Ways of Breaking Isolation and Creating Community; Reflection on Freedom: The Individual and the Collective; Activities; Endnotes; 7 Teaching as Social Practice; Case #1: On Culture and Curriculum; Case #2: Negotiating Academic Language Through Culture; Case #3: Teaching Academic Language in Context; Case #4: Language Choice; Case #5: Learning About Scaffolding; Activities; Endnotes; Part Three: Intellectual Development as Freedom; 8 Teachers Speak: Their Theories and Educational GoalsEmpowerment; Independence; Interdependence; Social Justice; Reflections on Teachers' Practices and Thinking; Activities; Endnotes; 9 Other Theories of Development as Freedom; Definitions of Freedom; The Individual and Society; Agency; Freedom as Product and Process; How the Social Freedoms Came Together; Language Development as Freedom; Intellectual Development as Freedom; Professional Development as Freedom; Activities; Endnotes; 10 One Principal's Perspective; Endnote; 11 My Perspective; Activities; Endnotes; 12 Conclusions: Openings for Future FreedomsEndnotes; Index; About the Author