Arthur N Applebee: 2 books
Writing Instruction That Works
Proven Methods for Middle and High School Classrooms
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Backed by solid research, Writing Instruction That Works answers the following question: What is writing instruction today and what can it be tomorrow? This up-to-date, comprehensive book identifies areas of concern for the ways that writing is being taught in today’s secondary schools. The...
Curriculum as Conversation
Transforming Traditions of Teaching and Learning
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2008
“Applebee's central point, the need to teach 'knowledge in context,' is absolutely crucial for the hopes of any reformed curriculum. His experience and knowledge give his voice an authority that makes many of the current proposals on both the left and right seem shallow by comparison.”—Gerald Graff, University of Chicago