Making Conversation: Collaborating with Colleagues for Change

by Mark Larson

In Making Conversation, Mark Larson reinvents his own teaching by raising difficult questions at the heart of the English classroom: Should we have a canon? If we do, who will decide what will be in it and how will they make that decision? How do we balance student choice with our responsibility to lead students to higher ground? How do we assess student progress in ways that both yield useful, reliable information and are fair to all students?...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0867094249
• ISBN13: 9780867094244
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12

Customer Reviews

Collaboration for change

This is a fabulous book that crosses all content areas for teachers and has implications for all professions. Larson discusses the power of collaboration, how it impacts the individual, as well as the impact for greater change for the organization. This book has been a powerful resource for my research work and the cooperative work that is developing between my colleagues and me.

I couldn't put it down!

This book was so helpful for a new teacher. I learned not only about education but about myself as a teacher. Mark Larson seems to really have passion for teaching and learning about the students. What a wonderful role model for all teachers.