Anthony Johnston

By weaving various strands of teacher education scholarship, this book offers theories, practices, rationale, and actionable steps needed to be an effective secondary school teacher. Drawing from social justice pedagogies, evidence-based instruction, the wisdom of experienced teachers, and adolescent brain research, this book explores multiple aspects of teacher work. Chapters cover building relationships with students, classroom management, creating authentic learning experiences, planning and providing instruction, fostering motivation and engagement in learning, and designing meaningful and just assessments are all explored using the four strands of scholarship in conversation with one another. Written to help new teachers enjoy success early on in their career so that they will sustain in the work long term, this book argues that we cannot wait for teachers to learn "from experience" alone. At the same time, this book looks to lay a foundation to help teachers sustain in this challenging profession and become the educational leaders we need. Rooted in this foundation is a new concept introduced, TIPPS, referring to teacher identity, presence, passion, and stance - a conceptual framework that informs all aspects of a teacher's work. Teacher educators will appreciate this course-friendly text, with its guiding questions, real-world examples, summarizing key points, and features by real teachers across a range of content areas, all bringing ideas and practices to life. At a moment when education and teaching are undervalued and, in some cases, under attack, there can be a tendency to search for quick and cheap solutions in teacher education that only continue to devalue this essential profession. This book aims to be responsive to the current climate of teacher education without diminishing the integrity and art and science of this highly complex profession. Applicable across diverse political contexts in various states and districts, this book demonstrates that high-quality, student-centered instruction-one that cultivates creativity, critical thinking, and civic-mindedness-is itself a form of social justice.

By weaving various strands of teacher education scholarship, this book offers theories, practices, rationale, and actionable steps needed to be an effective secondary school teacher. Drawing from social justice pedagogies, evidence-based instruction, the wisdom of experienced teachers, and adolescent brain research, this book explores multiple aspects of teacher work. Chapters cover building relationships with students, classroom management, creating authentic learning experiences, planning and providing instruction, fostering motivation and engagement in learning, and designing meaningful and just assessments are all explored using the four strands of scholarship in conversation with one another. Written to help new teachers enjoy success early on in their career so that they will sustain in the work long term, this book argues that we cannot wait for teachers to learn "from experience" alone. At the same time, this book looks to lay a foundation to help teachers sustain in this challenging profession and become the educational leaders we need. Rooted in this foundation is a new concept introduced, TIPPS, referring to teacher identity, presence, passion, and stance - a conceptual framework that informs all aspects of a teacher's work. Teacher educators will appreciate this course-friendly text, with its guiding questions, real-world examples, summarizing key points, and features by real teachers across a range of content areas, all bringing ideas and practices to life. At a moment when education and teaching are undervalued and, in some cases, under attack, there can be a tendency to search for quick and cheap solutions in teacher education that only continue to devalue this essential profession. This book aims to be responsive to the current climate of teacher education without diminishing the integrity and art and science of this highly complex profession. Applicable across diverse political contexts in various states and districts, this book demonstrates that high-quality, student-centered instruction-one that cultivates creativity, critical thinking, and civic-mindedness-is itself a form of social justice.

Monstrosity lurks around every corner in this graphic novel sequel to the critically acclaimed videogame, Dead Space.For old and new fans, journey back into the horrific darkness of space as the mutated dead rise to feast on humanity, while the Church of Unitology plots the extinction of mankind...Back in print for the first time since 2013, Dead Space is back to haunt and frighten. Experience the terror again as the dead mutate into horrific creatures with their sights set on the remains of a distraught human colony.In deep space, the USG Ishimura lies dormant and drifting-but not quite dead. Believing they've found the haul of their lives, a group of scavengers called The Magpies begin to salvage the ship... only to discover that they're not alone. Something is moving in the dark. And it's coming for them.With government agents racing to claim the Ishimura and an entire army of Necromorphs re-animating on-board, The Magpies must choose whether to fight - or die.Dead Space: Salvage is the second instalment in a three-volume epic.

Monstrosity lurks around every corner in this graphic novel spin off from the critically acclaimed videogame, Dead Space. For old and new fans, journey back into the horrific darkness of space as the mutated dead rise to feast on humanity, while the Church of Unitology plots the extinction of mankind...Back in print for the first time since 2013, Dead Space is back to haunt and frighten. Experience the terror again as the dead mutate into horrific creatures with their sights set on the remains of a distraught human colony. When P-SEC Sgt. Abraham Neumann encounters a reanimated corpse, he fights off wave after wave with one goal in mind: Survival. After the discovery of an Alien artefact prompts mysterious incidents to occur, the colony is shaken through psychological and vicious threats that break down their security. With the Church of Unitology slowly moving to awaken the Marker and push humanity to extinction. The onslaught grows as a gruesome undertaking takes place.Dead Space is the first instalment in a three-volume epic.

Here comes Daredevil...the Man Without Fear Meet Matt Murdock, one of New York's finest attorneys by day - and swashbuckling crimefighter by night Discover the dark secrets behind Matt's first days in the costume, as the man without sight became a man without fear - and one of the greatest heroes in comic history. Daredevil faces off against the Owl, the Purple Man and Mr. Fear for the first time...but it's not how you remember it Plus, Charles Soule puts Daredevil back in black in the first issue of his critically acclaimed, award-winning run

Countering the increased standardization of English language arts instruction requires recognizing and fostering students’ unique identity construction across different social and cultural contexts. Drawing on current sociocultural theories of identity construction, this book posits that students construct multiple identities through use of five identity practices: adopting alternative perspectives, exploring connections across people and texts, negotiating identities across social worlds, developing agency through critical analysis, and reflecting on long-term identity trajectories. Identity-Focused ELA Teaching features classroom activities teachers can use to put these practices into action in ways that re-center implementing the Common Core State Standards; case-study profiles of students and classrooms from urban, suburban, and rural schools adopting these practices; and descriptions of how teachers both support students with this instructional approach and share their own identity-construction experiences with their students. It demonstrates how, as students acquire identity-focused practices through engagements with literature, writing, drama, and digital texts, they gain awareness of the ways exposure to different narratives, beliefs, and perspectives serves to mediate their own and others’ identities, leading to different ways of being and becoming over time.

Countering the increased standardization of English language arts instruction requires recognizing and fostering students’ unique identity construction across different social and cultural contexts. Drawing on current sociocultural theories of identity construction, this book posits that students construct multiple identities through use of five identity practices: adopting alternative perspectives, exploring connections across people and texts, negotiating identities across social worlds, developing agency through critical analysis, and reflecting on long-term identity trajectories. Identity-Focused ELA Teaching features classroom activities teachers can use to put these practices into action in ways that re-center implementing the Common Core State Standards; case-study profiles of students and classrooms from urban, suburban, and rural schools adopting these practices; and descriptions of how teachers both support students with this instructional approach and share their own identity-construction experiences with their students. It demonstrates how, as students acquire identity-focused practices through engagements with literature, writing, drama, and digital texts, they gain awareness of the ways exposure to different narratives, beliefs, and perspectives serves to mediate their own and others’ identities, leading to different ways of being and becoming over time.