GRADES 6–12 Power in Pictures


Using Picturebooks to Energize Secondary ELA Instruction Deborah Dean


Discover the transformative power of picturebooks in secondary English language arts (ELA) classrooms! Not only do picturebooks increase student engagement and comprehension, but they also provide additional content and context, improve multimodal literacy, ignite creativity, and, when read aloud, can turn a classroom into a community of learners. This comprehensive guide delves into the myriad benefits of picturebooks to enhance reading,


writing, and language instruction for middle and high school students. Perfect for teachers of diverse student groups.


207 pp. | 2024 | ISBN 9780814102183 | $27.96 member/$34.99 nonmember ebook: ISBN 9780814102190


GRADES 9–12 Can We Talk?


Encouraging Conversation in High School Classrooms Susanne Rubenstein


The proverbial “lost art of conversation” has become more than a cliché. Once young people learned the art of conversation outside of the classroom—in their homes, in organized social groups, and with their peers. But today, such human encounters are limited, partly because of the ubiquitous presence of technology. Face-to-face conversation offers a different and vital kind of connection, one that is at the core of our


humanity and essential for a democratic society. As teachers, we have a responsibility to help our students find their voices and truly listen to the voices they hear. The strategies and activities described in this book are easily integrated into an already existing curriculum and will allow students to become not only better speakers, but better writers, better thinkers, and better human beings.


153 pp. | 2022 | ISBN 9780814104323 | $23.96 member/$29.99 nonmember ebook: ISBN 9780814104347


GRADES 9–12 Compose Our World


Project-Based Learning in Secondary English Language Arts


Alison G. Boardman, Antero Garcia, Bridget Dalton, and Joseph L. Polman


Learn how to develop and sustain multimodal, project- based learning (PBL) instruction in secondary English language arts classrooms. This book highlights PBL as a powerful way to harness students’ interests and engage them in academically rigorous learning. The authors provide specific, research-informed curricular approaches and instructional guidance for classroom teachers, as well as an


overview of the dimensions of PBL that are often overlooked, Compose Our World explores how core dimensions of equitable teaching—such as social and emotional support, universal design for learning, and cultivating classroom community— function as the bedrock for student success in PBL contexts and beyond. Teachers College Press, NCTE, and the National Writing Project


224 pp. | 2021 | ISBN 9780807764541 | $22.46 member/$29.95 nonmember To Order: phone 1-877-369-6283 | my.ncte.org/s/ | customerservice@ncte.org 21


CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS GRADES 6–8


Making Middle School


Cultivating Critical Literacy and Interdisciplinary Learning in Maker Spaces


Steve Fulton and Cynthia D. Urbanski Foreword by Lil


Brannon and Lacy Manship


Eighth-grade English teacher Steve Fulton and science teacher Tiffany Green explore the intersections between critical literacy and science through maker spaces alongside their students. With thinking partner Cindy Urbanski, they use the idea of make to center as well as democratize student learning in their classrooms, back-loading English and science standards while front-loading the current focus on STEAM. Making—following one’s own desire to create—is based on principles of connected learning. Fulton and Urbanski illustrate the rich and real applications of a make-based approach in today’s middle school classrooms.


128 pp. | 2020 | ISBN 9780814130667 $22.36 member/$27.99 nonmember ebook: ISBN 9780814100257


GRADES 7–12


A Symphony of Possibilities


A Handbook for Arts Integration in Secondary English Language Arts


Katherine J. Macro and Michelle Zoss, editors


A Symphony of


Possibilities explores arts-based pedagogies for secondary teachers of English language arts. Drama, music, poetry, public art, and visual art are explored in detail by experts in their fields sharing proven methods of instruction with secondary students and teachers. Each chapter looks at effective teaching methods that incorporate the arts into secondary English classrooms. Through the arts we see teachers and researchers who explore and expand upon comprehension, memory, issues of identity, and culturally relevant pedagogies. This book provides a resource for teachers who are looking for creative approaches to their teaching.


240 pp. | 2019 | ISBN 9780814149713 $30.36 member/$37.99 nonmember ebook: ISBN 9780814100332


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