Talking Shop: Authentic Conversation and Teacher Learning

by Clark, Christopher M.; Clandinin, D. Jean

• ISBN13: 9780807740309
• ISBN10: 0807740306
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: Teachers College Pr

Summary

What do teachers learn from talking to one another about their practice? This set of exciting stories focuses on this important question and presents a case for how the ordinary talk among teachers is a potent medium for teacher learning and professional development. Drawing from the work of eight groups of teachers in the United States and Israel who have met in conversation for the past 4 to 5 years, the contributors present rich descriptions of the complexities, obstacles, contradictions, and possibilities that can accompany teacher conversation. Their research findings culminate in a practical model that helps guide educators in developing and supporting their own teacher conversation groups.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
D. Jean Clandinin
Conversation as Support for Teaching in New Ways	1	(15)
Christopher M. Clark
Susan Florio-Ruane
Translating Themselves: Becoming a Teacher Through Text and Talk	16	(24)
Alison Cook-Sather
Resistance as a Catalyst in Teachers' Professional Development	40	(24)
Michal Zellermayer
Reading Lives: Learning About Culture and Literacy in Teacher Study Groups	64	(18)
Susan Florio-Ruane
Taffy E. Raphael
Learning the Discourse of Teaching: Conversation as Professional Development	82	(36)
Frances Rust
Lily Orland
Heroes of Our Own Tales: Presentation of Self in Conversation and Story	118	(19)
Stephen A. Swidler
Connected Conversations: Forms and Functions of Teacher Talk	137	(35)
Lynne Cavazos
Good Conversation	172	(11)
Christopher M. Clark
About the Editor and the Contributors	183	(4)
Index	187