When Textbooks Fall Short

by Walker, Nancy T.; Bean, Thomas W.; Dillard, Benita R.

• ISBN13: 9780325017471
• ISBN10: 0325017476
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-03-01
• Publisher: Heinemann

Summary

What do you do When Textbooks Fall Short? When students don't engage with textbooks that seem like artifacts full of disconnected facts?

Author Biography

Nancy Walker, Thomas Bean, and Benita Dillard know that teachers today are swamped. They've seen students and teachers struggle with textbooks that don't teach, and their research supports the belief that nontraditional texts help everyone, including teachers. Nancy is a professor in the teacher education department of the University of La Verne. Tom is a professor in the department of curriculum and instruction at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and editor of The Journal of Adolescent Adult Literacy. Benita is a teacher and recently completed doctoral studies in the department of curriculum and instruction at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. v
Introduction: Don't Throw Out the Old, Just Add the New: Expanding the Definitions of Multiple Texts	p. vi
Multimedia, Meet the Mandated Text: Ways to Connect Core Novels and Textbooks to Blogs, Lyrics, and Other Engaging Forums for Learning	p. 1
Increasing Engagement	p. 4
New Forms of Texts	p. 8
Harnessing the Power of Group-Think: Collaborative Projects for Economics, Science, and Social Studies	p. 14
Why Use Varied Texts?	p. 15
Additional Resources to Try	p. 25
Riding the Online Wave: Study Strategies That Help Students Keep Their Balance with Independent Learning	p. 26
Teaching Social Studies with Varied Texts	p. 27
Modifying Content and Topic to Engage Students' Funds of Knowledge	p. 31
Additional Study Strategies to Try	p. 31
Ty's Classroom: What We've Learned	p. 36
Additional Resources on Using the Internet	p. 39
Open to All: How to Use YouTube and Other Venues to Invite Struggling Readers into the Conversation	p. 41
Web 2.0 (The Second Generation)	p. 42
Melding the Old and the New	p. 49
What We've Learned	p. 55
Additional Resources to Try	p. 55
Curl Up with a Good Book 2.0: Book Talks, Discussion Threads, and Other Strategies for Teaching Critical Reading Online	p. 57
About the School	p. 58
Challenges of Online Teaching	p. 58
A Digital Book Talk on Edward Bloor's Novel Crusader	p. 61
Applying Critical Literacy to a Short Story	p. 68
Varied Avenues to Develop Critical Literacy Practices	p. 71
What We've Learned	p. 72
Works Cited	p. 73
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