Teacher as Professional Writer Teachers as Writers Retreat, 2015
Jennifer C. Stone
[email protected] https://alaska.academia.edu/JenniferStone
Why study & report on your practice? ! Contribute to the professional knowledge of
teaching ! Break model of teacher isolation ! Provide insights on your practice that are useful
to other educators ! Have role in shaping school, district, state, &
national policy ! Gain fresh insights about your teaching
Traditions of Scholarship ! Action Research ! Practitioner Research ! Scholarship of Teaching & Learning
Genres of Professional Writing ! Lesson Plan/Instructional Unit ! Description of an innovative practice ! Case Study ! Reflection ! Problem of Practice/Intervention ! Research Report ! Rant/Opinion Piece ! Thesis
Venues for Professional Writing ! Practitioner Journals ! Edited Collections ! Books ! Educator Blogs ! Professional Organizations ! Online Communities ! Self Publication ! Conferences
Finding a Topic ! What are some problems of practice you face as an
educator? ! What are some innovative teaching strategies or
projects you’ve tried that have worked well? ! What is your most creative lesson plan or unit? ! What aha moments have you had as an educator? ! What gaps or problems do you see in the professional
publications you read regularly?
Getting Started ! Read
! Permissions
! Models of genre/style
! Human Subjects
! Existing work on your topic
! Student work
! Style/process guides
! Copyrighted materials
! Collaborate
! Write
! Coauthors
! Annotations
! Writing groups
! Plans
! Informal reviews
! Proposals
! Talk ! Ideas ! Advice
! Administrative documents ! Drafts ! Inquiries
Publication Process ! CFP ! Proposal ! Draft ! Informal Reviews ! Reviews (editor & reviewer feedback) ! Revisions & related communication ! Page Proofs/Galleys ! Publication! ! Handling Rejections
Tips for Being a Productive Writer ! Schedule regular times to write & deadlines ! Break big projects into manageable chunks/goals ! Write-on-site groups / feedback groups ! Think about your project often ! Carry an notebook for ideas ! Get away ! Use a timer ! Develop projects across multiple presentations &
publications
