\u003cp\u003eWhen teachers write, good things can happen; writing helps educators to better understand themselves, as well as students, parents, and colleagues. This practical book illustrates how to encourage, lead, and sustain teacher-writers, especially in group contexts. In contrast to guides on writing and teacher research, this book is designed for those who support teacher-writers, such as teacher educators and literacy coaches. The authors offer descriptions of key practices they have developed over years of coaching, teaching, and collaborating with K\u0026#8211;12 teachers who write about classroom instruction, teacher research, or advocacy for better policy and pedagogy. Knowing firsthand just how hard writing can be for teachers, they provide a repertoire of strategies to elicit writing, to support teachers as they write, to find audiences for the teachersâ work, and much more.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers clear guidance to coach teacher-writers to:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eChoose topics and shape ideas.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eConquer insecurities and draw from their strengths.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eEstablish authority with their audience.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eNavigate publishing, including choosing venues and working with editors.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eFind time and space to write and create the habits of writing daily.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eRespond to audience reaction to their writing.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eReflect on their teaching and writing. \u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eDevelop a voice and vision as a professional.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026#8220;Understanding writing is a lifelong journey. This book is an indispensable guide to beginning that journey yourself and together with colleagues.\u0026#8221;\u003cbr /\u003e \u0026#8212;\u003cstrong\u003eElyse Eidman-Aadahl\u003c/strong\u003e, executive director, National Writing Project\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026#8220;Gives advice on how I can become a better collaborator, facilitator, and cocreator who helps teachers celebrate the power (and joy) that writing can give them.\u0026#8221;\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026#8212;\u003cstrong\u003eCathy Fleischer\u003c/strong\u003e, professor, Eastern Michigan University\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026#8220;The authors know how to support teachers in gathering the courage to write. I am grateful for the ideas that have ignited my own writing.\u0026#8221;\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026#8212;\u003cstrong\u003ePenny Kittle\u003c/strong\u003e, Teacher and Author\u003c/p\u003e
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