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De-Testing and De-Grading Schools
Authentic Alternatives to Accountability and Standardization©2013 Textbook -
Accent and Listening Assessment
A Validation Study of the Use of Speakers with L2 Accents on an Academic English Listening Test©2011 Thesis -
Hitting the Mark
How Can Text Organisation and Response Format Affect Reading Test Performance?©2009 Monographs -
The Materials Generator
Designing Innovative Materials for Advanced Language Production©2009 Textbook -
Modelling Performance in Tests of Spoken Language
©2008 Monographs -
Task- and Standard-based Learning
An Instructional Psychology Perspective©2007 Conference proceedings -
Measuring Interlanguage Pragmatic Knowledge of EFL Learners
©2006 Monographs -
Intercultural Learning as Identity Negotiation
©2005 Postdoctoral Thesis -
Critical Praxis and Curriculum Guides
The Critical Praxis and Curriculum Guides is a curriculum-based series reflective of theory creating praxis. The series targets not only undergraduate and graduate audiences, but also tenured and experienced teachers of all disciplines. Research suggests that teachers need to have well-designed, thematic-centered curricula and lessons at their disposal. This is accomplished when the school works as a community to meet their own needs. Community in this sense includes working collaboratively with students, parents, and local community organizations to help build the curriculum. Practically, this means that time is devoted to professional development workshops, not exam reviews or test preparation pointers, but real learning. Together with administrators, teachers form professional learning communities (PLCs) to discuss, analyze, and revise curricula and share pedagogical strategies that meet the needs of their particular school demographics. This communal approach was found to be more successful than requiring each individual teacher to create lessons on her/his own. Ideally, we would love it if each teacher could create their own authentic lessons because only s/he truly knows her/his students and we encourage it, because it is possible! However, as educators ourselves, we understand the realities our colleagues in public schools face, especially when teaching in high needs areas. The Critical Praxis and Curriculum Guides provides relief for educators needing assistance in preparing their lessons. When possible, and in the spirit of communal practices, the series welcomes co-authored books by theorists and practitioners or solo-authored books by an expert deeply informed by the field. Because we strongly believe that theory guides our practice, each guide will blend theory and curriculum chapters creating a praxis. All, of course, in a critical pedagogical framework. Ultimately, the guides will serve as resources for teachers to use, expand upon, revise, and re-create.
13 publications
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Becoming a Critical Educator
Defining a Classroom Identity, Designing a Critical Pedagogy©2008 Textbook -
de-testing and de-grading schools
Authentic Alternatives to Accountability and Standardization©2016 Textbook -
Humanizing Collectivist Critical Pedagogy
Teaching the Humanities in Community College and Beyond©2024 Textbook -
Sprachen lernen – Sprachen lehren- Language Learning – Language Teaching
Perspektiven für die Lehrerbildung in Europa- Prospects for Teacher Education across Europe©2011 Conference proceedings -
Theological Content of the Christian Religious Studies Curriculum in Nigeria
Pastoral Theology in Secondary Schools©2020 Thesis -
Communicative Classroom Language for Bilingual Education
Teaching «Real English» for CLIL©2018 Textbook