In this study, I explored the impact of collaboration and capacity building during the design and implementation of a teacher-developed middle grades Language Arts Literacy curriculum. Participants included ten teachers and a literacy coach. We developed skill-based thematic units incorporating identified strategies designed to increase student…

Documents the experiences of a classroom teacher and his students with drama. Investigates the extent to which context shaped these experiences in a study on drama structure in a junior high social studies classroom. Details interactions and discourse between teacher and students that should add to reflective teaching. Includes a commentary by…