Subject: Communicating with educators

Posted by George Richardson on 5/17/2005
In Reply To:Communicating with educators Posted by Ruth Fruland on 5/17/2005

Message:

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> Presumably we have to be publishing in just the right venues.
[...]
> What magazines or journals do educators read? How do we get articles
> in those? Who might be willing to author or coauthor an article? Who
> might be willing to help?

I'd be willing to help.

We could imagine articles to teacher-oriented journals like The Math Teacher, Social Education, Social Studies and the Young Learner, The American Biology Teacher, or the like. Attractive articles might look like a brief intro to what we're doing, a brief overview of what it looks like in the xxx curriculum, and an in-depth example emphasizing what kids are doing in some particular exercise or project and what they are learning from it. I would think it would be good to end with how the work contributes to critical thinking skills, habits of mind, and the like. Of course, other outlines would work too.

I'm less sure about how I'd attract administrators, but it would be good to try.

The best way to get things like this written that I know of is to work with friends. If we begin with loose outlines and spend considerable time getting them gradually more clear and focused, then the actual writing can be relatively quick and painless. (Sounds like model building, doesn't it?)

As you know, I think what you are doing is terribly significant and important, and I'll be happy to help how ever I can.

...George

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