Author: Tom Romano
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
ISBN: 9780325011257
Category : Creative writing (Higher education)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
I am not a natural-born teacher. I am not a writer of ease and facility. I've done a lot of zigzagging to get where I am. . . . I have to rethink, replan, revise. Adjusting my balance and positioning is ongoing. We ask our students to write authentically, in their own voice. We validate their knowledge and their experiences. We want them to know the depth and joy of a lifelong love of reading and writing. In Zigzag Tom Romano writes his life, creating a model for us of the power that words - written, spoken, heard, read, taught - can have in shaping our professional, personal, and spiritual lives. Tom Romano has long been known for writing with one of the most distinctive and compelling voices in the field. Beginning with scenes of waxing the floor of his father's beer joint, Romano shows us how his voice evolved over time, how he found simpatico voices among friends, family, mentors, and literary writers, and how he wended a long, twisting road to helping students find their own voices. We have long cherished Romano's Clearing the Way, and here he shows us that the journey to that book led him down the same kinds of hallways we have walked, into the same kinds of classrooms we have taught in. In Zigzag we also see how the episodes of Romano's life led him to discover the dynamic fusion of imagination, voice, and content that fuels his celebrated multigenre approach and energizes writing curricula around the country. Romano speaks to us directly, confronting the problems every educator faces, and even years later finding more evidence that success and failure are not opposites but opportunities to learn - always to learn. From student to teacher, Ohio to New Hampshire, from miracle to meltdown to milestones, Zigzag opens a window into the development of a writer, a teacher, a reader, a learner. It is the story of our educational values - sometimes lived easily, sometimes shakily - and of what can happen when we pass those values on to our students.
Zigzag
Author: Tom Romano
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
ISBN: 9780325011257
Category : Creative writing (Higher education)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
I am not a natural-born teacher. I am not a writer of ease and facility. I've done a lot of zigzagging to get where I am. . . . I have to rethink, replan, revise. Adjusting my balance and positioning is ongoing. We ask our students to write authentically, in their own voice. We validate their knowledge and their experiences. We want them to know the depth and joy of a lifelong love of reading and writing. In Zigzag Tom Romano writes his life, creating a model for us of the power that words - written, spoken, heard, read, taught - can have in shaping our professional, personal, and spiritual lives. Tom Romano has long been known for writing with one of the most distinctive and compelling voices in the field. Beginning with scenes of waxing the floor of his father's beer joint, Romano shows us how his voice evolved over time, how he found simpatico voices among friends, family, mentors, and literary writers, and how he wended a long, twisting road to helping students find their own voices. We have long cherished Romano's Clearing the Way, and here he shows us that the journey to that book led him down the same kinds of hallways we have walked, into the same kinds of classrooms we have taught in. In Zigzag we also see how the episodes of Romano's life led him to discover the dynamic fusion of imagination, voice, and content that fuels his celebrated multigenre approach and energizes writing curricula around the country. Romano speaks to us directly, confronting the problems every educator faces, and even years later finding more evidence that success and failure are not opposites but opportunities to learn - always to learn. From student to teacher, Ohio to New Hampshire, from miracle to meltdown to milestones, Zigzag opens a window into the development of a writer, a teacher, a reader, a learner. It is the story of our educational values - sometimes lived easily, sometimes shakily - and of what can happen when we pass those values on to our students.
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
ISBN: 9780325011257
Category : Creative writing (Higher education)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
I am not a natural-born teacher. I am not a writer of ease and facility. I've done a lot of zigzagging to get where I am. . . . I have to rethink, replan, revise. Adjusting my balance and positioning is ongoing. We ask our students to write authentically, in their own voice. We validate their knowledge and their experiences. We want them to know the depth and joy of a lifelong love of reading and writing. In Zigzag Tom Romano writes his life, creating a model for us of the power that words - written, spoken, heard, read, taught - can have in shaping our professional, personal, and spiritual lives. Tom Romano has long been known for writing with one of the most distinctive and compelling voices in the field. Beginning with scenes of waxing the floor of his father's beer joint, Romano shows us how his voice evolved over time, how he found simpatico voices among friends, family, mentors, and literary writers, and how he wended a long, twisting road to helping students find their own voices. We have long cherished Romano's Clearing the Way, and here he shows us that the journey to that book led him down the same kinds of hallways we have walked, into the same kinds of classrooms we have taught in. In Zigzag we also see how the episodes of Romano's life led him to discover the dynamic fusion of imagination, voice, and content that fuels his celebrated multigenre approach and energizes writing curricula around the country. Romano speaks to us directly, confronting the problems every educator faces, and even years later finding more evidence that success and failure are not opposites but opportunities to learn - always to learn. From student to teacher, Ohio to New Hampshire, from miracle to meltdown to milestones, Zigzag opens a window into the development of a writer, a teacher, a reader, a learner. It is the story of our educational values - sometimes lived easily, sometimes shakily - and of what can happen when we pass those values on to our students.
Zig Zag
Author: Keith Sawyer
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118539117
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
A science-backed method to maximize creative potential in any sphere of life With the prevalence of computer technology and outsourcing, new jobs and fulfilling lives will rely heavily on creativity and innovation. Keith Sawyer draws from his expansive research of the creative journey, exceptional creators, creative abilities, and world-changing innovations to create an accessible, eight-step program to increasing anyone's creative potential. Sawyer reveals the surprising secrets of highly creative people (such as learning to ask better questions when faced with a problem), demonstrates how to come up with better ideas, and explains how to carry those ideas to fruition most effectively. This science-backed, step-by step method can maximize our creative potential in any sphere of life. Offers a proven method for developing new ideas and creative problem-solving no matter what your profession Includes an eight-step method, 30 practices, and more than 100 techniques that can be launched at any point in a creative journey Psychologist, jazz pianist, and author Keith Sawyer studied with world-famous creativity expert Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Sawyer's book offers a wealth of easy to apply strategies and ideas for anyone who wants to tap into their creative power.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118539117
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
A science-backed method to maximize creative potential in any sphere of life With the prevalence of computer technology and outsourcing, new jobs and fulfilling lives will rely heavily on creativity and innovation. Keith Sawyer draws from his expansive research of the creative journey, exceptional creators, creative abilities, and world-changing innovations to create an accessible, eight-step program to increasing anyone's creative potential. Sawyer reveals the surprising secrets of highly creative people (such as learning to ask better questions when faced with a problem), demonstrates how to come up with better ideas, and explains how to carry those ideas to fruition most effectively. This science-backed, step-by step method can maximize our creative potential in any sphere of life. Offers a proven method for developing new ideas and creative problem-solving no matter what your profession Includes an eight-step method, 30 practices, and more than 100 techniques that can be launched at any point in a creative journey Psychologist, jazz pianist, and author Keith Sawyer studied with world-famous creativity expert Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Sawyer's book offers a wealth of easy to apply strategies and ideas for anyone who wants to tap into their creative power.
Zigzag Movement
Author: Gail Saunders-Smith
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9780736886123
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Text and photographs show people and things which make zigzag movement including sewing machines, sailboats, people playing checkers, and people skiing.
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9780736886123
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Text and photographs show people and things which make zigzag movement including sewing machines, sailboats, people playing checkers, and people skiing.
Zigzag
Author: Robert D. San Souci
Publisher: august house
ISBN: 9780874837643
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
With some help from a group of field mice, an odd-looking doll--named Zigzag for his crooked mouth--searches for a child to love him.
Publisher: august house
ISBN: 9780874837643
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
With some help from a group of field mice, an odd-looking doll--named Zigzag for his crooked mouth--searches for a child to love him.
Zigzag: The Sound of Z
Author: Alice K Flanagan
Publisher: Amicus Ink
ISBN: 9781645499039
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An entertaining story using repetition of the letter "z", helps readers learn how to use the "z" sound. Large type, vivid full-page color photos, and a word list all aid in developing phonics reading skills. Part of the Phonics Fun! series, this title will help children learn the relationships between the letters of written language and the individual sounds of spoken language. Controlled vocabulary, engaging decodable text, and vibrant photographs help young readers learn individual letter sounds. An explanatory note to parents and educators, as well as an introduction to the author, are also included. Help young readers begin a lifelong love of reading!
Publisher: Amicus Ink
ISBN: 9781645499039
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An entertaining story using repetition of the letter "z", helps readers learn how to use the "z" sound. Large type, vivid full-page color photos, and a word list all aid in developing phonics reading skills. Part of the Phonics Fun! series, this title will help children learn the relationships between the letters of written language and the individual sounds of spoken language. Controlled vocabulary, engaging decodable text, and vibrant photographs help young readers learn individual letter sounds. An explanatory note to parents and educators, as well as an introduction to the author, are also included. Help young readers begin a lifelong love of reading!
50 Everyday English Dialogues
Author: Lydia Winter
Publisher: Zigzag English
ISBN: 1914911067
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
Do you want to improve your English conversation? This book is designed to help upper-intermediate and advanced learners understand and speak informal, colloquial English – as spoken by native speakers. The 50 dialogues cover a huge variety of everyday topics. They’re fun, as well as good for your English. Topics include: Police station, Holiday plans, At the dentist’s, Taxi, Renting, Sightseeing, Christmas, Facebook, Bank account, Getting a haircut, In the news, Flight to Chicago, Breakdown, Customer Services, Promotion, and 35 more! Written by an experienced teacher of English as a foreign language from the UK.
Publisher: Zigzag English
ISBN: 1914911067
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
Do you want to improve your English conversation? This book is designed to help upper-intermediate and advanced learners understand and speak informal, colloquial English – as spoken by native speakers. The 50 dialogues cover a huge variety of everyday topics. They’re fun, as well as good for your English. Topics include: Police station, Holiday plans, At the dentist’s, Taxi, Renting, Sightseeing, Christmas, Facebook, Bank account, Getting a haircut, In the news, Flight to Chicago, Breakdown, Customer Services, Promotion, and 35 more! Written by an experienced teacher of English as a foreign language from the UK.
Agent Zigzag
Author: Ben Macintyre
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307405508
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
“Ben Macintyre’s rollicking, spellbinding Agent Zigzag blends the spy-versus-spy machinations of John le Carré with the high farce of Evelyn Waugh.”—William Grimes, The New York Times (Editors’ Choice) “Wildly improbable but entirely true . . . [a] compellingly cinematic spy thriller with verve.”—Entertainment Weekly ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Entertainment Weekly ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post Eddie Chapman was a charming criminal, a con man, and a philanderer. He was also one of the most remarkable double agents Britain has ever produced. In 1941, after training as German spy in occupied France, Chapman was parachuted into Britain with a revolver, a wireless, and a cyanide pill, with orders from the Abwehr to blow up an airplane factory. Instead, he contacted M15, the British Secret service, and for the next four years, Chapman worked as a double agent, a lone British spy at the heart of the German Secret Service. Inside the traitor was a man of loyalty; inside the villain was a hero. The problem for Chapman, his spymasters, and his lovers was to know where one persona ended and the other began. Based on recently declassified files, Agent Zigzag tells Chapman’s full story for the first time. It’s a gripping tale of loyalty, love, treachery, espionage, and the thin and shifting line between fidelity and betrayal.
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307405508
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
“Ben Macintyre’s rollicking, spellbinding Agent Zigzag blends the spy-versus-spy machinations of John le Carré with the high farce of Evelyn Waugh.”—William Grimes, The New York Times (Editors’ Choice) “Wildly improbable but entirely true . . . [a] compellingly cinematic spy thriller with verve.”—Entertainment Weekly ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Entertainment Weekly ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post Eddie Chapman was a charming criminal, a con man, and a philanderer. He was also one of the most remarkable double agents Britain has ever produced. In 1941, after training as German spy in occupied France, Chapman was parachuted into Britain with a revolver, a wireless, and a cyanide pill, with orders from the Abwehr to blow up an airplane factory. Instead, he contacted M15, the British Secret service, and for the next four years, Chapman worked as a double agent, a lone British spy at the heart of the German Secret Service. Inside the traitor was a man of loyalty; inside the villain was a hero. The problem for Chapman, his spymasters, and his lovers was to know where one persona ended and the other began. Based on recently declassified files, Agent Zigzag tells Chapman’s full story for the first time. It’s a gripping tale of loyalty, love, treachery, espionage, and the thin and shifting line between fidelity and betrayal.
Zigzag: Every Planet Has a Place
Author: Becky Baines
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426306628
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Introduces young readers to each part of our solar system, including the sun, every planet, moons, the asteroid belt, and the Kuiper belt.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426306628
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Introduces young readers to each part of our solar system, including the sun, every planet, moons, the asteroid belt, and the Kuiper belt.
50 Intermediate Everyday English Dialogues
Author: Lydia Winter
Publisher: Zigzag English
ISBN:
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 119
Book Description
Do you want to improve your English conversation? This book is designed to help intermediate learners understand and speak informal, colloquial English - as spoken by native speakers. The 50 dialogues cover a huge variety of everyday topics. They’re fun, as well as good for your English. Topics include: I need a holiday, Talking politics, Schoolwork, Hotel bill, Discussing books, Party, Asking for help, University costs, Buying a car, Working from home, and 40 more! Written by an experienced teacher of English as a foreign language from the UK.
Publisher: Zigzag English
ISBN:
Category : Study Aids
Languages : en
Pages : 119
Book Description
Do you want to improve your English conversation? This book is designed to help intermediate learners understand and speak informal, colloquial English - as spoken by native speakers. The 50 dialogues cover a huge variety of everyday topics. They’re fun, as well as good for your English. Topics include: I need a holiday, Talking politics, Schoolwork, Hotel bill, Discussing books, Party, Asking for help, University costs, Buying a car, Working from home, and 40 more! Written by an experienced teacher of English as a foreign language from the UK.
Big Whopper
Author: Patricia Reilly Giff
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN: 0553494694
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
The author of the beloved Kids of the Polk Street School series introduces a new generation of readers to a multicultural group of kids who enjoy all the activities of an after-school center. It’s Discovery Week at the Zigzag Afternoon Center! Everyone writes their discoveries on a big sheet of paper in the hallway. But Destiny Washington can’t think of anything new to discover. Before she knows it, Destiny has told a BIG whopper. And snooty Gina, who’s great at discovering things, knows all about it. Destiny has to find a way out of the whopper. In the end, she makes the best discovery of all. In this delightful new series, award-winning author Patricia Reilly Giff introduces readers to a quirky, lovable group of kids, capturing all the excitement and surprises of new friends and after-school fun.
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN: 0553494694
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
The author of the beloved Kids of the Polk Street School series introduces a new generation of readers to a multicultural group of kids who enjoy all the activities of an after-school center. It’s Discovery Week at the Zigzag Afternoon Center! Everyone writes their discoveries on a big sheet of paper in the hallway. But Destiny Washington can’t think of anything new to discover. Before she knows it, Destiny has told a BIG whopper. And snooty Gina, who’s great at discovering things, knows all about it. Destiny has to find a way out of the whopper. In the end, she makes the best discovery of all. In this delightful new series, award-winning author Patricia Reilly Giff introduces readers to a quirky, lovable group of kids, capturing all the excitement and surprises of new friends and after-school fun.