Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter One:
The First First Day, The Excitement and Tension of Moving into the Role of Teacher
Chapter Two:
Emelio, Autumn of the First Year, The Necessity of Trial and Error
Chapter Three:
Rachel, Autumn of the First Year, Traversing Collegiality, Classroom Management, and Planning Changes
Chapter Four:
Emelio, Spring of the First Year, Negotiating Classroom Order, Teacher Needs, and Student Expectations
Chapter Five:
Rachel, Spring of the First Year, The Importance of Collaboration and a Search for Balance
Chapter Six:
Emelio, Autumn of the Second Year, Authentic Assessment, Power, Positioning, and Peer Influence
Chapter Seven:
Rachel, Autumn of the Second Year, Change is Good! Change is Good?
Chapter Eight:
Emelio, Spring of the Second Year, Learning to Nurture Literacy Development through Connection
Chapter Nine:
Rachel, Spring of the Second Year, Teaching Dialogically, School Safety, and Uncertain Futures
Chapter Ten:
A Place We Want to Be
Appendix A
Index