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TEACHING JOYCE
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Professional Development

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When it comes to professional development, which all secondary teachers must engage in and show evidence of for annual evaluations, it can be daunting to convince an administrator that a teacher can professionally develop in regard to James Joyce and his works. However, as an example of just that, I was able to find this fantastic book by Elizabeth Switaj entitled, James Joyce's Teaching Life and Methods: Language and Pedagogy in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Ulysses, and Finnegans Wake. After a little convincing of its merits and application to my teaching of Joyce in the classroom, I was able to convince my administrator to do a book study for one of my professional developments. She had no idea the Pandora's box she had opened!

Focusing on Charlotte Danielson's domains, I established a focus, read the book, took notes, developed a plan for implementation of ideas from the book and lessons learned for my classroom, implemented those plans, recorded the results, and wrote this thirteen page paper. While I am not suggesting anyone else take the time to read the paper in its entirety, I wanted to share it and the book with colleagues as an example of how a secondary teacher might be able to professionally develop in this particular content focus of their teaching.

​Enjoy!


Click on the file to download the professional development paper:
book_study_-_dpp.docx
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Click on the file to the right for English Language Development standards from WIDA (world-class instructional design & assessment) as an excellent resource for teachers focusing on English Language Learners!
2012-eld-standards.pdf
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    • "The Waste Land": Pre-Joyce
    • Student Sample Papers >
      • "Eveline"
      • "Araby"
      • "An Encounter"
      • "The Sisters"
      • "Counterparts"
      • "The Boarding House"
    • Dubliners >
      • After the Race >
        • Contextual Resources
        • The Text and Questions
        • Helpful Links
      • The Dead >
        • Contextual Resources: The Dead
        • Close Read
        • Activities: Individual & Group
        • Comparative Text Assignments
        • Paper Prompts
        • Helpful Links & Resources
        • Fighting For The Dead
    • The Cats of Copenhagen
  • Novels
    • A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man >
      • A Portrait: Context
      • A Portrait: The Text
      • A Portrait: The Work >
        • A Portrait: Activities
        • A Portrait: Discussion / Written Responses
        • A Portrait: Paper
      • A Portrait: Helpful Links & Resources
    • Ulysses >
      • Why Ulysses?
      • URG: Format
      • URG: Setting Up
      • URG: Episode Slides
      • URG: Helpful Links & Resources
    • Finnegans Wake >
      • Finnegans Wake: Word Games
      • Finnegans Wake: What's That Mean?
      • Finnegans Wake Crash Course
      • Finnegans Wake: Helpful Links & Resources
  • Student Thesis Papers
    • Sarah Barrett
    • Jennifer Fuentes
    • Rosa Guzman
    • Connor Simms
    • Benjamin Reyes-Reyes
    • Chelsea Ashton Wall
    • Aiden Semon