Annotated Bibliography
1. Moffett, James. A Student-Centered Language Arts Curriculum, Grades K-13. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1973.
This is Moffett's handbook detailing his approach to teaching writing. In it he explains his theories on the student-centered approach and techniques he developed while at Phillips Exeter Academy.
2. Andrews, Richard. "Moffett and Rhetoric." Changing English: Studies in Culture & Education 17.3 (2010): 251-260. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 4 Oct. 2010.
This is an article I found on EBSCOhost through the library database. It was recently published in September 2010 and discusses Moffett's use of rhetoric and discourse in his attempt to change English teaching from a standardized, regimented system to one allowing for techniques that were normally reserved for higher education.
3. Timpson, William M. "Paulo Freire." Educational Leadership 45.5 (1988): 62. MasterFILE Premier. EBSCO. Web. 4 Oct. 2010.
This is another article I found on EBSCOhost through the library database. This article discusses the views of noted Brazilian educator Paulo Friere and his thoughts about student empowerment and overcoming student apathy. Freire was one of the educators highlighted along with Moffett in my ENG220: Seminar in Teaching Writing Course.
4. Freire, Paulo. "Banking Concept of Education." (n.d.): CUNY+ Online Catalog. EBSCO. Web. 4 Oct. 2010.
This is Freire's seminal article in which he outlines what he refers to as the “banking” concept of education, in which teachers are seen as the depositors and the students as the depositories. He decries this methodology and the teacher-student dichotomy and feels that a system in which the power hierarchy is removed and allows for problem-posing instead of rote memorization is best for students' success.
5. Escalante, Jaime, and Jack Dirmann. "The Jaime Escalante Math Program." Journal of Negro Education 59.3 (1990): 407-23. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 4 Oct. 2010.
This journal article I found on JSTOR discusses the success of Escalante's math program which he developed as a teacher at Garfield High School in East Los Angeles, California. It also outlines the principle elements of Escalante's all encompassing teaching method.
6. Meek, Anne. "On Creating Ganas: A Conversation with Jaime Escalante." Educational Leadership 46.5 (1989): 46. MasterFILE Premier. EBSCO. Web. 4 Oct. 2010.
This article is an interview with Escalante, in which he discusses his views on teaching and gives an overivew of his teaching methods and techniques for increasing the success of minority students in mathematics.
7. Exum, Kaitlen J. "Canada, Geoffrey." Current Biography 66.2 (2005): 9. MasterFILE Premier. EBSCO. Web. 4 Oct. 2010.
This article is a profile of educator Geoffrey Canada, well known for his work at the Harlem Children's Zone, a community based organization which combines the worlds of education, social services and community building in order to increase academic success for minority and poverty stricken students. The article details the theories behind Canada's approach since taking over as president of the organization.
8. Paul Tough. "The Harlem Project:After nearly a decade of welfare reform and small-bore anti-poverty programs, Geoffrey Canada has a radical new thesis: If you really want to change the lives of inner-city kids, change everything -- their schools, their families, their neighborhood -- all at once..." New York Times (1923-Current file) 20 Jun2004,ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 – 2007), ProQuest. Web. 4 Oct. 2010.
This article is an in-depth look at the Harlem Children's Zone and its president Geoffrey Canada. It discusses the success of the program and looks at Canada's theory that in order to achieve academic success you must take a holistic approach and work on both the internal and external factors of a child's life.
I am still looking for two more sources, perhaps in new media such as a Youtube video or blog, since I would like to incorporate these in my research paper. I have not used these forms of media before for the purposes of an academic paper, so I am looking forward to see what I can utilize.
I feel that I did a solid job on my annotated bibliography, making sure to use both primary and secondary sources. I actively made an effort to limit my articles to scholarly journals and periodicals which take more of an in-depth look at the educators and their theories rather than fluff pieces which provide a simple, often highly biased and unabashedly positive profile. I have now decided to use excerpts from Sir Ken Robinson's TEDTalk while I continue to look for some more new media sources. I'm looking at the TED website for further speeches on education and also at the blogosphere.
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