{"product_id":"can-we-talk-encouraging-conversation-in-high-school-classrooms-9780814104323","title":"Can We Talk?: Encouraging Conversation in High School Classrooms","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuild high school students' interpersonal and communication skills with actionable strategies and activities for today's classroom teacher.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe proverbial \"lost art of conversation\" has become more than a clich?. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce young people learned the art of conversation outside of the classroom―in their homes, in organized social groups, and with their peers―but today such human encounters are limited, partly because of the ubiquitous presence of technology. Face-to-face conversation offers a different and vital kind of connection, one that is at the core of our humanity and essential for a democratic society. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs teachers, we have a responsibility to help our students find their voices and truly listen to the voices they hear. The strategies and activities described in this book are easily integrated into an already existing curriculum and will allow students to become not only better speakers, but better writers, better thinkers, and better human beings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSusanne Rubenstein is an English teacher and writer living in Massachusetts. She is the author of three books on teaching: \u003cem\u003eSpeak for Yourself: Writing with Voice\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eRaymond Carver in the Classroom: \"A Small, Good Thing\"\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eGo Public! Encouraging Student Writers to Publish\u003c\/em\u003e. Her fiction and poetry have appeared in such publications as \u003cem\u003eLiteral Latte\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe MacGuffin\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Worcester Review\u003c\/em\u003e, and her essays on teaching have been published in \u003cem\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVoices from the Middle\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eTeacher Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as in a number of collections. She is a Fiction Editorial Assistant for the literary journal \u003cem\u003eCarve\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"National Council of Teachers of English (Ncte","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50562462908690,"sku":"9780814104323","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3a4ca46d-a349-40ad-93b5-0d1e10ed42fe.jpg?v=1731860356","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/can-we-talk-encouraging-conversation-in-high-school-classrooms-9780814104323","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}