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What counts as professionalism for teachers today?
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Cathy Fleischer is a Professor of English Education and Writing Studies at Eastern Michigan University, where she co-directs the Eastern Michigan Writing Project and serves as Faculty Associate for the Office of Campus and Community Writing. She has taught courses, led workshops, and written widely about teacher advocacy for the past decade. Her other scholarship focuses on community literacy, teacher research, and writing teacher education.
Review Quotes: Throughout their book Fleisher and Garcia encourage teachers to embrace 'advocacy knowledge' as part of teacher identity in addition to content and pedagogical knowledge. They offer a three-part framework to help teachers understand how to challenge and change narratives around literacy education.--Eric D. Turley, high school English teacher and co-author of Our Better Judgement; member of the NCTE Standing Committee on Literacy Assessment