Rodríguez-González, Nataly

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Lessons from the Mayawest writing project: A case study of an English teacher
(2012) Rodríguez-González, Nataly; Carroll, Kevin S.; College of Arts and Sciences - Arts; Rivera, Rosita; Mazak, Catherine; Department of English; Wayland, Keith
The focus of this case study is to examine the results of a teacher’s participation in a teacher-run organization. The mixed method approach to this case study documents the practices of an English teacher who participated in the Mayawest Writing Project (MWWP) and one of her eighth grade groups. The study examines the lesson demonstrations from the MWWP Summer Institute 2010 introduced into the classroom, along with how the teacher perceived the approaches learned improved her teaching. Finally, the study seeks to shed light on how such lessons influence students’ perceptions of their English class. The results show that the participant did indeed incorporate lessons from the MWWP into her curriculum on a weekly basis and that these lessons generated positive results. Furthermore, students enjoyed certain MWWP lessons, but disliked specific practices characteristic of the MWWP. The data also points to a variety of external factors and factors in the classroom that affected the teaching and learning processes, consequently hindering the effectiveness of the MWWP lessons.