Writing A Life Teaching Memoir To Sharpen Insight, Shape Meaning-- And Triumph Over Tests

A published poet and essayist, Katherine Bomer is the co-author (with Randy Bomer) of For a Better World: Reading and Writing for Social Action (Heinemann, 2001) and (with Lucy Calkins) of A Writers Shelf. She began over fifteen years ago as a professional developer with the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project. A classroom teacher for ten years, she now works with teachers in elementary and middle schools throughout the country. As a frequent speaker at conferences and institutes, she combines a teachers practical advice, a writers love of language, and a powerful plea for social justice.Bomer, Katherine is the author of 'Writing A Life Teaching Memoir To Sharpen Insight, Shape Meaning-- And Triumph Over Tests', published 2005 under ISBN 9780325006468 and ISBN 0325006466.