Vibrant Learning : An Integrative Approach to Teaching Content Area Disciplines

Debra K. Wellman is a professor of education and director of the Christian A. Johnson Center for Effective Teaching at Rollins College. Her scholarly interests examine the value of field placements in teacher education, book clubs as a means for teaching reading and other content areas, and effective ways to support new teacher experiences.

Cathy Y. Kim is a faculty member in the Education Department at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA. Her scholarly interests include comprehension theories and strategies, content area literacy, and reader response theories.

Lynn Columba, an associate professor in Lehigh University’s College of Education, teaches future mathematics educators to embrace an interdisciplinary in the mathematics classroom. Her research focuses on the integration of literacy and technology into mathematics.

Alden J. Moe, professor emeritus from Rollins College and Lehigh University, has taught all grades throughout his illustrious career. Alden’s research focused on reading diagnosis, children’s literature, and vocabulary. This will be Alden’s fifteenth book.