Lessons from Hogwarts

Marcie Panutsos Rovan is an assistant professor of English and director of first-year writing, who specializes in children’s literature. She lives in Wilmington, Ohio. Melissa Wehler, a professor of interdisciplinary studies, has published essays in a variety of edited collections on topics including the gothic, feminism, and popular culture, and Coraline, Downton Abbey, Jessica Jones, and Maleficent. She lives in Pennsylvania.

“This book is a significant contribution to the field of teacher education.”—M. Katherine Grimes, Professor of English, Ferrum College

• Table of ContentsIntroduction—Making Magic in the Classroom: An Introduction to Pedagogy at Hogwarts (Marcie Panutsos Rovan and Melissa Wehler)Rooms of Requirement: Environments for Learning The Role of Academic Librarians in Student Learning: A Comparative Analysis of the Hogwarts Librarian and Muggle Academic Librarians (Samantha Bise)Dumbledore’s Army: A Case for Peer Tutoring (Marcie Panutsos Rovan)Neville Longbottom and the Multifarious Learning Environment: Inclusivity and Reciprocity at Hogwarts (Emma Louise Barlow and Alice Loda)Teaching Wizarding Houses: Hogwarts’ Case for a ­Learner-Centered Pedagogy (Brynn Fitzsimmons and Addison Lucchi)Sorting Out Approaches to Teaching and Learning Composition Pedagogy as Defense Against the Dark Arts (Rachelle A.C. Joplin)Active Learning Pedagogy at Hogwarts (Jessica L. Tinklenberg)Sorted on the First Day: A Hogwarts Guide to Extinguishing Growth Mindset and Instilling Fixed Ideas of the Self (Tara Moore)Fascism in the Classroom in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Laurie Johnson and Carl Niekerk)Fantastic Mentors and Where (Not) to Find Them Defending Against the Dark Arts: Harry’s Path from Pupil to Professor in The Order of the Phoenix (Lee Anna Maynard)Harry Potter’s Pedagogical Paradigm: Multiple Mentors Maketh the Man (Mary Reding)The Good, the Bad, the Toxic: Using ­Muggle-Borns as a Lens for the ­First-Generation-Student Experience with Mentorship (Jamie L.H. Goodall and Kerry Spencer)The Fractured Pedagogy of Care: How Hogwarts’ Teachers (Don’t) Demonstrate ­Self-Care (Jen McConnel)About the ContributorsIndex