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Innovative voices in education : engaging diverse communities / Eileen Gale Kugler, executive editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Children of minorities--Education--United States.
- Children of minorities.
- Children of minorities--Education.
- United States.
- Children of immigrants--Education--United States.
- Children of immigrants.
- Children of immigrants--Education.
- Multicultural education--United States.
- Multicultural education.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 292 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, [2012]
- Summary:
- "Diverse schools offer enriched academic and social environments, as students and families of different backgrounds and experiences provide a vibrant mosaic of insights, perspectives, and skills. This book highlights stories from around the world, as innovative teachers, educational leaders, and community activists passionately share personal accounts of their successes, challenges, and lessons learned"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Building Respectful Schools
- Chapter 1 Closing the Culture Gap in Public Education: A Commentary / Howie Schaffer Schaffer, Howie 3
- Chapter 2 A Foot in Two Worlds: Immigrant Students in U.S. Schools / Waliha Gani Gani, Waliha, Shriya Adhikary Adhikary, Shriya 9
- Chapter 3 Valuing the Individual by Breaking Through Assumptions / Eileen Gale Kugler Kugler, Eileen Gale 23
- The Personal Power of a Teacher
- Chapter 4 Montana's Indian Education for All: Preparing Teacher Candidates to Embrace Culturally Responsive Pedagogy / Jioanna Carjuzaa Carjuzaa, Jioanna 43
- Chapter 5 The Importance of Student Stories / Karyn Keenan Keenan, Karyn 63
- Chapter 6 Serving Long-term English Learners by Empowering Students in Two Languages / Graciela Rosas Rosas, Graciela 75
- Chapter 7 Addressing Silences: Creating a Space for Classroom Conversations That Matter to Students / Sara Kugler Kugler, Sara 89
- Chapter 8 A Calling to Teach: Helping Every Child Succeed / Ashley Harris Harris, Ashley 109
- Courageous Leaders
- Chapter 9 Serving Marginalized Children: A New Principal Fights for Equity in the Trenches / Stacie Stanley Stanley, Stacie 127
- Chapter 10 Forging Relationships with High School Students That Impact Learning and Achievement / Nardos E. King King, Nardos E. 141
- Chapter 11 The Equitable Leader: Changing Beliefs and Actions / Roni Silverstein Silverstein, Roni 153
- Community: The Village it Takes
- Chapter 12 From Survivors to Leaders: Stages of Immigrant Parent Involvement in Schools / Young-chan Han Han, Young-chan 171
- Chapter 13 Ready to Learn: The Benefits of a Neighborhood School Readiness Team / Andrea Sohel Sohel, Andrea, Debra Fulcher Fulcher, Debra 187
- Chapter 14 The Power of Family Aspirational Values on Student Academic Success / Jesse Bethke Gomez Gomez, Jesse Bethke 207
- Global Perspectives
- Chapter 15 Healing a World of "Terror" by Valuing "Diversity": A New Curriculum to Encourage Deeper Understanding and Mutual Respect / Amineh Ahmed Hoti Hoti, Amineh Ahmed 225
- Chapter 16 The Passion of a Lifelong Australian Educator: Teaching Students First / Jeff Scanlan Scanlan, Jeff 245
- Chapter 17 Multicultural to Intercultural: Developing Interdependent Learners / Sean Grainger Grainger, Sean 257.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781610485395
- 1610485394
- 9781610485401
- 1610485408
- 9781610485418
- 1610485416
- OCLC:
- 742512281
- Online:
- Cover image
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