Culturally proficient practice : supporting educators of English learning students / Reyes L. Quezada, Delores B. Lindsey, Randall B. Lindsey ; foreword by Donaldo Macedo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Quezada, Reyes L., author.

Lindsey, Delores B., author.

Lindsey, Randall B., author.

Contributor:

Macedo, Donaldo P. (Donaldo Pereira), 1950- writer of supplementary textual content.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.

English language.

Multicultural education.

Teachers--In-service training.

Teachers.

Mentoring in education.

Education, Bilingual.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiv, 183 pages)

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin, a SAGE Company, [2012]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Designed to empower educators to become agents of change in their classrooms, schools, and communities, this guide introduces the principles of Cultural Proficiency and how they can help improve educators' ability to effectively teach English language learners.

Contents:

""Culturally Proficient Practice - Front Cover""; ""Culturally Proficient Practice""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Authors""; ""Introduction""; ""WHY THIS BOOK IS NECESSARY""; ""SIGNIFICANT TERMS: EL OR ELL?""; ""A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR YOUR USE""; ""HOW TO USE THIS BOOK""; ""Part I. The Context and Tools for Educating English Learning Students""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""FEATURES OF THE CHAPTERS""; ""GLOSSARY""; ""1. Setting the Context""; ""GETTING CENTERED""; ""Cultural Proficiency and English Learning Students""

""Historical Context of Multilingual Education and Programs for English Learning Students""""Multilingual Education Program Models""; ""Professional Development Programs in Support of English Learning Students""; ""GOING DEEPER""; ""2. The Tools of Cultural Proficiency""; ""GETTING CENTERED""; ""Reflection and Dialogue Lead to “Inside-Out� Change""; ""The Tools of Cultural Proficiency""; ""The Conceptual Framework Is a Guide""; ""Barriers Versus Cultural Assets: The Tension for Change""; ""Transforming the Culture of School""

""Regarding Culture as an Asset Leads to Cultural Proficiency""""Levels of Commitment to Change and Improvement""; ""Culturally Proficient Leadership Links Behaviors With Beliefs and Identity""; ""River View School District: A Case Story""; ""GOING DEEPER""; ""3. Educators� Rubric for Support of English Learning Students and Their Communities: Changing the Conversation""; ""GETTING CENTERED""; ""Making Meaning of the Rubric""; ""GOING DEEPER""; ""Part II. River View School District: A Context for Educating Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students""; ""INTRODUCTION""

""RIVER VIEW DISTRICT""""4. Assessing Cultural Knowledge: You, Your School, and Your Community""; ""GETTING CENTERED""; ""ASSESSING CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE""; ""Three Steps in the Learning Transformation Process""; ""Educator Effective Practices in Support of English Learning Students""; ""Mindfulness""; ""USING THE RUBRIC: ASSESSING AND DEVELOPING YOUR CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT SELF, SCHOOL, AND COMMUNITY""; ""RIVER VIEW CASE STORY""; ""PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR GENERAL EDUCATORS WHO TEACH ENGLISH LEARNING STUDENTS""; ""GOING DEEPER""; ""5. Valuing Diversity: You, Your School, and Your Community""

""GETTING CENTERED""""VALUING DIVERSITY""; ""Mindfulness""; ""USING THE RUBRIC: VALUING DIVERSITY FOR YOU, YOUR SCHOOL, AND YOUR COMMUNITY""; ""RIVER VIEW CASE STORY""; ""PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR GENERAL EDUCATORS WHO TEACH ENGLISH LEARNING STUDENTS""; ""GOING DEEPER""; ""6. Managing the Dynamics of Difference: You, Your School, and Your Community""; ""GETTING CENTERED""; ""MANAGING THE DYNAMICS OF DIFFERENCE FOR ME, MY SCHOOL, AND MY COMMUNITY""; ""Mindfulness""; ""USING THE RUBRIC: MANAGING THE DYNAMICS OF DIFFERENCE FOR SELF, SCHOOL, AND COMMUNITY""

""RIVER VIEW CASE STORY: THE MIDDLE SCHOOL IN CONFLICT""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-176) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781452283982

1452283982

9781506335742

1506335748

9781452274294

1452274290

OCLC:

962891233