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Innovative Voices in Education
Engaging Diverse Communities
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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. To take advantage of the unique opportunities that diversity brings, schools must value and effectively connect with students and families of all backgrounds. Committed educators are taking on this challenge with gusto, engaging their diverse communities on a daily basis. 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. These are unsung heroes, doing vital work each day, with little attention beyond the appreciation of their own school communities. The 17 chapters, each by different authors with unique experiences, provide insights, strategies, and new tools that will be of value to anyone who is concerned about improving education for all. These diverse innovative voices will inform, engage, and most of all, inspire you.
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Copyright year
2012
ISBN-Print
978-1-61048-539-5
ISBN-Online
978-1-61048-541-8
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
292
Product type
Edited Book
Table of contents
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Foreword No access
Preface No access
Acknowledgments No access
Chapter 01. Closing the Culture Gap in Public Education: A Commentary No access
Chapter 02. A Foot in Two Worlds No access
Chapter 03. Valuing the Individual bBreaking Through Assumptions No access
Chapter 04. Montana’s Indian Education for All No access
Chapter 05. The Importance of Student Stories No access
Chapter 06. Serving Long-Term English Learners by Building Literacy in Two Languages No access
Chapter 07. Addressing Silences No access
Chapter 08. A Calling to Teach No access
Chapter 09. Serving Marginalized Children No access
Chapter 10. Forging Relationships with High School Students That Impact Learning and Achievement No access
Chapter 11. The Equitable Leader No access
Chapter 12. From Survivors to Leader No access
Chapter 13. Ready to Learn No access
Chapter 14. The Power of Family Aspirational Values on Student Academic Success No access
Chapter 15. Healing a World of “Terror” by “Valuing Diversity” No access
Chapter 16. The Passion of a Lifelong Australian Educator No access
Chapter 17. Multicultural to Intercultural No access
Index No access Pages 277 - 284
About the Editor and Contributors No access Pages 285 - 292
