Mentoring, Managing, and Self-Monitoring People Who Don't Fit In
Are you creating Fish Out of Water in your environment? Oftentimes a group demands compliance with cultural codes and behavioral expectations that are never taught. Instead, the standards of this hidden curriculum are used to justify punishing, marginalizing, and excluding children and adults from the dominant culture. This book focuses on the need for and the strategies to create inclusive classrooms and organizations. What do you do when you are the one who doesn't fit in? Fish Out of Water are those who don't fit in the mainstream culture because they are too different from the dominant groups. This book offers tools for decoding cultures-moving from code switching to code sharing. Included are: Compelling portraits of fish out of water who have learned to survive and thrive in schools and other organizations Strategies for working with children who are targeted and bullied because they are different For every one who has been or knows how it feels to be a Fish Out of Water, this book will help you to flourish where you are, mentor others who are different, and manage the dynamics of difference as you create a culturally proficient organization. WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING: "Fish Out of Water is a great resource for navigating ponds that suffocate the marginalized with dominant norms and values. Linking Cultural Proficiency to decoding an environment provides more tools for code switching, code sharing, and conversations about making students and families feel welcomed, included, and safe in our schools." -Angela Ward, Office of Cultural Proficiency & Inclusion Austin Independent Schools, TX "This book made me think. It is a courageous attempt at the difficult subject of who 'doesn't fit' into the spaces and places we inhabit-and why. But the most valuable part of this book is that it describes what we can do about making our schools, workplaces, and communities more inclusive, and ultimately more effective." -Nicki King, Reducing Mental Health Disparities Project University of California, Davis
In this thoroughly updated third edition of Marcia Tate's bestseller, you'll learn about twenty definitive brain-compatible techniques to maximize retention and minimize forgetting in learners of all ages. Features include ways to incorporate music, humour, visuals, project-based learning, and much more into your lesson plans.
Strategies That Get Students to Write Every Day, in Every Content Area, Grades 3-12
Smuggling Writing shows how to integrate writing seamlessly into your lesson plans with 32 written response activities that help students process information and ideas in short, powerful sessions. The authors invigorate time-tested tools like GIST, Herringbone, and Anticipation Guides, and organize them into sections on Vocabulary and Concept Development, Comprehension, Discussion, and Research & Inquiry so you can select and use them to maximum effect.
This down-to-earth guide reveals a fundamental principle: the best teachers grow through risk, reflection, and revision. Learn how to teach with the daring of a beginner, build a network of support to improve teaching practice, and implement new classroom strategies that engage and motivate students. This book demonstrates how all teachers can harness and leverage the growth mindset inherent to novice teachers throughout their careers, helping all teachers consistently refresh and reinvigorate their teaching.
Containing newest research about what works in bullying prevention, this easy-reference guide addresses bullying and cyberbullying as related issues that schools must tackle.
Distinguishing Language Acquisition From Learning Disabilities
Make the right instructional and eligibility decisions to help your English Learners! Do your students' reading difficulties reflect language acquisition issues or a learning disability? Now in an updated second edition, this essential guide helps educators make informed, accurate choices about strategies and services to support English Learners. Developed for general and special education teachers and service providers, this trusted resource offers a variety of research-based best practices, and includes Nine common misconceptions that can lead to wrongful placement of students in special education Theories of second language acquisition Select evidence-based methods for teaching reading to students learning English Issues to consider and techniques to use when assessing students for special education and making data-based decisions Role of cultural influences in reading instruction Expanded coverage of multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) Readers will find helpful vignettes, checklists, and suggestions that support outstanding teaching practices and appropriate, effective use of assessment and referrals. "This book provides a wealth of information on ELs within the RTI process. The authors provide a number of practical checklists that can be used by any school district. Very few books address the topic as well as this one does." Jennifer Urbach, Associate Professor University of Northern Colorado
Cost effective, interdisciplinary PBL is within reach with this inspiring guide to +1Pedagogy (TM)! Integrate college and career readiness and technology. This book includes sample units, templates.
Discover the power of collaborative inquiry! This unique, visually stunning resource is packed with details to ignite and sustain the collaborative improvement of teaching and learning. Includes U.S. and international case studies, powerful metaphors, application exercises, a Leader's Guide, a companion website, digital templates, and more. Learn what lesson study and collaborative inquiry can and should look like. Find the guidance you need to lead and support school-wide, inquiry-based improvement!
How to Make Personalization and Student Autonomy Happen
This first book in a new series shows educators at all levels what it takes to help students become more insightful, creative, communicative, technically skilled, and decisive. This book gives practical guidance to implement the new education paradigm-the entrepreneur-oriented education paradigm-outlined in the Corwin publication World Class Learners: Educating Creative and Entrepreneurial Students. This book on Personalized Education expands the elements of a world-class education that aims to cultivate globally competent, creative, and entrepreneurial talents with practical ideas and examples that correlate closely to 21stCentury demands for students with technical skills, creativity, decision making capacity and great communication skills.
