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This collection chronicles a collaborative action research project joining researchers and practitioners in the development of multimodal literacies pedagogies for multilingual and diverse elementary classrooms.
List of contents
Foreword Jim Cummins Introduction Heather Lotherington & Cheryl Paige Part I Contextualizing our learning community 1. Creating a culture of success at Joyce Public School Cheryl Paige 2. We speak your language Heather Lotherington & Farah Rahemtula 3. Learning as play Stephanie Fisher, Jennifer Jenson, Heather Lotherington, Stephanie Florence, & Chris Lee Part II Multimodal project-based learning for superdiverse learners 4. Designing collaborative learning spaces Rhea Perreira-Foyle & Heather Lotherington 5. Using disciplined improvisational learning to include students with challenges Stephanie Fisher & Brian Chandrapal 6. What if it flops? Learning as doing Laura Mae Lindo & Cheryl Paige 7. Welcoming parents into children’s learning Cheryl Paige, Michelle Holland-Spencer, Lesley Wilton & Deborah Surtees 8. Global social justice perspectives in the superdiverse classroom: Focus on the refugee My-Linh Hang-Coleman, Buu Hang, Rhea Perreira-Foyle & Andrew Schmitt Part III Learning in the globally shifting educational landscape 9. Sharing authority for learning Heather Lotherington & Sandra Chow 10. 21st century learning as discovery Cheryl Paige & Heather Lotherington Conclusion
About the author
Heather Lotherington is Professor of Multilingual Education at York University, Canada.
Cheryl Paige is an education consultant and former principal of Joyce Public School, Canada.
Summary
This collection chronicles a collaborative action research project joining researchers and practitioners in the development of multimodal literacies pedagogies for multilingual and diverse elementary classrooms.
