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Situatedness is the core of diversity, and the strategies and insights of each chapter equip students to reach their full potential. Promoting Educational Success synthesizes educational equality, constructivism, and situated literacy in practical ways to strategically empower students and take learning to the next level.
List of contents
- Educating from a Socioculturally Situated Perspective: Minds in Society
Wally D. Thompson, Eastern New Mexico University
Situated Cognition: Learning to Design Technology for Effective Teaching and Learning, Traditional Experiences, and Contextual LearningMark Viner, Eastern New Mexico University
Implementing Literature Circles that Promote Inclusive, Diverse, and Effective DiscussionsChase Young, Sam Houston State University
Brandon Murphy, Metropolitan State University of Denver
Eight Emerging Themes Among Picture Books Featuring Characters Affected by WarStephanie Grote-Garcia, University of the Incarnate Word
Lopita Nath, University of the Incarnate Word
Emily Clark, University of the Incarnate Word
Understanding Heritage Speakers and the Role of Situated Literacy in the Mainstream ClassroomRossy Evelin Lima de Padilla, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Socioculturally-Focused Education for a Just Society: A Literacy Instruction Model for a Diverse SocietyDebra J. Coffey, Kennesaw State University
Wally D. Thompson, Eastern New Mexico University
Measuring the Impact of Situated Literacy in Heterogeneous ClassesWally D. Thompson, Eastern New Mexico University
Debra Coffey, Kennesaw State University
Rossy Evelin Lima de Padilla, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Loretta Fontanez, Artesia Independent School District
Are We Together? Improving Language Arts Instruction through Inquiry and Contextualized PedagogyKatherine Higgs-Coulthard, Saint Mary's College
Influences of Situated Cognition for English LearnersJoe Don Procter, Eastern New Mexico University
Communities of Learning: Harnessing the Pedagogical Power of Situated CognitionWally Thompson, Eastern New Mexico University
Debra Coffey, Kennesaw State University
About the author
Wally D. Thompson is assistant professor in the department of curriculum and instruction at Eastern New Mexico University.
Debra Coffey is associate professor in the department of elementary and early childhood education at Kennesaw State University.
Summary
Situatedness is the core of diversity, and the strategies and insights of each chapter equip students to reach their full potential. Promoting Educational Success synthesizes educational equality, constructivism, and situated literacy in practical ways to strategically empower students and take learning to the next level.
