Because We Can Change the World - A Practical Guide to Building Cooperative, Inclusive Classroom

Informationen zum Autor Mara Sapon-Shevin is Professor of Inclusive Education in the Teaching and Leadership Department of the School of Education at Syracuse University. She teaches in the University's Inclusive Elementary and Special Education Teacher Education Program that prepares teachers for inclusive, heterogeneous classrooms. She frequently consults with districts that are attempting to move towards more inclusive schools and respond more positively to student diversity, providing workshops and support for teachers, students, parents and administrators. Mara presents frequently on inclusive education, cooperative learning, social justice education, differentiated instruction, friendship, community building, school reform, and teaching for diversity. She works with other educators and community members to design workshops and learning experiences to help participants build relationships across ethnic and racial groups and collaborate for friendship and peaceful co-existence. Mara can often be found leading conference groups in community building, singing and dancing. The author of over 150 books, book chapters and articles, Mara is also the co-author of a seven session curriculum entitled, "Endracism/Endinjustice: Challenging Oppression, Building Allies" designed for high school and college students. She is the co-producer of a DVD entitled "and nobody said anything: Uncomfortable Conversations about Diversity" that explores critical teaching incidents on social justice for faculty in colleges and universities. Her most recent book is Widening the Circle: The Power of Inclusive Classrooms (Boston: Beacon Press, 2007). Klappentext Change the world, one classroom at a time!Mara Sapon-Shevin skillfully blends vision statements, stories, and strategies to guide teachers in promoting social justice and creating classrooms that allow all children to experience academic success. This new edition of a highly acclaimed book: Provides a powerful vision of diverse, inclusive elementary classrooms Discusses the barriers to creating cooperative classrooms and how they can be overcome Offers activities, songs, and children's literature that promote acceptance and understanding Includes new "Reframing Our Work" sections with reflective questions that help readers examine their own beliefs and teaching practices Zusammenfassung This new edition of a highly acclaimed book blends vision statements! stories! and strategies to guide teachers in creating diverse! inclusive classrooms where all children can experience success. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments About the Author Introduction 1. CIVICS: An Agenda for Our Schools Courage Inclusion Value Integrity Cooperation Safety 2. Schools as Communities The Vision Challenges to the Vision Reframing Our Work How to Begin Links to the Curriculum 3. Sharing Ourselves With Others The Vision Challenges to the Vision Reframing Our Work How to Begin Links to the Curriculum 4. Knowing Others Well The Vision Challenges to the Vision Reframing Our Work How to Begin Links to the Curriculum 5. Places Where We All Belong The Vision Challenges to the Vision Reframing Our Work How to Begin Links to the Curriculum 6. Setting Goals and Giving and Getting Support The Vision Challenges to the Vision Reframing Our Work How to Begin Links to the Curriculum 7. Working Together to Learn The Vision Challenges to the Vision Reframing Our Work How to Begin Implementing Inclusive Cooperative Learning Links to the Curriculum 8. Speaking Truth and Acting Powerfully The Vision Challenges to the Vision Reframing Our Work How to Begin Links to the Curriculum Final Thoughts: Firs...

Product details

• Authors: Mara Sapon-Shevin, Mara E. Sapon-Shevin
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.09.2010
• EAN: 9781412978385
• ISBN: 978-1-4129-7838-5
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries