In It Together: How Student, Family, and Community Partnerships Advance Engagement and Achievement in Diverse Classrooms - Softcover

Zacarian, Debbie; Silverstone, Michael A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1483316777 ISBN 13: 9781483316772

Publisher: Corwin, 2015

Synopsis

Harness the power of teacher, student, school, family, and community partnerships to promote student success

Teaching effectively in diverse classrooms has become more complex than ever. The authors of t

About this title

About the Author:

Dr. Debbie Zacarian, founder of Zacarian and Associates, is known for her expertise in strengths-based leadership, instructional practices, and partnerships with culturally and linguistically diverse student and family populations.  With over three decades of combined experience as a district administrator, university faculty member, and educational service agency leader, she has been providing professional development throughout the United States.  She has written many books and more than 100 journal articles and district and state policies focused on leadership and instructional practices with diverse learners- including English learners, academic language learners, and students living with adversity.

 

 

Review:

"Building meaningful relationships in education can be difficult, particularly when the parties involved are different from one another in identity, experience, and other ways. As a result, although in principle collaborations and partnerships in education are universally lauded, in practice they are often ignored. What we need are examples of partnerships that work. In it Together, by Debbie Zacarian and Michael Silverstone, suggests productive ways to work with, learn from, and form authentic relationships with diverse communities. Combining their abundant experience in classrooms and schools, and using examples from caring teachers in diverse classrooms, the authors demonstrate what it means to really be "in it together." Teachers, administrators, and everyone who cares about the future of education in a diverse society will benefit from the strategies they suggest."

 

Author: Sonia Nieto, Professor Emerita

About this edition

• Publisher: Corwin
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1483316777
• ISBN 13: 9781483316772
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 184