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Because We Can Change the World
A Practical Guide to Building Cooperative, Inclusive Classroom Communities
Second Edition
- Mara Sapon-Shevin - Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, USA
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Social Justice | Teaching Diverse Students | Teaching Strategies for Diverse Students
Social Justice | Teaching Diverse Students | Teaching Strategies for Diverse Students
September 2010 | 288 pages | Corwin
The achievement of high academic standards is inextricably linked to creating school environments in which students feel welcomed, seen, included, and cared about. This long awaited revision of a highly acclaimed book emphasizes the critical need for teachers and administrators to create warm, welcoming inclusive classroom communities. Author Mara Sapon-Shevin skillfully blends expository text with compelling vignettes, sample classroom activities, and current resources to help teachers actualize her powerful vision of a better world. This book includes:
- principles of community building for inclusive classrooms
- strategies, resources, and activities that inspire and transform
- stories that illustrate inclusive classroom communities.
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction
1. CIVICS: An Agenda for Our Schools
2. Schools as Communities
3. Sharing Ourselves With Others
4. Knowing Others Well
5. Places Where We All Belong
6. Setting Goals and Giving and Getting Support
7. Working Together to Learn
8. Speaking Truth and Acting Powerfully
Final Thoughts: First Steps for New Beginnings
References
Index
Supplements
Supplemental Resources Website
This companion website is designed to provide easy access to the songs referenced in Because We Can Change the World. For each song cited in the text, links are provided for you to hear the song, find and download the lyrics, and, in some cases, hear others perform the song as well. Links to the songwriters' websites and ordering information for their recordings are also included.
Also contained on this website are some additional references for cooperative games and community building activities.
This companion website is designed to provide easy access to the songs referenced in Because We Can Change the World. For each song cited in the text, links are provided for you to hear the song, find and download the lyrics, and, in some cases, hear others perform the song as well. Links to the songwriters' websites and ordering information for their recordings are also included.
Also contained on this website are some additional references for cooperative games and community building activities.
Great text -- gives students the vision and big picture for inclusion and ways to live this vision out day to day in the classroom.
Thank you for this useful book!
Education Dept, Northeastern University
September 2, 2013
The content will be inspiring to our pre-service teachers!
School of Education, Bishop's Univ
August 17, 2013
I like that this text is filled with practical applications for my graduate students. They are always wanting texts that contain usable ideas.
School Of Education, Lesley University
November 22, 2010
