Table of Contents
Acknowledgments Introduction David Schwarzer and Jaime Grinberg Section I – Getting to Know Your Students, Families, and Communities Chapter 1: Connecting Students' Cultural Expressions to the Curriculum Danne Davis Chapter 2: It Takes a Village: Families, Contexts, and Diversity Katia Goldfarb, Jaime Grinberg, and Sejal Rana Chapter 3: Shifting the Locus of Control: Five Strategies for Creating a 21st Century Student Centered Classroom Mayida Zaal & Maheen Ahmad Chapter 4: Keys to Accessible Instruction for Students with Disabilities Jennifer Goeke, Pohun Chen, and Niobel Torres Chapter 5: Planning Instructions for English Learners: Strategies Teachers Need to Know Mayra C. Daniel Section II – Curriculum Development Chapter 6: Engaging Students through Interdisciplinary Lessons and Units Sandra Rodriguez-Arroyo and Melanie Bloom Chapter 7: Shaping Effective Learning Through Student Engagement Susan Wray Chapter 8: Developing Academic Literacy: What Novice Teachers Can Learn from the Case of Teaching Latino/Bilingual Learners Science and Mathematics Sandra Musanti and Sandra Mercuri Chapter 9: Using Traditional Assessments to Effectively Inform Your Teaching Nicole Barnes and Charity Dacey Chapter 10: Authentic Performance Assessments Charity Dacey and Nicole Barnes Chapter 11: Making "IT" Meaningful: Intentional Technology Integration through TPACK Christopher Luke Section III – Pedagogical Decisions Chapter 12: No One Gets Left Behind: Grouping Students with Intention, Skill, and Responsiveness David Keiser and Anne Lockwood Chapter 13: Developing, Implementing, and Assessing Problem Based Learning Stephanie Curtis, Joseph DiGiacomo, and Vincent Walencik Chapter 14: Creating a Dialogical Learning Community to Promote Dialogical Teaching and Learning Jaime Grinberg, David Schwarzer, and Michael Molino Chapter 15: Fostering a Scientific Approach to Teaching and Learning: Deductive and Inductive Teaching Helenrose Fives and Melissa Susnosky Chapter 16: Collaboration in the Inclusive Classroom Jennifer Goeke, Pohun Chen, and Niobel Torres Section IV – Putting it All Together Chapter 17: “Where do I start?” - Guiding Novice Teachers to Improve Their Practice Through Self-Reflection and Action Research Mary Petron and Barburhan Uzum Afterword: Using the Master Checklist in a Masterful Way David Schwarzer About the Editors About the Contributors
