Discover how to create a sense of belonging and connection for your immigrant and refugee students. This timely book, written by four award-winning teachers, offers compelling stories and practical applications to help you reach your students in the classroom and beyond.
Topics covered include advocacy, using literacy to create a welcoming environment, connecting with families, building staff capacity and best practices for virtual learning. You'll also find easy-to-implement lesson plans, as well as reflection questions throughout to help you on your journey.
Appropriate for K-12 teachers, English Learner specialists and school leaders, this inspiring and useful book will help you make the necessary changes to create more positive outcomes for your immigrant students.
Topics covered include advocacy, using literacy to create a welcoming environment, connecting with families, building staff capacity and best practices for virtual learning. You'll also find easy-to-implement lesson plans, as well as reflection questions throughout to help you on your journey.
Appropriate for K-12 teachers, English Learner specialists and school leaders, this inspiring and useful book will help you make the necessary changes to create more positive outcomes for your immigrant students.
"This is a heartwarming book about the passion educators have for helping immigrant and refugee students, and the inspirational stories of the students who have overcome so much to get here. The determination of these students to learn how to adapt to their new country is extraordinary."--Jim Shaw, Forum Communications Columnist
"Usually, I need a bookmark when reading, but not here. With powerful stories and applicable strategies for all classrooms, Creating a Sense of Belonging for Immigrant and Refugee Students kept me reading from the moment I opened the book until finishing the last word. Throughout the entire book you are given the opportunity for reflection, as well as reminded of the power of human connection, empathy, and the importance of seeing our students for the people they are and experiences they carry!"--Josh Monroe, 5th Grade Teacher, Nebraska
"Creating a Sense of Belonging for Immigrant and Refugee Students: Strategies for K-12 Educators is an invaluable resource for teachers who teach immigrant and refugee students. The authors, four award-winning teachers, share strategies they have used to connect with their immigrant and refugee students and their families to make them feel welcomed and empowered in their schools and communities. These passionate, exemplary teachers share their unique, personal stories of their journeys working with their students and by sharing their insights inspire other educators to help their immigrant students reach their full potential."--Cindy Benson, Retired English Learner Teacher, Fargo South High School
"Usually, I need a bookmark when reading, but not here. With powerful stories and applicable strategies for all classrooms, Creating a Sense of Belonging for Immigrant and Refugee Students kept me reading from the moment I opened the book until finishing the last word. Throughout the entire book you are given the opportunity for reflection, as well as reminded of the power of human connection, empathy, and the importance of seeing our students for the people they are and experiences they carry!"--Josh Monroe, 5th Grade Teacher, Nebraska
"Creating a Sense of Belonging for Immigrant and Refugee Students: Strategies for K-12 Educators is an invaluable resource for teachers who teach immigrant and refugee students. The authors, four award-winning teachers, share strategies they have used to connect with their immigrant and refugee students and their families to make them feel welcomed and empowered in their schools and communities. These passionate, exemplary teachers share their unique, personal stories of their journeys working with their students and by sharing their insights inspire other educators to help their immigrant students reach their full potential."--Cindy Benson, Retired English Learner Teacher, Fargo South High School