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A review of Transforming Sanchez School: shared leadership, equity, and evidence
Bilingual Research Journal
The Journal of the National Association for Bilingual Education
ISSN: (Print) (Online) Journal homepage: https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/ubrj20
A review of Transforming Sanchez School: shared
leadership, equity, and evidence
by R. R. Isola and J. Cummins, Philadelphia, PA, Caslon Publishing, 2019, 216
pp., $39.95 (paperback), ISBN: 978-1-934000-41-0
Anita Caduff
To cite this article: Anita Caduff (2020) A review of Transforming Sanchez School:
shared leadership, equity, and evidence, Bilingual Research Journal, 43:4, 453-456, DOI:
10.1080/15235882.2020.1840457
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/15235882.2020.1840457
Publication: Transforming Sanchez School
Topic: Policy, Leadership, and Advocacy
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CABE 2021 Caslon authors at our Virtual Exhibit
Caslon is proud to have so many authors represented at this year’s CABE 2021 Virtual Conference, Standing Together for Unity, Multiliteracy, and Equity, March 23 – 27, 2021. We are also happy to announce that several of these authors will be at the Caslon Virtual Exhibit between 2 and 3 pm each afternoon. This 1-minute video introduces these conversations with the authors. We will post recordings of these conversations after the conference.
Tuesday: Jim Cummins (keynote) and his co-author Raymond Isola (Transforming Sanchez School: Shared leadership, equity and evidence) talk with bilingual and general education leaders about the dynamic role of the principal in long-term educational change. Isola was engaged in this school transformation for thirteen years as principal of Sanchez School in San Francisco.
Wednesday: Rebecca Field invites your feedback on Caslon Learning, our new web-based professional learning system featuring The Translanguaging Classroom by Ofelia García, Susana Ibarra Johnson, and Kate Seltzer. Field will demonstrate the system, and invite questions and comments on its different features.
Thursday: Kathy Escamilla and Susan Hopewell, co-authors of Biliteracy from the Start answer your questions about biliteracy instruction and assessment.
Friday: Sandra Mercuri and Sandra Musanti as launch their new book La enseñanza en el aula bilingüe: Content, language, and biliteracy, which is written primarily in Spanish. Sandra and Sandra will talk with you about the strategic and purposeful use of Spanish and English for instructional and assessment purposes on two levels: in the elementary bilingual classroom, and to structure professional learning for bilingual teachers.
Publication: Caslon Community
Topic: Professional Development
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Ch.01 Key Considerations: Leadership and Professional Development
Educators can use the Key Considerations for Language Plan from Nemeth, Chapter 1 to focus on what is already happening in their school regarding leadership and professional development and young dual language learners, and to identify areas that they want to improve. Educators can then turn to expert responses in the book to answer their questions and guide their work.
Publication: Young Dual Language Learners
Topic: Policy, Leadership, and Advocacy
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Object(s): framework
Ch.02 Key Considerations: Identification and Planning
Educators can use the Key Considerations for Language Plan from Nemeth, Chapter 2 to focus on what is already happening in their school regarding identification of and planning for young dual language learners, and to identify areas that they want to improve. Educators can then turn to expert responses in the book to answer their questions and guide their work.
Publication: Young Dual Language Learners
Topic: Program Implementation and Evaluation
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Object(s): framework
Ch.03 Key Considerations: How Children Learn in Two Languages
Educators can use the Key Considerations for Language Plan from Nemeth, Chapter 3 to focus on the degree to which their early childhood program reflects what research says about how children learn in two languages, and to identify areas that they want to improve. Educators can then turn to expert responses in the book to answer their questions and guide their work.
Publication: Young Dual Language Learners
Topic: Professional Development
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Object(s): framework
Ch.04: Key Considerations: Developing Instructional Programs for Young DLLs
Educators can use the Key Considerations for Language Plan from Nemeth, Chapter 4 to focus on the degree to which their instructional program for young dual language learners is well implemented, and to identify areas that they want to improve. Educators can then turn to expert responses in the book to answer their questions and guide their work.
Publication: Young Dual Language Learners
Topic: Program Implementation and Evaluation
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Object(s): framework
Ch.05: Key Considerations: Policies, Accountability, and Program Effectiveness
Educators can use the Key Considerations for Language Plan from Nemeth, Chapter 5 to focus on the degree to which their early childhood program addresses all policies, standards, and accountability requirements and is effective for young dual language learners. Educators can use this flexible framework to identify areas that need improvement, and they can turn to expert responses in the book to answer their questions and guide their work.
Publication: Young Dual Language Learners
Topic: Policy, Leadership, and Advocacy
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Object(s): framework
Ch.06 Key Considerations: Working Effectively with Families, Communities, and Volunteers
Educators can use the Key Considerations for Language Plan from Nemeth, Chapter 6 to focus on the degree to which they work effectively with linguistically and culturally diverse families, communities, and volunteers to support their young dual language learners. Educators can also use these key considerations to identify areas that they want to improve, and they can turn to expert responses in the book to answer their questions and guide their work.
Publication: Young Dual Language Learners
Topic: Policy, Leadership, and Advocacy
Specialty:
Object(s): framework