Creating a Sense of Belonging for Immigrant and Refugee Students

<p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p> <p>Introduction <b>Part 1: From English language learner to Educator 1.</b> Through the lens of an English language learner 2. Being the educator immigrant students need 3. Advocacy within and beyond the classroom <b>Part 2: Using Literacy to Create a Welcoming Environment for Refugee and Immigrant Students </b>4. Using Sheltered Instruction Protocol 5. Creating a welcoming environment through literacy 6. Sharing Stories and Creating Partnerships <b>Part 3: Critical Components for Developing a Welcoming Program For English Learners </b>7.<b> </b>Building relationships with families 8. Building staff capacity 9. Welcoming and inspiring students <b>Part 4: Distance Learning for Refugee and Immigrant Students </b>10. Teaching, engaging, building relationships and creating community in a virtual classroom Closing</p>