English Learner Instruction Through Collaboration and Inquiry in Teacher Education

In an era of accountability and increased demand of literacy competency this book provides examples of howteacher educators and teachers have come together to learn from each other and from English learners. The chaptersin this book follow a teacher learning framework that highlights joint work features inquiry into practice andintegrates disciplinary content knowledge with culturally and linguistically responsive teaching.While the chapters feature different venues for teacher learning they all depict the process of teachers andteacher educators striving to integrate English learner instruction into mainstream teacher education. This bookwill be a resource for faculty in teacher education programs and for administrative personnel in school districts toillustrate the process of building authentic collaborations that can improve teacher learning and understandingabout English learner instruction.