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Much has changed in the ten years since this book was first published. A celebrated triumph, it provided state, district, school, and teacher leaders with a comprehensive guide to support multilingual learners to reach their full potential. From selecting the appropriate program model to partnering with families and infusing federal and state laws governing the education of multilingual learners and the rights of their families into all we do, the key messages that made the first edition of this book a renowned success have been re-examined in the second edition with a robust lens to meet these demanding times. This second edition supports educators to design and enact policies, practices, and structures for multilingual learners (MLs) to feel a sense of safety, belonging, value, and competence. Topics explored in the book include: (1) a discussion of the changes to federal and state policies and their impact on MLs and their families; (2) strategies to move from a deficit- to an asset-based approach that values multilingualism; (3) nine principles to design and deliver high-quality lessons in multiple languages and across disciplines; (4) practices to identify and support MLs with learning differences and disabilities; and (5) steps for building long-lasting family-school partnerships. Reflecting changing trends in leadership, this new edition supports superintendents, principals, curriculum supervisors, coaches, mentors, teachers, and other stakeholders in their collaborative efforts to create and sustain successful language assistance programs. [Foreword written by Katie Toppel.]

We want students to master academic standards, and we want them to be confident, adaptive, and socially responsible. Above all, we want them to find meaning and satisfaction in their lives. Achieving these goals requires a concerted focus on the social-emotional skills that empower students in and beyond the classroom. In "Teaching to Empower," Debbie Zacarian and Michael Silverstone explore what an empowered student looks like in our increasingly diverse contemporary schools and prompt educators to examine their own relationship to empowerment. The book's evidence-based strategies and authentic examples show you how to foster an inclusive culture of agency, self-confidence, and collaboration that will give each of your students--regardless of race, culture, language, socioeconomic status, abilities, sexuality, or gender--the opportunity, responsibility, and tools to become an active learner, thoughtful community member, and engaged global citizen. Whether you're a preservice teacher, a classroom novice, or a veteran, you'll find the practical guidance you'll need to: (1) Create inclusive and empowering physical learning spaces; (2) Set up self-directed learning and promote positive interdependence; (3) Promote student self-reflection; (4) Teach the skills of collaboration; (5) Foster the self-advocacy that fuels deeper, more autonomous learning; and (6) Partner more effectively with families and the community to support student empowerment.