Managing Diverse Classrooms: How to Build on Students' Cultural Strengths

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How does the home culture of Latino immigrant students differ from the "mainstream" culture of U.S. schools? Why is it important for teachers to understand the differences? How can educators take advantage of students' cultural traits to improve classroom management, student performance, and school-parent relations? Carrie Rothstein-Fisch and Elise Trumbull answer these and many other questions by drawing on the experience and collective wisdom of teachers in the Bridging Cultures Project, a five-year action research study of elementary classrooms with high percentages of immigrant students.

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Foreword by Patricia Greenfield

Introduction: The Need for a New Approach

A New Way of Thinking About Classroom Management

The Culture of the Group

About the authors

Carrie Rothstein-Fisch is Professor of Educational Psychology and Counseling at California State University, Northridge. She is the coauthor of Managing Diverse Classrooms: How to Build on Students' Cultural Strengths (ASCD, 2008).

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Elise Trumbull is an educational consultant in Oakland, California. She is the coauthor of Managing Diverse Classrooms: How to Build on Students' Cultural Strengths (ASCD, 2008).