Humanizing Education for Immigrant and Refugee Youth

Monisha Bajaj is professor of International and Multicultural Education at the University of San Francisco and visiting professor at Nelson Mandela University, South Africa.Daniel Walsh is faculty associate in Educational Policy Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Lesley Bartlett is professor and department chair of Educational Policy Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Gabriela Martínez is a recent graduate of the Masters in Migration Studies Program at the University of San Francisco.

• ContentsPreface  ixAcknowledgments  xiiiIntroduction: Dimensions of Success for Immigrant and Refugee Students  1Profile of Ana  17As Told to Gabriela MartínezSchool Profile 1: Lincoln High School, Nebraska  19Edmund T. Hamann With Lesley BartlettProfile of Ko  23As Told to Gabriela MartínezCategory I: Strategies for Classroom and Instructional DesignSchool Profile 2: The International High School at Prospect Heights in Brooklyn, New York  26Nedda de Castro and Daniel WalshStrategy 1: Utilize Translanguaging in English Language Development  31Lesley Bartlett and Esther BettneyStrategy 2: Honor Histories and Heritages  37Monisha BajajStrategy 3: Practice Purposeful Grouping  44Lesley BartlettStrategy 4: Incorporate Differentiated Instruction and Universal Design for Learning  49Lesley Bartlett and Monisha BajajStrategy 5: Support Students With Limited and Interrupted Formal Education  55Lisa Auslander With Daniel WalshStrategy 6: Undertake Holistic and Continuous Assessment  63Monisha BajajStrategy 7: Include Advisory Periods  70Monisha BajajProfile of Asmaa  76As Told to Gabriela MartínezCategory II: Strategies for School DesignSchool Profile 3: Wellstone International High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota  80Laura Wangsness Willemsen and Lesley BartlettStrategy 8: Enact Democratic School Governance  85Alexandra Anormaliza With Daniel WalshStrategy 9: Adopt Intentional Staffing  91Daniel Walsh, Kathleen Rucker, Orubba Almansouri, and David EtienneStrategy 10: Integrate Coaching for Culturally Responsive Teaching  97Joanna Yip With Daniel WalshStrategy 11: Address School Language Policies  104Esther Bettney and Lesley BartlettStrategy 12: Promote a Positive School Climate and Culture  111Lesley Bartlett and Ariel BornsStrategy 13: Emphasize Students' Health and Wellness  119Monisha Bajaj and Sailaja SureshStrategy 14: Establish Dual Enrollment and Early College Programs  125Daniel Walsh, Yvonne Ndiaye, and Asmaa AmadouProfile of Miguel  132As Told to Gabriela MartínezCategory III: Strategies for Extracurricular Programs, and Community and ALUM PartnershipsSchool Profile 4: Rudsdale Newcomer High School in Oakland, California  136Monisha Bajaj and Emma Batten-BowmanStrategy 15: Provide After-School and Summer Programming  141Lesley Bartlett and Mary MendenhallStrategy 16: Involve Families  147Monisha BajajStrategy 17: Offer Legal Services  154Monisha BajajStrategy 18: Develop Community Partnerships for Social Support and Civic Engagement  160Lesley Bartlett and Claudia M. TrianaStrategy 19: Implement Internships and Career Preparation Programs  167Dariana Castro With Daniel WalshStrategy 20: Engage Alum in Schools and Community Building  174Monisha Bajaj and Gabriela MartínezProfile of Shaheen  179As Told to Gabriela MartínezConclusion  181Appendix: Additional Resources and Video Playlist  183Glossary of Key Terms  184Notes  188References  190Index  213About the Authors and the Contributors  221

"In the face of dehumanizing systems, institutions, and relations that further stigmatize and marginalize immigrant and refugee populations, this book offers interrelated strategies that advance social justice through education."—Teachers College Record"This book is equally valuable for teachers, school staff, and parents. The authors include researchers and practitioners of immigrant and refugee education. The book draws on our perspectives on immigrants or children of migrants/refugees, educators, school leaders, and researchers. Based on a sound theoretical framework of the school community approach in the first section, the book gets into strategies on how to translate the theory into practice."—Comparative Education Review