Teaching Young Learners in a Superdiverse World

Heather Lotherington is Professor of Multilingual Education at York University, Canada.Cheryl Paige is an education consultant and former principal of Joyce Public School, Canada.

• Foreword Jim Cummins Introduction Heather Lotherington & Cheryl Paige Part I Contextualizing our learning community 1. Creating a culture of success at Joyce Public School Cheryl Paige 2. We speak your language Heather Lotherington & Farah Rahemtula 3. Learning as play Stephanie Fisher, Jennifer Jenson, Heather Lotherington, Stephanie Florence, & Chris Lee Part II Multimodal project-based learning for superdiverse learners 4. Designing collaborative learning spaces Rhea Perreira-Foyle & Heather Lotherington 5. Using disciplined improvisational learning to include students with challenges Stephanie Fisher & Brian Chandrapal 6. What if it flops? Learning as doing Laura Mae Lindo & Cheryl Paige 7. Welcoming parents into children’s learning Cheryl Paige, Michelle Holland-Spencer, Lesley Wilton & Deborah Surtees 8. Global social justice perspectives in the superdiverse classroom: Focus on the refugee My-Linh Hang-Coleman, Buu Hang, Rhea Perreira-Foyle & Andrew Schmitt Part III Learning in the globally shifting educational landscape 9. Sharing authority for learning Heather Lotherington & Sandra Chow 10. 21st century learning as discovery Cheryl Paige & Heather Lotherington Conclusion