Pedagogies for Diverse Learners

Tools for Discovery and Development

Sarah J. Noonan

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Year: 2023
• eBook ISBN: 9781475855951
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education Teaching Methods

Pedagogies for Diverse Learners: Tools for Discovery and Development provides profiles of diverse learners and the specific learning and teaching strategies needed to raise student academic achievement, honor students' identities, and support students' sense of belonging and wellbeing. During the pandemic and the pivot to online learning, many students attending K-12 and higher education experienced learning loss and gaps in their education. Ten key overarching pedagogies for diverse learners address how to maximize student engagement in learning, develop nurturing and trustworthy relationships, and raise student achievement for high school and undergraduate and graduate college students. Pedagogies for Diverse Learners includes ethical learning and teaching practices, such as the right to be seen and appreciated, as well as academic achievement due to students' expectations and actual experiences of success. Strategies to recognize and value diverse student identities, experiences, and preferred ways of learning appear throughout the book. Tools for Discovery and Development involves diverse learners in the study of difference, and ways to integrate their culture and experiences as a strength to support their academic success. Strategies to recognize and value diverse student identities, experiences, and preferred ways of learning appear throughout the book.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1: Reclaiming Our Native Youth
• Chapter 2: Radical Listening and Love: Introduction to Social Justice and Healing Pedagogies
• Chapter 3: Designing Learning Activities Using Social Justice and Healing Pedagogies
• Chapter 4: The Changing Nature of Stress for Adult Learners in a Post-Pandemic World
• Chapter 5: The Secret Sauce of Exemplary Educators
• Chapter 6: My American Story: Storytelling and Songwriting Projects for Social Change
• Chapter 7: The Centrality of Identity in the Learning Environment
• Chapter 8: Academic Student Procrastination: Causes and Effects on Student Learning
• Chapter 9 : Prevention, Intervention, and Recovery Pedagogies to Disrupt Academic Underachievement and Procrastination
• Chapter 10: Dear Professor: Inventing New Pedagogies
• About the Contributors