Teacher training and effective pedagogy in the context of student diversity

Foreword / Donna Christian

Introduction / Liliana Minaya-Rowe

Pt. I. Effective Practices in Teacher Training

1. Research-Based Teaching Practices that Improve the Education of English Language Learners / Hersh C. Waxman and Yolanda N. Padron

2. Relationship Between Pre-Service Teachers' Beliefs about Second Language Learning and Prior Experiences with Non-English Speakers / Toni Griego Jones

3. Sheltered Spanish Instruction: Teachers of English Language Learners Learning in their Students' First Language / Liliana Minaya-Rowe and Ana Maria Olezza

4. How Do Pre-Service Teachers Acquire and Use Professional Knowledge? / Stephanie Stoll Dalton and Roland G. Tharp

Pt. II. Teacher Training and School Reform

5. Trends in Staff Development for Bilingual Teachers / Margarita Calderon

6. Rethinking School Reform in the Context of Cultural and Linguistic Diversity: Creating a Responsive Learning Community / Eugene E. Garcia, Marco A. Bravo and Laurie M. Dickey / [et al.]

7. Evaluating the Effects of the Pedagogy for Improving Resiliency Program: The Challenges of School Reform in a High Stakes Testing Climate / Yolanda N. Padron, Hersh C. Waxman and Robert A. Powers / [et al.]

Pt. III. Effective Teacher Training Models

8. Models of Bilingual Teacher Preparation: What has Worked at the University of Texas at El Paso / Josefina Villamil Tinajero and Dee Ann Spencer

9. Advancing the Professional Development of Beginning Teachers Through Mentoring and Action Research / Jack Levy, Lynn Shafer and Kristy Dunlap

Conclusion / Liliana Minaya-Rowe.