{"product_id":"making-americans-stories-of-historic-struggles-new-ideas-and-inspiration-in-immigrant-education-paperback","title":"Making Americans: Stories of Historic Struggles, New Ideas, and Inspiration in Immigrant Education - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJessica Lander\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMaking Americans\u003c\/i\u003e shines a light on the barriers that immigrant students in the US face--and shares inspiring stories about students who have overcome them\" --Bill Gates\u003cbr\u003eA landmark work that weaves captivating stories about the past, present, and personal into an inspiring vision for how America can educate immigrant students\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSetting out from her classroom, Jessica Lander takes the reader on a powerful and urgent journey to understand what it takes for immigrant students to become Americans. A compelling read for everyone who cares about America's future, \u003ci\u003eMaking Americans\u003c\/i\u003e brims with innovative ideas for educators and policy makers across the country. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLander brings to life the history of America's efforts to educate immigrants through rich stories, including these: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-The Nebraska teacher arrested for teaching an eleven-year-old boy in German who took his case to the Supreme Court\u003cbr\u003e-The California families who overturned school segregation for Mexican American children\u003cbr\u003e-The Texas families who risked deportation to establish the right for undocumented children to attend public schools \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eShe visits innovative classrooms across the country that work with immigrant-origin students, such as these: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-A school in Georgia for refugee girls who have been kept from school by violence, poverty, and natural disaster\u003cbr\u003e-Five schools in Aurora, Colorado, that came together to collaborate with community groups, businesses, a hospital, and families to support newcomer children.\u003cbr\u003e-A North Carolina school district of more than 100 schools who rethought how they teach their immigrant-origin students \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eShe shares inspiring stories of how seven of her own immigrant students created new homes in America, including the following: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-The boy who escaped Baghdad and found a home in his school's ROTC program\u003cbr\u003e-The daughter of Cambodian genocide survivors who dreamed of becoming a computer scientist\u003cbr\u003e-The orphaned boy who escaped violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and created a new community here \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaking Americans\u003c\/i\u003e is an exploration of immigrant education across the country told through key historical moments, current experiments to improve immigrant education, and profiles of immigrant students. \u003ci\u003eMaking Americans\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable book that will reshape how we all think about nurturing one of America's greatest assets: the newcomers who enrich this country with their energy, talents, and drive.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJessica Lander\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning teacher, writer and author. She teaches history and civics to recent immigrant students in a Massachusetts public high school and has won numerous awards for her teaching, including being named a Top 50 Finalist for the Global Teacher Prize, presented by the Varkey Foundation. Jessica writes frequently about education policy and teaching. She is a coauthor of \u003ci\u003ePowerful Partnerships: A Teacher's Guide to Engaging Families for Student Success\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eDriving Backwards\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 376\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 03, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764834795808,"sku":"9780807013359","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4987285fa416fb323f6c151d2799f148.webp?v=1780256095","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/making-americans-stories-of-historic-struggles-new-ideas-and-inspiration-in-immigrant-education-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}