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 Martinez is a recent graduate of the Masters in Migration Studies Program at the University of San Francisco.

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

"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 "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