DISCOVERING OUR EXPERIENCES

Volumes

Compiled Contents for Discovering Our Experiences: Studies in Bilingual and ESL Education (Volumes I–IV)

Titles emphasized in bold indicate essays or articles that were re-edited and republished for the Discovering Our Experiences web site.

  • (1993) Volume I: Leadership for Change in Bilingual/ESL Education
  • Series Editor’s Preface
  • Acknowledgments and Credits
  • Introduction
  • Describing Our Experiences
  • Leading by Example: A Principal’s Journey
  • Reflections
  • Innovation: Doing What Needs to Be Done
  • Reflections
  • A Guiding Passion: Dedication to Children’s Language Potential
  • Reflections
  • Empowerment is the Key: A Principal’s Conviction
  • Reflections
  • Leading at the State Level: An Interview with Dr. Roberto Zamora
  • Reflections
  • Points of View:  Language Minority Students: Finders or Losers of the American Dream?
  • Practice of Research:  Who Says you Can’t Do Research? Educators Are Researchers Every Day!
  • Response Survey
  • (1995) Volume II: Reflective Practice for Teacher Change
  • Series Editor’s Preface
  • Acknowledgments and Credits
  • Introduction
  • Leading with an Eye on the Horizon: Teacher Leaders in Reflective Practice
  • Poetry Corner: El currículo y la tortilla
  • Describing Our Experiences (interviews with educators)
  • Creative Professionalism
  • A Family of Learners
  • Actions with Purpose
  • Committed to Making a Difference
  • Creating a Risk-Free Community
  • Using Narrative Structure to Discover our Experiences
  • Reflections
  • Analysis of Interviews
  • Practice of Research
  • Teacher Researchers in Bilingual/ESL Classrooms
  • The Teacher as Researcher: Resources for Getting Started
  • Poetry Corner: Storyteller
  • (1996) Volume III: Transforming Ourselves Through the Power of Mediated Instruction
  • Acknowledgements and Credits
  • Dedication
  • Poem by Antonio Machado
  • Introduction
  • Articles:
  • Critical Mediation: When Teachers and Students Connect in the ‘Ecliptic zone’
  • Reflecting on Ideological Baggage: Latino Pre-Service Teachers and Their Experiences as Students
  • A Special Kind of Knowledge: When Teachers Do Research and Parents Teach
  • An Interview with Cathy Amanti
  • Multicultural Literature in Bilingual Education: Exploring Story as Guide in La Nueva Fábula
  • Students Writing Fables: Traditional Genre Gets a Modern Facelift
  • A Teacher’s Story on Becoming Critical
  • Poetry Corner: Mi vieja cultura
  • (1997) Volume IV:  Critical Knowledge Beyond the School: Teachers as The-Ones-Who-Learn
  • Acknowledgements and Credits
  • Dedication
  • Introduction
  • Teachers as The-Ones-Who-Learn
  • Lessons From the Heart: A Teacher’s Journey Toward Advocacy
  • Bridging the Gap Using Funds of Knowledge in the Classroom
  • A New Look at Parent Involvement
  • From Funds of Knowledge to a Parent Partnership
  • A Full Circle of Understanding: Immersion Into Your Student’s Environment, Departures From Your Own
  • Funds of Knowledge that Diminish Borders and Create New Dimensions
  • Professional Reflections: Funds of Knowledge Research
  • Making it Real: Teachers Discover the Value of Home Visits
  • Breaking the Silence: Inquiry, Reflection, and Voice in Teacher Research Collaboratives