The Inclusive World of Today’s Classrooms

Barbara Cozza is a full Professor of Educational Leadership at St. John’s University and educational consultant. She held leadership positions as Department Chairperson, Assistant Chairperson, Director of Instructional Leadership programs, a Multi-age School Director, and her research targets educational reform issues in the areas of leadership, curriculum, instruction, and assessment.

Introduction Preface

PART 1. Organizational Practice

Chapter 1. Multi-age Framework: A Support System for Collaboration and Analysis

Chapter 2. Collaborative Inquiry: Roles of Principal, Teachers, and Teacher Leaders with Inclusivity, ELL Teaching, Technology and International Ideas

PART 2. Culture-Building

Chapter 3. A Community of Learners: Building a Caring and Trusting Environment for Diverse Students

Chapter 4. Building a Multi-age School Culture – Elements to Consider

PART 3. The Learning Process

Chapter 5. Instructional Components for a Multi-age Program

Chapter 6. Teaching Reading and Mathematics to Multi-age Learners

Chapter 7. Curriculum Cycles, Interdisciplinary Studies and Other Effective Strategies

PART 4. Assessments and Systemic Change

Chapter 8. Classroom Assessment in the Multi-age Classroom

Appendix A. Technology and Resources

Index