Highest Aspirations podcast listeners know that at the end of each episode we ask guests to recommend a book or other resource that has impacted them personally or professionally. The result is an ever growing library of must-reads for educators working with multilingual students. Here are 10 must-reads - just in time for summer!

The Art of Coaching: Effective Strategies for School Transformation, by Elena Aguilar

• Recommended by: Julie Allen, Principal / CEO of International Community School
• Episode: 33 Languages, One Community | Family Engagement and More

​We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom, by Bettina L. Love

• Recommended by: Grace Kelemanik and Amy Lucenta, Fostering Math Practices
• Episode: Using Routines to Meet the Urgent Needs of Our Students

​The Latino Education Crisis: The Consequences of Failed School Policies, by Patricia Gándara and Frances Contreras

• Recommended by: Dr. Carolina Lopez
• Episode: Promoting Bilingualism While Healing “La Herida Abierta”

The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World, by Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu

• Recommended by: Dr. Edith Treviño - Bilingual Digital Learning Specialist, TX
• Episode: Understanding Lived Experiences and Trauma in the School Setting

 

​Dual Language Education: Program Design and Implementation

• Recommended by: Dr. Sonia Soltero - Professor and Chair, Department of Leadership, Language, and Curriculum - DePaul College of Education
• Episode: Beyond Cognates: Leveraging Multilingual Capital to Promote a Love of Languages

​Move Your Bus: An Extraordinary Approach to Accelerating Success in Work and Life, by Ron Clark

• Recommended by: Katie Gardner - ESL Teacher, Rowan-Salisbury, North Carolina
• Episode: Simple Tech Strategies Can Be Lifelines for English Learners

​Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy, by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant

• Recommended by: Betsy Pegler - Rio Schools, CA
• Episode: The Benefits of Teacher Driven Professional Learning

​Reading and Wrirting With English Learners, by Valentina Gonzalez and Melinda Miller

• Recommended by: Valentina Gonzalez and Melinda Miller - Seidlitz Education
• Episode: Reading and Writing with English Learners

​Enrique's Journey: The Story of a Boy's Dangerous Odyssey to Reunite With His Mother, by Sonia Nazario

• Recommended by: Sonia Nazario, Pullitzer Prize Winning Author and Journalist
• Episode: “Enrique’s Journey”, Immigration, Education and More with Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist Sonia Nazario

​Distracted: Reclaiming Our Focus in a World of Lost Attention, by Maggie Jackson

• Recommended by: Jeff Zwiers, Stanford Graduate School of Education
• Episode: Fostering Academic Conversations in Linguistically Diverse Classes

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