Overhauling Learning for Multilingual Students

An Approach for Achieving Pedagogical Justice
Jeff Zwiers - Stanford University, USA
Overhauling Learning for Multilingual Students
February 2024 | 296 pages | Corwin
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Adopt a strengths-based, justice-centered approach to teaching multilinguals

Offering educators a path to pedagogical justice for multilingual learners, Overhauling Learning for Multilingual Students outlines a comprehensive alternative model for instruction and assessment. With an emphasis on engaging multilingual learners in authentic communication and promoting student agency and creativity, this book is an urgent call-to-action for educators at all levels to value and leverage the many assets that multilingual students bring to every classroom.

The book outlines six dimensions of pedagogical justice and offers practical strategies to implement a learner-centered approach that will help all students thrive. Additional features include:

  • An assets-based framework designed to help multilingual learners learn and grow
  • Guidance for shifting instructional strategies away from remediation and test preparation toward an engaging, justice-centered approach
  • Activities to to help students collaboratively build up unique and important ideas (claims and concepts) across disciplines

Written by scholar, practitioner, and best-selling author, Jeff Zwiers, Overhauling Learning for Multilingual Students supports educators to de-think and rethink traditional one-size-fits-all approaches to teaching and assessing multilingual learners.

Contents

Chapter 1 - Pedagogical Justice

Chapter 1 - Pedagogical Justice

Chapter 2 - What Students Learn and How they Grow

Chapter 2 - What Students Learn and How they Grow

Chapter 3 - Assessment

Chapter 3 - Assessment

Chapter 4 - Pedagogy

Chapter 4 - Pedagogy

Chapter 5 - Instruction

Chapter 5 - Instruction

Chapter 6 - Systems

Chapter 6 - Systems

Additional materials

Description

Adopt a strengths-based, justice-centered approach to teaching multilinguals

Offering educators a path to pedagogical justice for multilingual learners, Overhauling Learning for Multilingual Students outlines a comprehensive alternative model for instruction and assessment. With an emphasis on engaging multilingual learners in authentic communication and promoting student agency and creativity, this book is an urgent call-to-action for educators at all levels to value and leverage the many assets that multilingual students bring to every classroom.

The book outlines six dimensions of pedagogical justice and offers practical strategies to implement a learner-centered approach that will help all students thrive. Additional features include:

  • An assets-based framework designed to help multilingual learners learn and grow
  • Guidance for shifting instructional strategies away from remediation and test preparation toward an engaging, justice-centered approach
  • Activities to to help students collaboratively build up unique and important ideas (claims and concepts) across disciplines

Written by scholar, practitioner, and best-selling author, Jeff Zwiers, Overhauling Learning for Multilingual Students supports educators to de-think and rethink traditional one-size-fits-all approaches to teaching and assessing multilingual learners.

Contents

Chapter 1 - Pedagogical Justice

Chapter 1 - Pedagogical Justice

Chapter 2 - What Students Learn and How they Grow

Chapter 2 - What Students Learn and How they Grow

Chapter 3 - Assessment

Chapter 3 - Assessment

Chapter 4 - Pedagogy

Chapter 4 - Pedagogy

Chapter 5 - Instruction

Chapter 5 - Instruction

Chapter 6 - Systems

Chapter 6 - Systems

Additional materials

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Overhauling Learning for Multilingual Students

An Approach for Achieving Pedagogical Justice


February 2024 | 296 pages | Corwin

Format Published Date ISBN Price
Paperback 01/02/2026 9781071921999 $40.95
Lifetime 01/02/2026 9781071922019 $37.00

Adopt a strengths-based, justice-centered approach to teaching multilinguals

Offering educators a path to pedagogical justice for multilingual learners, Overhauling Learning for Multilingual Students outlines a comprehensive alternative model for instruction and assessment. With an emphasis on engaging multilingual learners in authentic communication and promoting student agency and creativity, this book is an urgent call-to-action for educators at all levels to value and leverage the many assets that multilingual students bring to every classroom.

The book outlines six dimensions of pedagogical justice and offers practical strategies to implement a learner-centered approach that will help all students thrive. Additional features include:

  • An assets-based framework designed to help multilingual learners learn and grow
  • Guidance for shifting instructional strategies away from remediation and test preparation toward an engaging, justice-centered approach
  • Activities to to help students collaboratively build up unique and important ideas (claims and concepts) across disciplines

Written by scholar, practitioner, and best-selling author, Jeff Zwiers, Overhauling Learning for Multilingual Students supports educators to de-think and rethink traditional one-size-fits-all approaches to teaching and assessing multilingual learners.


Table Of Contents:

  • Chapter 1 - Pedagogical Justice
  • Chapter 2 - What Students Learn and How they Grow
  • Chapter 3 - Assessment
  • Chapter 4 - Pedagogy
  • Chapter 5 - Instruction
  • Chapter 6 - Systems

Recent Product Reviews:

“Well-grounded in deeply relevant pedagogical theory for transformative practices to support multilingual learners, Overhauling Learning for Multilingual Learners offers a perspective shift on both the what and how of teaching to support sustainable cultural and linguistic justice for all.”
Jonell Pacyga, Professor, University of Northwestern-St. Paul
“If you’re looking for a practical and straightforward approach to uncovering and dismantling the injustices for multilingual students—look no further. This book highlights the key points of reflection, actions, and evidence collection educators need to make systemic changes for marginalized learners.”
Melissa A. Lambert, Educational Consultant, Create Capacity LLC
“Overhauling Learning for Multilingual Learners provides an explicit and useful call to action in support of one of the most vulnerable populations in U.S. schools. I appreciate the structure of the text, the visual supports, and the specific examples provided in later chapters.”
Cassandra Meyer, Reading Interventionist and ESL teacher, Madison Metropolitan School District

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