Tato

<p>Grieving over the death of his beloved grandfather, seven-year-old Michael uses a magic formula to make a baby brother out of a potato--a plan that backfires, creating a talking potato and an evil mirror that Michael must enter to save his captured parents.</p>

Gogolewski, Kathe

Red Engine Press

<p>Review\n"Belonging and Inclusion in Identity Safe Schools: A Guide for Educational Leaders is a timely and important book. For several years, the nation′s schools have been asked to focus their energies on raising student achievement. However, too often educators have ignored the need to honor, support and affirm the identities of the students they serve. For educators who serve children of color, particularly Black, Native American and Latinx children who are often subject to overt and covert forms of forced assimilation, this book will be an invaluable resource on how to create learning opportunities that make it possible for such children to thrive." -- Pedro A. Noguera Published On: 2021-03-31\n"Bravo to authors Cohn-Vargas, Gogolewski, Creer Kahn, and Epstein for their ground-breaking book on Identify Safe Schools for administrators, teachers, and staff leaders! They provide much-needed evidence for educators to elevate and even inspire the equity, empowerment, and academic growth needed to wholly support all children to flourish in school and their lives." -- Debbie Zacarian, Ed.D., Founder Published On: 2021-03-31\n"Based on a robust foundation of researched evidence and theory, and embracing ‘targeted universalism’, Belonging and Inclusion in Identity Safe Schools offers specific strategies for achieving systemic equity in schooling. The emphasis is on disrupting racism, but the integrative approach supports identity safety and enhanced belonging for a range of diverse student identities, and incorporates trauma-informed practices. Pathways toward transformative change are clearly set out for school leaders, teachers, families, and the community, across planning and assessment, and within school-wide systems. A unique blueprint for joyfully celebrating social identities as an asset rather than a barrier, equitably valuing all identities, and for affording voice and influence to diverse members of the school communities is presented. Importantly, the organic nature of identity is respected and the capacity of school leaders in creating identity safe spaces where ongoing conversation between and understanding of richly diverse identities can be fostered is foregrounded. In this powerful work, the authors urge us to face up to the uncomfortable truth that schools may not always be identity safe spaces and offer great hope for a positive and practical way forward." -- Penelope Watson, Ph.D., Researcher and Senior Lecturer Published On: 2021-09-09\nBelonging and Inclusion in Identity Safe Schools: A Guide for Educational Leaders is an extraordinary book that should be read by teachers of all grade levels throughout the United States and beyond. Time is long overdue for this book that explains many of the inequalities in all areas of our institutions, from education to housing to incarceration…. The authors make clear how investment in a more inclusive society results in benefits for all people. I commend the authors! -- Joan Korenbilt Published On: 2021-09-09\nI applaud the authors’ focus on identity safety in the school community. Their approach celebrates and embraces unity in diversity. The identity safe approach goes beyond creating a physically safe school to addressing an emotionally safe school community. In an identity safe school, students embrace being themselves and can truly belong as unique individuals rather than try to fit into a stereotypical mold. The book′s examples clarify what is unconscious "othering" and color blind behavior versus identity safe practices. This book is for everyone in the school community who cares enough to take action to influence a school′s culture both in and outside of the classroom.\nThe book′s formatting is so user-friendly. The format allows the school educator/ leader to go directly to the area their school wants to focus on for improvement. After reading Chapter One, which presents their approach and philosophy, the reader has the tools needed to use this book to focus on spe</p>

Belonging and Inclusion in Identity Safe Schools: A Guide for Educational Leaders

Education & Teaching

Cohn-Vargas, Becki

Kahn, Alexandrea Creer

Epstein, Amy

Schools & Teaching

Corwin

TATO captures children's imaginations by recognizing their desire to exercise power and earn the admiration of the adults closest to them. Young readers will stay glued to this enchanting tale of a young boy with magical powers struggling to rescue his family from one of his own botched experiments.

Wings epress

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