Mara sapon shevin biography of christopher
Mara Sapon-Shevin is a professor of inclusive education at Syracuse University.
Schuelka,Christopher J. Johnstone,Gary Thomas,Alfredo J. Artiles, This handbook examines policy and practice from around the world with respect to..
Mara presents frequently on inclusive education, anti-bullying strategies, cooperative learning, social justice education, differentiated instruction, friendship, community building, school reform and teaching for diversity.
Mara also works with faculty in higher education on positive responses to classroom diversity, dealing with microaggressions and creating university classrooms that are truly inclusive.
The author of over books, book chapters and articles, Mara writes extensively about the fields of full inclusion, cooperative learning, social justice education and teaching for diversity.
Mara’s book Widening the Circle: The Power of Inclusive Classrooms was published by Beacon Press. The second edition of Mara’s book Because We Can Change the World: A Practical Guide for Building Cooperative, Inclusive Classroom Communities (Corwin Press, ) explores ways in which teachers can use cooperative games, children’s literature, music and curriculum to build classroom communitie