What this book is about and why it is a connection to you, our reader—our audience as parents, caregivers, educators, administrators and ultimately all self-directed learners, has been what we—the authors have respectively dedicated our careers.
We would like YOU to be part of the multiple models of DEFINING EXCELLENCE for our self-directed learners that in an instant, now becomes yesterday and what better way to be culturally responsive to our learners than to create an environment which centers and fully embraces the 21st Century Learner.
The knowledge and multiple strategies we share is a continuous professional development support system—a network of dedicated educators connecting with each other to better serve quality education. YOU the reader will now become part of "WE" the network of educators "DEFINING EXCELLENCE". "WE" as a powerful team, support system, connected for Culturally Responsive Education for 21st Century Learners.
We have a common connection no matter the distance… 21st Century technology brings us together for Evelyn's Writing Strategies in NYC, Randy's Literacy & Language Arts research with Barbara Stuckey and the Exact Word in Utah, Maryanne's research with Immersive World technology and Pre-Service Teacher Training in NC, and Massimo's best classroom practice as practitioner with media and student productions in NJ. We connect with each other from every part of the country and now YOU can be part of the network of DEFINING EXCELLENCE and continuous professional development for Culturally Responsive Teaching for 21st Century Learners.
Culturally Responsive Teaching
for 21st Century Learners
