This book has been written by
the following teachers who are transforming their classrooms,
their schools, their districts' and the lives of their students:
Leigh Abbott
Cherry Creek West Middle School
Littleton, CO
Amy Golubtchik Ament
Cohen-Hillel Academy
Marblehead, MA
Corinne Araki-Kawaguchi
Alvin School
Santa Maria, CA
A. Lainge Bailey
Mark Twain Middle School
Alexandria, VA
Hope Brady
Bonnie Brae Elementary School
Fairfax, VA
Fred Brandt
Adlai Stevenson High School
Bronx, NY
Rand Briggs
Geneva Middle School
Geneva, IL
Eileene Bunting
Middletown Early Childhood Center
Mahomet, IL
Cynthia Carbone Ward
Vista de Las Cruces
Gaviota, CA
Wayne Carlson
Brush Middle School
Brush, CO
Matt Carter
Peabody Charter School
Santa Barbara, CA
Maggie Brown Cassidy
Brattleboro Union High School
Brattleboro, VT
Ed Clement
Hanson Park Elementary School
Chicago, IL
Rachel Dahill-Fuchel
DeWitt Clinton High School Teacher Center
Bronx, NY
Julie Dermody
McDougle Elementary School
Chapel Hill, NC
Peter Dillon
Heritage School
New York, NY
Denise Edelson
Hannah G. Solomon Elementary School
Chicago, IL
Marianne Francone
Quander Road School
Alexandria, VA
Jean Gibran
Boston, MA
Benna Golubtchik
Second Opportunity Schools
Brooklyn, NY
Janice Gordon
P5./IS. 223
New York, NY
Kathy Granas
Castle Rock Middle School
Castle Rock, CO
Patricia Haughney
Westbrook Elementary School
Glenview, IL
Paul Hewitt
Davison High School
Davison, Ml
Catherine Hellmann
Stone Academy
Chicago, IL
Catherine A. Herman
Lockport Township High School, Central Campus
Lockport, IL
Anne Houser
Cherry Creek West Middle School
Littleton, CO
Francine Johnson
Oscar DePriest Elementary School
Chicago, IL
Judy Jones
East Chapel Hill High School
Chapel Hill, NC
Lisa Kihn
Nevin Platt Middle School
Boulder, CO
David Ludwig
Loveland High School
Loveland, CO
Jason Margolis
High School for Environmental Studies
New York, NY
John McKinney
Castle Rock Middle School
Castle Rock, CO
Donna Mehle
EBC High School for Public Service
Brooklyn, NY
Stephanie Montaigne
North Beach Elementary School
Miami Beach, FL
Chris Mullin
Santa Ynez Valley Union
High School
Santa Ynez, CA
Julie Myers
Middletown Early Childhood Center
Mahomet, IL
Grace Polivka
North Brantord Intermediate School
North Branford, CT
Pam Randles
Fairbanks, AK
Steve Schriener
Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School
Colorado Springs, CO
Mark Silberberg
High School of Economics and Finance
New York, NY
Jerry Swanitz
Santa Ynez Valley Union High School
Santa Ynez, CA
Karen Tucker
Estes Park Middle School
Estes Park, CO
Nancy Webster
Joe Hall Elementary School
Miami, FL
Jenny Weasel
Liberty High School
Colorado Springs, CO
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Ellen Meyers
EDITOR
Martha Upton
INDEXER
David Licata
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Lisa Kwock
DESIGNER
Helene Silverman
COVER PHOTOGRAPHS
Kristine Larsen
Tom McKitterick
INTERIOR PHOTOGRAPHY
Kristine Larsen
Tom McKitterick
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MARK ALTER
Chair
Department of Teaching and Learning,
New York University School of Education
BARBARA BYRD-BENNETT
Superintendent
Chancellor's District,
New York City Public Schools
WILLIAM J. CIRONE
Superintendent
Santa Barbara County Education Office
CHARLOTTE K. FRANK
Vice President, Research & Development
The McGraw-Hill Companies
LONNIE WAGSTAFF
M.K. Hage Centennial Professor in Education
University of Texas at Austin
CHUCK T. WILLIAMS
Director, Teacher Education
National Education Association |