Delighted to participate in virtual book launch on Beyond Crises: Overcoming Linguistic and Cultural Inequities in Communities, Schools and Classrooms with Corwin Press editor, Dan Alpert, marketing manager, Sharon Pendergast, and co-writers Margarita Calderón and Margo Gottlieb. Listen to the full webinar
Authors: Debbie Zacarian, Margarita Calderón, and Margo Gottlieb. This piece appeared in Corwin Connect. Crises often amplify inequities that are hidden from view-especially for historically marginalized students from linguistically and culturally diverse populations. Rather than focus on what we perceive is wrong or broken, we can achieve much greater success …
“Debbie Zacarian sat down with us to talk about how we can better serve English Learners in our latest episode of #ThinkPareShare. Guess what? Deficiency plans are a thing of the past! Teaching to strengths and being culturally and linguistically responsive are paths to a better future. How do we change …
Recording available for viewing this webinar, now. It was a pleasure to provide this interactive edWebinar moderated by Carol Chambers Collins of Norton Education. It looks at the big picture in what we teach so that it matches who we teach and is inclusive, responsive, and sustaining for our dynamically diverse student populations. It …
Chaunte Garrett with Debbie Zacarian and Michael Silverstone. We’ve all been part of an unplanned global experiment in remote learning during COVID. For many, the experience was traumatizing and there were millions of school-aged children living with adversity before COVID. Listen to this ASCD BAM radio interview as we discuss …
By Debbie Zacarian and Becki Cohn-Vargas As one school year ends and we plan for the next, we see the glaring inequities that the pandemic has amplified, and we recognize that steps must be taken to address them. Beyond adopting new guidelines for hygiene and reducing our schools’ exposure to …
By Becki Cohn-Vargas and Debbie Zacarian Strengthening Community Partnerships As educators, we should celebrate the Herculean shift that we and our students have made from in-person to distance engagement to in-person and repeating this cycle as the crises continues. We know that these transitions and our future success are dependent on …
Debbie Zacarian and Michael Silverstone In March of this year, as it became clear that the nation’s school buildings would close for the foreseeable future in light of a global pandemic crisis and that distance learning was the only way for education to continue, student and teacher roles were upended …
by Debbie Zacarian On April 7, 2020, White House pandemic advisor Dr. Fauci stated that the pandemic “shine(s) a very bright light on some of the real weaknesses and foibles in our society.” Since the pandemic struck, I’ve been offering online and phone support to educators in their quest to stay …
By Debbie Zacarian, Lourdes Alvarez-Ortiz, and Judie Haynes As the COVID-19 pandemic upended communities worldwide, millions of educators moved at warp speed from gathering face-to-face to sheltering at home. In a matter of days, human connection required some type of device or a six-foot distance. Against this backdrop, children continue …
