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Direct linkSinger, Jessica; Shagoury, Ruth – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2004
Teaching a diverse population of adolescents to be writers, readers, and active citizens requires fundamental changes in curriculum development, teaching strategies, and student roles in the classroom. In this article, two educators report on their collaboration in an urban high school in Portland, Oregon, USA, to create a classroom where students…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Social Change, Curriculum Development, Biographies
