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From IGI Publishing, Applications and Practices for Empowering Neurodivergent Learners<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In it, please check out my chapter, Chapter Six, entitled, The Role of Executive Functions in the Writing Instruction of a Neurodivergent Adolescent<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From IGI Publishing, Redefining Language Education Through Critical Language Pedagogy<\/a><\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In it, please check out my chapter, Chapter Ten, entitled, Using Literature Circles in Online Discussions as a Form of Bibliotherapy and Critical Language Pedagogy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From IGI Publishing, Advancing Student Employability Through Higher Education<\/a><\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In it, please check out my chapter, Chapter Two, entitled, Executive Function Coaching in Higher Education<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Uniting the Science of Reading and Balanced Literacy with Social Justice<\/a><\/p>\n

Chances are, if you\u2019re picking up this book, it is because you are a dedicated teacher who knows that something is amiss in our literacy education. I felt it, too, and I offer this book as a practical guide to my own journey in attempting to unite all of the feuding. Presumably, we all get into teaching because we want to make a sincere difference in the world, and in the lives of the students we educate. This book honors that passion, while making tactical, realistic sense out of the unnecessary fights that occur between proponents of the Science of Reading and Balanced Literacy.<\/p>\n

Handbook of Research on Learner-Centered Approaches to Teaching in an Age of Transformational Change<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

In this exciting, new release for 2022, check out my chapter, Chapter 16, entitled,<\/p>\n

Social Action Literacy for Elementary Teachers<\/a><\/p>\n

A textbook from 2020–<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Next Generation Digital Tools and Applications for Teaching and Learning Enhancement<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Please check out my chapter, Chapter 5, with my colleague and co-author Sarita Belmont, entitled,<\/p>\n

Case Study of Urban 4th\/5th Grade Teachers and Students Engaged With E-Texts<\/a><\/p>\n

Parenting Memoir–<\/p>\n

The Evolution of Us<\/a><\/p>\n

(click here<\/a> to buy the book)<\/p>\n

Overview<\/strong>
\u201cActually,\u201d I said in a hushed tone.\u00a0 \u201cI have a job interview next week.\u201d
I wasn\u2019t sure why I was practically whispering.\u00a0 Was it really a secret?\u00a0 Perhaps it was because I wasn\u2019t so sure of myself, and didn\u2019t want to admit it out loud.\u00a0 Was I really ready to return to work? Even though my daughter and I were beyond first steps and first words, I still wanted to be there for her.\u00a0 I wanted to be the one she ran to at the end of the school day.\u00a0 I wanted to be the one to kiss her forehead when she was home sick with a cold.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, my friend, Rose, knew exactly what I meant.\u00a0 Our insecurities stemmed from wondering about our absences on multiple levels.\u00a0 We had been absent from full-time work for years, and contemplated our workplace worth.\u00a0 More importantly, we didn\u2019t want to be absent from our role as mothers, in the everyday details that matter so deeply, both to our children, and to ourselves.
Rose paused, looked intently into my eyes, shrugged her shoulders and said, \u201cAh, the evolution of us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rose\u2019s tone was almost dismissive.\u00a0 But to me, her words were brilliant.\u00a0 With those simple, yet eloquent words, this book was born.\u00a0 Rose\u2019s sentiment inspired me to explore and unpack the phrase \u201cthe evolution of us\u201d by seeing how it resonated with other mothers.<\/p>\n

My mind swirled with questions.\u00a0 What does \u201cthe evolution of us\u201d mean to today\u2019s mothers of young children?\u00a0 Can we have it all?\u00a0 How do we acquire this supposed balance?\u00a0 Are women frankly discussing how difficult it is to be a mother?\u00a0 Do the \u201cMommy Wars\u201d still exist?\u00a0 Whether we work outside of the home or not, do we even recognize ourselves anymore?\u00a0 As American mothers of young children, who are we, and where are we going?<\/p>\n

Motherhood is undeniably a hot-button issue in our culture.\u00a0 There have been countless books and articles written on the topic.\u00a0 This book differs in the way it offers intimate portraits of just a few women, as they ponder our current, complex roles, and the ways our roles are evolving from a historical perspective. Each chapter contains an intimate portrait of a mother of young children.\u00a0 The portraits vary greatly, from middle-class to working class women, stay-at-home moms and working moms, heterosexual and lesbian mothers, a mother of a child with special needs, a mother who is also caring for an aging parent, and women from a variety of ethnic backgrounds.<\/p>\n

As an author and fellow mom, my hope is that you see yourself reflected in these pages.\u00a0 By sharing and reading the experiences of others, my wish is that we can move forward as a generation of women who support one another, and who can work together to create a more stable system of support for the next generation.<\/p>\n

(click here<\/a> to buy the book)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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