Liliana Minaya-rowe

Teacher Training and Effective Pedagogy in the Context of Student Diversity (Pb) Liliana Minaya-rowe

Publisher Marketing: This volume is about how to train the teachers of an increasing multilingual and multicultural American school population. This review contains research on effective pedagogy and teacher training, and is concerned with new structures and practices for professional development. Contributor Bio:  Minaya-Rowe, Liliana Liliana Minaya-Rowe is bilingual training coordinator at the Hartford Public Schools, where she works in professional development plans and practices for two-way immersion, bilingual, and ESL programs; effective first and second language instruction; teachers learning communities; and parent/family involvement practices. Minaya-Rowe is also professor emeritus of the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut. Her research interests, publications, and teaching include teacher education, literacy, bilingual program development and implementation, and discourse analysis of bilinguals. She holds a master s degree in Applied Linguistics and a Ph. D. in Education. Minaya-Rowe s 80+ publications include journal articles, books, chapters, teacher s manuals, and guidebooks.