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Literacy Coaches Explore Their Work Through Vignettes

What is the work of a literacy coach? During a weekend retreat funded by an Urban Sites Network minigrant, twelve UCLA Writing Project teacher-consultants serving as literacy coaches explored this question. More ›

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"We Make the Road by Walking": Building the Urban Sites Network

In his keynote address at the 2008 Urban Sites Network Conference in Denver, Colorado, Richard Sterling traces the development of the USN from its roots at City College of New York, describing the events, the people, the challenges, the passion, and the learning that make up its history. More ›

The Importance of Resiliency in Learning and Writing

Bonnie Benard Bonnie Benard, keynote speaker at the 2009 Urban Sites Network Conference, discusses the role that schools and communities play in supporting the biological drive for normal human development and triumphing over adversity: resiliency. More ›

Resiliency: An Annotated Bibliography

This bibliography includes selections from a wide body of literature about fostering resilience in urban students. More ›

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