In a course, Building Bridges for Understanding, that my colleague, Elli Stern, and I teach, we ask participants
(teachers, counselors, administrators, tutors, nurses, etc.) to get into
a group and "become the expert" on an article that we have assigned for
homework. To this end, we then ask the group to construct a graphic
organizer, mnemonic, or other visual aid to help "teach" the other
groups about the article.
Mitali Perkins (http://www.mitaliblog.com/ and books at http://www.mitaliperkins.com/) was born in India and immigrated to the States with her parents and two sisters when she was seven. Bengali-style, their names rhyme: Sonali means "gold,” Rupali means "silver,” and “Mitali” means “friendly.” Mitali had to live up to her name because her family moved so much — she’s lived in India, Ghana, Cameroon, England, New York, Mexico, California, Bangladesh, Thailand, and Massachusetts.
Mitali studied political science at Stanford University and Public Policy at U.C. Berkeley before deciding to try and change the world by writing stories for young readers. Now she’s settled in Newton, a town just outside of Boston, where she writes full-time.
After studying political science at Stanford and public policy at U.C. Berkeley, she taught in middle school, high school and college. When she began to write fiction, her protagonists were often—not surprisingly—strong female characters trying to bridge different cultures.
Mitali Perkins (http://www.mitaliblog.com/ and books at http://www.mitaliperkins.com/) was born in India and immigrated to the States with her parents and two sisters when she was seven. Bengali-style, their names rhyme: Sonali means "gold,” Rupali means "silver,” and “Mitali” means “friendly.” Mitali had to live up to her name because her family moved so much — she’s lived in India, Ghana, Cameroon, England, New York, Mexico, California, Bangladesh, Thailand, and Massachusetts.
Mitali studied political science at Stanford University and Public Policy at U.C. Berkeley before deciding to try and change the world by writing stories for young readers. Now she’s settled in Newton, a town just outside of Boston, where she writes full-time.
After studying political science at Stanford and public policy at U.C. Berkeley, she taught in middle school, high school and college. When she began to write fiction, her protagonists were often—not surprisingly—strong female characters trying to bridge different cultures.
