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Sonia Nieto

Sonia Nieto

Professor Emerita, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Sonia Nieto is professor emerita of language, literacy, and culture at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. A teacher at elementary and middle school levels for several years, and a teacher educator for over 30, she has written extensively on diversity and teacher education. Her books include Affirming Diversity, The Light in Their Eyes, and What Keeps Teachers Going?, and Finding Joy in Teaching Students of Diverse Backgrounds, as well as edited books Puerto Rican Students in U.S. Schools, Why We Teach, and Dear Paulo: Letters from Those Who Dare Teach. 

She received the 2024 Multistate Association for Bilingual Education (MABE) Lifetime Service Award, was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2024, and has also received nine honorary doctorates.

Books by Sonia Nieto
Why We Teach Now 9780807755877
The Light in Their Eyes 9780807750544
What Keeps Teachers Going? 9780807743119
Teachers Speak Up! 9780807769522
Teaching, A Life's Work 9780807761090
Why We Teach 9780807745939
Growing Critically Conscious Teachers 9780807756836
Race, Culture, and Politics in Education 9780807764886
We Can't Teach What We Don't Know 9780807757314
Intersectionality in Education 9780807765128
Families With Power 9780807766385
Spectacular Things Happen Along the Way 9780807761069
Humanizing Methodologies in Educational Research 9780807765548
Courageous Leadership in Early Childhood Education 9780807757413
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