Mara Sapon-Shevin

Mara Sapon-Shevin is Professor Emerita of Inclusive Education at Syracuse University, where she taught in the Inclusive Elementary and Special Education Teacher Education Program. Her work focuses on inclusive education, social justice, anti-racism teaching, cooperative learning, bullying prevention, and preparing teachers for diverse classrooms. She holds an Ed.D. from the University of Rochester and has written more than 200 books, book chapters, and articles.

Her books include Widening the Circle: The Power of Inclusive Classrooms and Educational Courage: Resisting the Ambush of Public Education, co-authored with Nancy Schniedewind. She has also written Because We Can Change the World: A Practical Guide to Creating Cooperative, Inclusive Classroom Communities and Playing Favorites: Gifted Education and the Disruption of Community.