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Direct linkKing, LaGarrett J., Ed. – Teachers College Press, 2022
This volume collects the work of historians, researchers, and classroom teachers to define what it means to be a racially literate educator and citizen. History classes should be spaces in which all students learn about their predecessors' legacies as a context for understanding and decision-making in contemporary society. In reality, the…
Descriptors: Racial Attitudes, Racism, Literacy, History Instruction
Banks, Angela M. – Teachers College Press, 2021
This important book offers an inclusive approach to preparing students to be responsible participants in a democratic society. Civic education generally operates through the lens of citizenship, where students learn what good citizenship is and what good citizens do. Yet the citizenship lens fails to identify the wide range of schoolchildren and…
Descriptors: Civics, Citizenship Education, Democracy, Immigration
Harris, Lauren McArthur, Ed.; Sheppard, Maia, Ed.; Levy, Sara A., Ed. – Teachers College Press, 2022
Despite limitations and challenges, teaching about difficult histories is an essential aspect of social studies courses and units across grade levels. This practical resource highlights stories of K-12 practitioners who have critically examined and reflected on their experiences with planning and teaching histories identified as difficult.…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Social Studies, Lesson Plans, Curriculum Development
Dunn, Alyssa Hadley – Teachers College Press, 2021
What should teachers do on the days after major events, tragedies, and traumas, especially when injustice is involved? This beautifully written book features teacher narratives and youth-authored student spotlights that reveal what classrooms do and can look like in the wake of these critical moments. Dunn incisively argues for the importance of…
Descriptors: Current Events, Social Justice, Teaching Methods, History Instruction
Raya, Manuel Jiménez, Ed.; Lamb, Terry, Ed. – Peter Lang Publishing Group, 2020
Insights into Language Education Policies is of particular interest to academic researchers, policymakers, and teaching professionals interested in language education. It aims to provide the reader with critical insights into language education policies in diverse countries around the world. The chapters examine from different perspectives (for…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Parker, Walter C. – Teachers College Press, 2023
Our democracy is in crisis. Both political trust and a shared standard of truth are broken. In this book, Walter Parker shows why and how civic education can help. Offering a centrist approach suitable for a polarized society, Parker focuses on two linked curriculum objectives: disciplinary knowledge and voice. He illustrates how classroom…
Descriptors: Democracy, Political Attitudes, Trust (Psychology), Citizenship Education
Looney, Stephen Daniel, Ed.; Bhalla, Shereen, Ed. – Multilingual Matters, 2019
North American universities depend on international teaching assistants (ITAs) as a substantial part of the teaching labor force, which has led to the idea of an 'ITA problem', a deficiency model which is framed as a divergence between ITAs' linguistic competence and undergraduates' and their parents' expectations. This outdated positioning of…
Descriptors: Intonation, Interdisciplinary Approach, Pronunciation, Teaching Assistants
Goodman, Steven – Teachers College Press, 2018
Speaking out against decades of injustice and challenging deficit perceptions of young learners and their families, "It's Not About Grit" pulls back the veil, revealing the social systems that marginalize and stigmatize mostly poor, urban students of color and their communities. At the same time, author Steven Goodman, founding executive…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Trauma, Equal Education, Transformative Learning
Dolan, Anne M. – Trentham Books, 2014
"You, Me and Diversity" offers teachers and student teachers approaches for teaching children about development education and promoting intercultural understanding through carefully selected picturebooks. Research by the United Kingdom Literacy Association in 2007 found that few teachers are aware of such books. They feel unable to…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Picture Books, Teaching Methods, Global Education
Carrier, Peter, Ed. – Peter Lang Publishing Group, 2013
At a time when the power of schools and both state and federal education authorities to guide young people's sense of belonging is being challenged by multilingualism, by the claims of supra- and subnational regions and minorities, by memories of national catastrophes and crimes, and by out-of-school educational media, this collection of essays…
Descriptors: Educational Media, Student Diversity, History Instruction, Social Studies
Peer reviewedParker, Joe, Ed.; Samantrai, Ranu, Ed.; Romero, Mary, Ed. – SUNY Press, 2010
In the 1960s and 1970s, activists who focused on the academy as a key site for fostering social change began by querying the assumptions of the traditional disciplines and transforming their curricula, putting into place women's and ethnic studies programs that changed both the subject and methods of scholarship. The pattern of scholars and…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Black Studies, Social Class, Global Approach
Syrja, Rachel Carrillo – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2011
This book provides practical strategies and tools for assessing and teaching even the most hard to reach English language learners across the content areas. Syrja offers educators the latest information on working with ELLs (including using formative assessments) and provides a wealth of classroom-tested models and measures. These tools have…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Teaching Methods, Success
Salili, Farideh, Ed.; Hoosain, Rumjahn, Ed. – 2001
This book presents recent research findings on different aspects of multicultural education, informing teachers of the issues, policies, and new approaches prevalent around the world. The ten chapters are: (1) "Multicultural Education: History, Issues, and Practices" (Farideh Salili and Rumjahn Hoosain); (2) "Cooperative Learning…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
