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"Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?": And Other Conversations about Race by Beverly Tatum Publisher Comments Walk into any racially mixed high school and you will see black youth seated together in the cafeteria. Of course, it's not just the black kids sitting together-the white, Latino, Asian Pacific, and, in some regions, American Indian youth are clustered... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Courageous Conversations about Race: A Field Guide for Achieving Equity in Schools by Glenn Singleton Publisher Comments 'The beauty of this volume is that it is designed to help lay people-teachers, administrators, parents, community leaders, and even university professors begin to engage in the emotionally and psychically difficult conversations about race. Glenn... (read more) List Price $45.25 Your price: $21.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Revolution Will Not Be Funded: Beyond the Non-Profit Industrial Complex by Incite Women Of Col Publisher Comments A $1.3 trillion industry, the US nonprofit sector is the world's seventh largest economy. From art museums and university hospitals to think tanks and church charities, over 1.5 million organizations of staggering diversity share the tax-exempt 501(c)(3)... (read more) Your price: $23.00 New - Trade Paper
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Dual Language Instruction from A to Z: Practical Guidance for Teachers and Administrators by Else Hamayan Publisher Comments "Dual-language instruction offers students immeasurable benefits above and beyond fluency in a second language. Students in high-quality dual-language programs learn to communicate and interact with people from different cultures, solve problems, think... (read more) Your price: $35.95 New - Trade Paper
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Kids from Nowhere by George Guthridge Publisher Comments An award-winning writer delivers the inspiring, true story of Alaskan Eskimo students who, despite lacking world knowledge and speaking English as a second language, manage to achieve great educational feats. Original.... (read more) List Price $17.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Developing Cross-cultural Competence (4TH 11 Edition) by Eleanor W. Lynch Book News Annotation Lynch (special education, San Diego State U.) and Hanson (special education, San Francisco State U.) assemble 13 chapters by specialists in psychology, special education, social work, and other fields--many of whom are bicultural or bilingual--who... (read more) List Price $49.95 Your price: $38.00 Used - Trade Paper
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"Multiplication Is for White People": Raising Expectations for Other People's Children by Lisa Delpit Synopsis Lisa Delpits Other Peoples Childrenwhich has sold more than a quarter-million copies to dateis a paradigm-shifting, highly acclaimed exploration of the cultural slippage between white teachers and students of color. In her long-awaited and... (read more) Your price: $17.95 New - Trade Paper
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Working With English Language Learners (2ND 08 Edition) by Stephen Cary Publisher Comments If you teach English language learners, you probably have too many unanswered questions to count. How do I assess a student's English? How do I get my reluctant speakers to speak English? How do I teach grade-level content to English beginners... (read more) List Price $28.75 Your price: $22.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Making Content Comprehensible for Elementary English Learners: The Siop Model (Siop) by Jana Echevarria Publisher Comments Making Content Comprehensible for Elementary English Learners: The SIOP® Model is written to give K-6 elementary school teachers lesson plans, teaching ideas, and many effective activities for working successfully with children who are English... (read more) Your price: $59.99 New - Trade Paper
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Developing Reading and Writing in Second Language Learners: Lessons from the Report of the National Literacy Panel on Language-Minority Children and Y by Diane August Publisher Comments A Co-Publication of Routledge, the Center for Applied Linguistics, and the International Reading Association This book is a shorter version of Developing Literacy in Second-Language Learners, reporting the findings of the National Literacy Panel on... (read more) List Price $42.50 Your price: $11.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Multicultural Education #41: Culturally Responsive Teaching: 0 by Geneva Gay Synopsis The achievement of students of color continues to be disproportionately low at all levels of education. More than ever, Geneva Gays foundational book on culturally responsive teaching is essential reading in addressing the needs of todays diverse student... (read more) Your price: $37.75 New - Trade Paper
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Culturally Responsive Standards-Based Teaching: Classroom to Community and Back by Steffen Saifer Synopsis "A Joint Publication of Education Northwest and Corwin Press."... (read more) Your price: $39.95 New - Trade Paper
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Diversity in Early Care and Education : Honoring Differences (5TH 08 Edition) by Janet Gonzalez-mena Publisher Comments Diversity in Early Care and Education (formerly Multicultural Issues In Child Care) explores the rich diversity encountered in programs and environments for children ages birth to 8, including those serving children with special needs. The emphasis is on... (read more) List Price $50.00 Your price: $41.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Con Respeto: Bridging the Distances Between Culturally Diverse Families and Schools: An Ethnographic Portrait by Guadalupe Valdes Publisher Comments This book presents a study of ten Mexican immigrant families, describing how such families go about the business of surviving and learning to succeed in a new world. Guadalupe Valdes examines what appears to be a disinterest in education by Mexican... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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My First Bilingual Book-Home (English-Polish) (My First Bilingual Book) by Milet Publishing Publisher Comments Guaranteed to enrich a toddlers vocabulary, this simple and fun series of bilingual board books is ideal for helping children discover a foreign language. Highlighting more complex concepts that go beyond colors and numbers, titles in the series feature... (read more) Your price: $7.99 New - Board Book
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Cultural Proficiency: A Manual for School Leaders by Randall B. Lindsey Synopsis This powerful third edition offers fresh approaches that enable school leaders to engage in effective interactions with students, educators, and the communities they serve.... (read more) Your price: $43.95 New - Trade Paper
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New Perspectives on Grammar Teaching in Second Language Classrooms (02 Edition) by Eli Hinkel Publisher Comments New Perspectives on Grammar Teaching in Second Language Classrooms brings together various approaches to the contextualized teaching of grammar and communicative skills as integrated components of second language instruction. Its purpose is to show from... (read more) List Price $47.95 Your price: $36.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Subtractive Schooling : U.S.-mexican Youth and the Politics of Caring (99 Edition) by Angela Valenzuela Publisher Comments Provides an enhanced sense of what's required to genuinely care for and educate the U.S.-Mexican youth in America.... (read more) List Price $36.75 Your price: $23.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Critical Race Counterstories Along the Chicana/chicano Educational Pipeline (05 Edition) by Tara J. Yosso Publisher Comments Chicanas/os are part of the youngest, largest, and fastest growing racial/ethnic "minority" population in the United States, yet at every schooling level, they suffer the lowest educational outcomes of any racial/ethnic group. Using a... (read more) List Price $52.50 Your price: $32.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Rethinking Columbus: The Next 500 Years: Resources for Teaching about the Impact of the Arrival of Columbus in the Americas by Bill Bigelow Publisher Comments Rethinking Columbus has changed the way schools teach about the "discovery" of America. This new edition has over 80 essays, poems, short stories, interviews, historical vignettes, and lesson plans that re-evaluate the legacy of Columbus -- right up to... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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