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Inner World Immigrant Child by Cristina Igoa Publisher Comments This powerful book tells the story of one teacher's odyssey to understand the inner world of immigrant children, and to create a learning environment that is responsive to these students' feelings and their needs. Featuring the voices and artwork of many... (read more) Your price: $45.75 New - Trade Paper 
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The Flat World and Education: How America's Commitment to Equity Will Determine Our Future (Multicultural Education) by Linda Darling-hammond Synopsis In her new book, Darling-Hammond--a chief education advisor to President Barack Obama and a nationally recognized leader in education reform--presents a sobering account of the current crisis of public education in America that focuses on equity as a... (read more) Your price: $21.95 New - Trade Paper
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Making Content Comprehensible for English Learners: The SIOP Model with DVD by Jana Echevarria Publisher Comments One of the most influential books in the field in years! Making Content Comprehensible for English Learners: The SIOP® Model presents a coherent, specific, field-tested model of sheltered instruction that specifies the features of a high... (read more) List Price $54.25 Your price: $51.25 New - Trade Paper
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"Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?": And Other Conversations about Race by Beverly Daniel 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) Your price: $15.95 New - Trade Paper
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Affirming Diversity : Sociopolitical Context of Multicultural Education (5TH 08 Edition) by Sonia Nieto Publisher Comments In this revision of her best-selling book, author Sonia Nieto explores the meaning, necessity, and benefits of multicultural education for students of all backgrounds. The book looks at how personal, social, political, cultural, and educational... (read more) List Price $120.50 Your price: $79.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them by Freedom Writers and Erin Gruwell Publisher Comments Straight from the front line of urban America, the inspiring story of one fiercely determined teacher and her remarkable students. As an idealistic twenty-three-year-old English teacher at Wilson High School in Long beach, California, Erin Gruwell... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Culturally Proficient School : Implementation Guide for School Leaders (05 Edition) by Randall B. Lindsey Publisher Comments This book provides the practical strategies, tools, and resources school leaders need to fully implement cultural proficiency throughout the organization. Cultural Proficiency enables educators to value diversity, honour it with integrity, and preserve... (read more) List Price $31.95 Your price: $29.40 New - Trade Paper
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Cultural Competence: A Primer for Educators (with Infotrac) by Jerry Diller Publisher Comments We all know that an appreciation of diversity is important, but how do you teach that to students? CULTURAL COMPETENCE: A PRIMER FOR EDUCATORS shows you the basis of multicultural education strategies in a short, easy-to-use education textbook. And... (read more) List Price $71.75 Your price: $25.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Cultural Compatibility in Educational Contexts: Japanese Native-Speaker Teachers in Australian Classrooms by Kumi Kato Synopsis This study explores Japanese language classrooms in Australia taught by native Japanese speakers. Comparative studies were completed in classrooms in both Japan and Australia to identify effective teaching strategies in each cultural context. The book... (read more) Your price: $42.50 New - Trade Paper
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Lessons From Turtle Island (02 Edition) by Guy W. Jones Publisher Comments Create a curriculum that reflects and honors the diversity of all people. Lessons from Turtle Island explores Na-tive American issues in preschool and early primary education. The authors-one Native, one white-offer guidelines for learning experiences... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $15.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Understanding White Privilege: Creating Pathways to Authentic Relationships Across Race (Teaching/Learning for Social Justice) by Frances E. Kendall Publisher Comments Frances Kendall here invites readers to consider how race can frame our experiences, relationships and the way in which we see the world, and offers suggestions for how differences of opportunity can be overcome. Focusing on racial privilege, the book... (read more) Your price: $33.25 New - Trade Paper
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Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know by E. D. Hirsch, Jr. Publisher Comments In this forceful manifesto, Hirsch argues that children in the U.S. are being deprived of the basic knowledge that would enable them to function in contemporary society. Includes 5,000 essential facts to know.... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Diversity Matters : Understanding Diversity in Schools (08 Edition) by Lynn K. Spradlin Publisher Comments Today's teachers experience diversity challenges within their curricula, schools, and school systems on a daily basis?yet most lack the knowledge to turn those challenges into positive outcomes that enrich learning and establish strong, inclusive... (read more) List Price $89.10 Your price: $72.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Negotiating Language Policies in Schools: Educators as Policymakers by Ofelia (edt) Garcia Publisher Comments The wisdom encompassed in these essays is tellingly international in scope, usefully pedagogical in orientation, and solidly grounded in the authorsa (TM) decades of experience. Nancy Hornberger, From the Foreword a ]an especially timely contribution in... (read more) List Price $57.75 Your price: $49.25 New - Trade Paper
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Radical Simplicity: Small Footprints on a Finite Earth by Jim Merkel Publisher Comments Imagine you are first in line at a potluck buffet. The spread includes not just food and water, but all the materials needed for shelter, clothing, healthcare, and education. How do you know how much to take? How much is enough to leave for your... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Graywolf Annual Five: Multi-Cultural Literacy (1-2, 4, 6-<8>: The Graywolf Short Fiction Series) by Rick Simonson Publisher Comments The issue of cultural literacy has been the subject of intense debate in the past two years. Several bestselling books about the deficiencies of our educational system as well as changes in basic curriculum at more than one major university have... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $3.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Building Culturally Responsive Classrooms: A Guide for K-6 Teachers by Conc Delgado Gaitan Publisher Comments Teachers are dealing with increasingly diverse classroom settings, yet the majority of teachers do not share the same culture as their students. Going beyond they typical heroes and holidays approach to cultural diversity, Gaitan shows that real culture... (read more) List Price $31.95 Your price: $19.95 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) Your price: $29.50 New - Trade Paper
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Up Against Whiteness : Race, School, and Immigrant Youth (05 Edition) by Stacy J. Lee Synopsis This book explores the way a group of first- and second-generation Hmong students created their identities as new Americans in response to their school experiences. With particular attention to how race, class, and gender informed their experiences, this... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $17.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Multicultural Competence in Student Affairs (Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education) by Raechele Pope Publisher Comments Today’s leaders in higher education are focused on creating multicultural campuses. However, most higher education and student affairs professionals receive limited training for understanding the complexity of multicultural issues. If... (read more) List Price $43.25 Your price: $40.95 New - Hardcover
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