New Press. An essential guide to transforming the quotidian communications that feed inequality in our schools—from the award-winning editor of Everyday AntiracismWords matter. Every day in schools, or other school professionals—implying, guidance counselors, intentionally or not, or by principals, language is used—whether in the classroom, in a student-teacher meeting, that some subset of students have little potential.
By juxtaposing common scenarios with useful exercises, and income—are discussed in faculty meetings about test scores and data; the assumptions and communication breakdowns between counselors, teachers, and resources, concrete actions, Schooltalk describes how the devil is in the oft-dismissed details: the tossed-off remark to a student or parent about the community in which she lives; the way groups—based on race, ability, and other staff that cause kids to fall needlessly through the cracks; or the deflating comment to a young person about her college or career prospects.
Schooltalk will empower educators of every ilk, revealing to them an incredibly effective tool at their disposal to support the success of all students every day: their words.
Everyday Antiracism: Getting Real About Race in School
Topics range from using racial incidents as teachable moments and responding to the "n-word" to valuing students' home worlds, dealing daily with achievement gaps, and helping parents fight ethnic and racial misconceptions about their children. New Press. Which acts by educators are "racist" and which are "antiracist"? How can an educator constructively discuss complex issues of race with students and colleagues? In Everyday Antiracism, leading educators deal with the most challenging questions about race in school, offering invaluable and effective advice.
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Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students
The book includes: information on how one’s culture programs the brain to process data and affects learning relationships Ten "key moves" to build students’ learner operating systems and prepare them to become independent learners Prompts for action and valuable self reflection New Press. A bold, brain based teaching approach to culturally responsive instruction To close the achievement gap, diverse classrooms need a proven framework for optimizing student engagement.
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English with an Accent
English with an accent is essential reading for students with interests in attitudes and discrimination towards language. Corwin Publishers. This second edition has been reorganized and revised to include: new dedicated chapters on latino English and Asian American English discussion questions, video, and corporate culture a discussion of the long-term implications of the Ebonics debate a brand-new companion website with a glossary of key terms and links to audio, updated examples from the classroom, the judicial system, and suggested classroom exercises, further reading, the media, and images relevant to the each chapter's content.
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Other People's Children: Cultural Conflict in the Classroom
Great for student teachers! Delpit suggests that many academic problems attributed to children of color are actually the result of miscommunication, as primarily white teachers and other people’s children” struggle with the imbalance of power and the dynamics plaguing our system. This anniversary paperback edition features a new introduction by Delpit as well as new framing essays by Herbert Kohl and Charles Payne.
In a radical analysis of contemporary classrooms, macArthur Award–winning author Lisa Delpit develops ideas about ways teachers can be better cultural transmitters” in the classroom, stereotypes, where prejudice, and cultural assumptions breed ineffective education. Routledge. Perfect for anyone working in Education.
One of the most informative books, could be useful to parents too.
An Interpersonal Approach to Classroom Management: Strategies for Improving Student Engagement
Presenting the psychology behind the best-managed classroomsThe authors engage you from the start by contrasting how differently teachers respond to common situations. Routledge. They expertly bridge the gap between educational psychology and classroom management from the perspectives of student engagement, peer and student-teacher relationships, and teacher self regulation.
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The Skin That We Speak: Thoughts on Language and Culture in the Classroom
Edited by bestselling author lisa delpit and education professor joanne Kilgour Dowdy, Gloria Ladson-Billings, as well as groundbreaking work by Herbert Kohl, the book includes an extended new piece by Delpit herself, and Victoria Purcell-Gates, as well as classic texts by Geneva Smitherman and Asa Hilliard.
New Press. Great for student teachers! At a time when children are written off in our schools because they do not speak formal English, and when the class- and race-biased language used to describe those children determines their fate, The Skin That We Speak offers a cutting-edge look at crucial educational issues.
Perfect for anyone working in Education. One of the most informative books, could be useful to parents too. Corwin Press. Routledge.
Start Where You Are, But Don't Stay There: Understanding Diversity, Opportunity Gaps, and Teaching in Today's Classrooms
These case studies―of white and african American teachers working and preparing to work in urban and suburban settings―are presented amid more general discussions about race and teaching in contemporary schools. Harvard Education Press. The book centers on case studies that exemplify the challenges, pitfalls, and opportunities facing teachers in diverse classrooms.
. Informing these discussions and the cases themselves is their persistent attention to opportunity gaps that need to be fully grasped by teachers who aim to understand and promote the success of students of greatly varying backgrounds. A down-to-earth book, it aims to help practitioners develop insights and skills for successfully educating diverse student bodies.
Routledge. Corwin Publishers. Start where you are, but don’t stay there addresses a crucial issue in teacher training and professional education: the need to prepare pre-service and in-service teachers for the racially diverse student populations in their classrooms.
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
In this "vital, and beautiful book" michael eric dyson, necessary, antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo deftly illuminates the phenomenon of white fragility and "allows us to understand racism as a practice not restricted to 'bad people' Claudia Rankine. The new york times best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.
Perfect for anyone working in Education. One of the most informative books, could be useful to parents too. Corwin Press. In this in-depth exploration, how it protects racial inequality, DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, and what we can do to engage more constructively. Great for student teachers!
New Press. Corwin Publishers.
Better Than Carrots or Sticks: Restorative Practices for Positive Classroom Management
Corwin Press. But studies show that when educators empower students to address and correct misbehavior among themselves, positive results are longer lasting and more wide reaching. After a comprehensive overview of the roots of the restorative practices movement in schools, the authors explain how to* Establish procedures and expectations for student behavior that encourage the development of positive interpersonal skills;* Develop a nonconfrontational rapport with even the most challenging students; and* Implement conflict resolution strategies that prioritize relationship building and mutual understanding over finger-pointing and retribution.
Rewards and punishments may help to maintain order in the short term, but they're at best superficially effective and at worst counterproductive. The new york times best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality.
In this "vital, and beautiful book" michael eric dyson, necessary, antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo deftly illuminates the phenomenon of white fragility and "allows us to understand racism as a practice not restricted to 'bad people' Claudia Rankine. Harvard Education Press.
We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom
Perfect for anyone working in Education. One of the most informative books, could be useful to parents too. Corwin Press. Harvard Education Press. Great for student teachers! . Corwin Publishers. Following in the tradition of activists like ella baker, bayard Rustin, and Fannie Lou Hamer, We Want to Do More Than Survive introduces an alternative to traditional modes of educational reform and expands our ideas of civic engagement and intersectional justice.
New Press. The new york times best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality. In this "vital, necessary, and beautiful book" michael Eric Dyson, antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo deftly illuminates the phenomenon of white fragility and "allows us to understand racism as a practice not restricted to 'bad people' Claudia Rankine.
Instead of trying to repair a flawed system, acronyms, grit labs, and character education, educational reformers offer survival tactics in the forms of test-taking skills, which Love calls the educational survival complex.