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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Leonard, Jacqueline; Moore, Cara M.; Brooks, Wanda – Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 2014
This article reports on a teacher-research study that used multicultural texts as a context for teaching mathematics for cultural relevance during an elementary mathematics methods course. The results of the study reveal that 28% (5 out of 18) of the teacher candidates (TCs) chose books that were culturally contextual or culturally amenable.…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Mathematics Instruction, Culturally Relevant Education, Urban Schools
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Brooks, Wanda; Kaimal, Girija; Savage, Lorraine; Gonzaga, Adele – Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 2012
This article addresses a unique effort to implement a summer residential program that identifies and inspires potential educators by reaching down the pipeline to academically talented high school students. The primary goal of the program was to introduce participants to various dimensions of urban teaching. The research and evaluation for the…
Descriptors: High School Students, Residential Programs, Urban Schools, Urban Teaching