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Edwards, Patricia A.; McMillon, Gwendolyn Thompson; Turner, Jennifer D. – Teachers College Press, 2010
While many books decry the crisis in the schooling of African American children, they are often disconnected from the lived experiences and work of classroom teachers and principals. In "Change Is Gonna Come", the authors look back to go forward, providing specific practices that K-12 literacy educators can use to transform their schools. The text…
Descriptors: African American Students, Teaching Methods, Literacy, Access to Education
Wong, Shelley, Ed.; Gosnell, Elaisa Sánchez, Ed.; Luu, Anne Marie Foerster, Ed.; Dodson, Lori, Ed. – Teachers College Press, 2017
Learn how to engage and advocate for undocumented children and youth with this new resource written by and for teachers. "Teachers as Allies" provides educators with the information and tools they need to involve immigrant students and their American-born siblings and peers in inclusive and transformative classroom experiences. The…
Descriptors: Undocumented Immigrants, Advocacy, Teacher Role, Teacher Student Relationship
Hoffman, Marvin – Teachers College Press, 2007
In this volume in the "Between Teacher and Text Series", the author provides a contemporary interpretation of the 1967 text "Letter to a Teacher by the Schoolboys of Barbiana". The original text, a searing indictment of class bias in Italian schools, was released in English in 1970, and its ideas about education and…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Educational History, Teacher Student Relationship, Foreign Countries
Nasir, Na'ilah Suad, Ed.; Cobb, Paul, Ed. – Teachers College Press, 2006
Key experts with extensive research and classroom experience examine how the multiple dimensions of race, class, culture, power, and knowledge interact in mathematics classrooms to foster and create inequities. Chapters explore new theoretical perspectives, describe successful classroom practices, and offer insights on how to develop an effective…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Access to Education, Student Diversity, Equal Education