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Direct linkAgarwal-Rangnath, Ruchi, Ed. – Teachers College Press, 2020
Bringing together an inspirational group of educators, this book provides key insights into what it means to implement social justice ideals with young children. Each chapter highlights a teacher's experience with a specific aspect of social justice and ethnic studies, including related research, projects and lesson plans, and implications for…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Young Children, Ethnic Studies, Lesson Plans
Kagan, Sharon Lynn, Ed. – Teachers College Press, 2019
Learn how exemplary countries are advancing the development of their youngest citizens. Drawing on a groundbreaking study by Sharon Lynn Kagan and her colleagues, "The Early Advantage 2" extracts the essential elements from six high-performing systems to determine what must be considered when creating and implementing programs and…
Descriptors: Young Children, Early Childhood Education, Educational Policy, Educational Finance
Meier, Deborah; Knoester, Matthew – Teachers College Press, 2017
The authors of the book argue that a fundamentally complex problem--how to assess the knowledge of a child--cannot be reduced to a simple test score. "Beyond Testing" describes seven forms of assessment that are more effective than standardized test results: (1) student self-assessments, (2) direct teacher observations of students and…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Testing Problems, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Observation
Lazar, Althier M.; Edwards, Patricia A.; McMillon, Gwendolyn Thompson – Teachers College Press, 2012
"Bridging Literacy and Equity" synthesizes the essential research and practice of social equity literacy teaching in one succinct, user-friendly volume. Extraordinary K-12 teachers show us what social equity literacy teaching looks like and how it advances children's achievement. Chapters identify six key dimensions of social equity teaching that…
Descriptors: Literacy, Equal Education, Social Justice, Academic Achievement
Schmidt, Patricia Ruggiano, Ed.; Lazar, Althier M., Ed. – Teachers College Press, 2011
This readable book features K-12 teachers and teacher educators who report their experiences of culturally responsive literacy teaching in primarily high poverty, culturally nondominant communities. These extraordinary teachers show us what culturally responsive literacy teaching looks like in their classrooms and how it advances children's…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods, Literacy Education
Kagan, Sharon Lynn; Kauerz, Kristie; Tarrant, Kathleen C. – Teachers College Press, 2016
In this important new book, Sharon Lynn Kagan and her colleagues focus on the more than 2 million individuals who care for and educate nearly two thirds of the American children under age 5 participating in nonparental care. Providing the most thorough synthesis of current research on the early care and education teaching workforce to date, the…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Teacher Effectiveness, Child Care, Child Caregivers
Fernandez, Anne Lutz; Lutz, Catherine – Teachers College Press, 2015
Depicted variously as heroes, villains, or victims, America's teachers find themselves at the center of a sometimes nasty policy debate. Yet, while politicians, reformers, and pundits contribute to the cacophony that serves as our national conversation about education, those who teach our children everyday are barely heard over the noise. This…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Evaluation, Curriculum
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
Kinloch, Valerie – Teachers College Press, 2012
In her new book, Valerie Kinloch, award-winning author of "Harlem on Our Minds", sheds light on the ways urban youth engage in "meaning-making" experiences as a way to assert critical, creative, and highly sophisticated perspectives on teaching, learning, and survival. Kinloch rejects deficit models that have traditionally…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Current Events, Student Attitudes, Urban Youth
Sprung, Barbara; Froschl, Merle; Gropper, Nancy – Teachers College Press, 2010
"Supporting Boys' Learning" will help teachers develop knowledge and strategies for teaching boys in ways that build on their strengths, respect their individual development levels, and adhere to principles of child development. There is a growing body of research that has raised concerns about boys' vulnerability in terms of social-emotional…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Early Childhood Education, Reference Materials, Teachers
Brooks, Jeffrey S. – Teachers College Press, 2012
How do race and race relations influence leadership practice and the education of students? In this timely and provocative book, the author identifies cultural and unstated norms and beliefs around race and race relations, and explores how these dynamics influence the kind of education students receive. Drawing on findings from extensive…
Descriptors: African American Students, Racial Bias, Race, Racial Relations
Winn, Maisha T. – Teachers College Press, 2011
This original account is based on the author's experiences with incarcerated girls participating in "Girl Time", a program created by a theatre company that conducts playwriting and performance workshops in youth detention centers. In addition to examining the lives of these and other formerly incarcerated girls, "Girl Time" shares the stories of…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Playwriting, Females, Program Effectiveness
Howard, Tyrone C. – Teachers College Press, 2013
In his new book, the author of the bestseller "Why Race and Culture Matter in Schools" examines the chronic underperformance of African American males in U.S. schools. Citing a plethora of disturbing academic outcomes for Black males, this book focuses on the historical, structural, educational, psychological, emotional, and cultural…
Descriptors: African American Students, Males, Educational Practices, Ideology
Collins, Christina – Teachers College Press, 2011
Why did the New York City school district once have the lowest ratio of minority teachers to minority students of any large urban school system in the country? Using an array of historical sources, this provocative book explores the barriers that African American and Latino candidates faced in attempting to become public school teachers in New…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Urban Teaching, Race, Public Schools
Genishi, Celia; Dyson, Anne Haas – Teachers College Press, 2009
In their new collaboration, Celia Genishi and Anne Haas Dyson celebrate the genius of young children as they learn language and literacy in our diverse times. Despite burgeoning sociocultural diversity, many early childhood classrooms (pre-K to grade 2) offer a one-size-fits-all curriculum in which learning is too often assessed by standardized…
Descriptors: Young Children, Early Childhood Education, Language Acquisition, Literacy
