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Multicultural Education articles from June 2009
Multicultural Education is a quarterly magazine published by Caddo Gap Press in San Francisco, Calif. Its subject is multicultural education and its audience includes educators, scholars and students.
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Multicultural Education archives from June 2009
A place at the blackboard: LGBTIQ.(lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersexed, and queer/questioning individuals)(Report)
June 22, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] We know from history that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people have always existed in society (Campos, 2003; Sullivan, 2003). Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersexed, and queer/questioning (LGBTIQ)...
What every teacher needs to know to teach native American students.(Report)
June 22, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Introduction Many Native American students have problems in traditional American schools, and the dropout rate of Native American students indicates this (Lomawaima, 1995; Rhodes, 1988). Researchers often point out...
Language, parents' involvement, and social justice: the fight for maintaining minority home language: a Chinese-language case study.(Report)
June 22, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Introduction What language should be taught? Who has the right to determine which languages will be learned? English-only policies and the expiration of the Bilingual Education Act, which is now replaced by No Child...
Ethnic minorities and teaching: an examination of the low numbers in the teaching profession.(Report)
June 22, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Introduction In the State of California, an additional 100,000 teachers will be needed during the next 10 years to teach in K-12 schools (School Services of California, Inc., 2006), due both to population growth and...
El Secreto de las Ninas: a story of two homeless girls and science.(Research)(Report)
June 22, 2009... Introduction Seeing the "Self" Regarding Diversity and Multicultural Education The National Council for the Social Studies (1992) says, "Multicultural education helps students understand and affirm their community cultures and helps to...
"Upsetting the apple cart": issues of diversity in preservice teacher education.(Research)(Report)
June 22, 2009... Introduction Over the last decade, teacher preparation programs at colleges and universities across the United States have attempted to respond to the challenges of preparing teachers for the increasing diversity that is represented in public...
Advancing cultural understanding through a "celebrate diversity!" Event: perspectives from three voices.(Personal Perspective)(New York Center for Interpersonal Development)(Report)
June 22, 2009... This is the story of Celebrate Diversity!--the signature event of the Mosaic Coalition, a campus-community partnership created by Wagner College and the New York Center for Interpersonal Development (NYCID) to further the appreciation of diverse...
Building on the cultural and linguistic capital of English learner (EL) students.(Promising Practices)(Report)
June 22, 2009... Introduction Currently, public schools in the U.S. are experiencing dramatic increases in the number of English learner (EL) students they serve. According to the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES, 2006), between 1979 and 2004,...
Teaching others: preservice teachers' understandings regarding diverse families.(Promising Practices)(Report)
June 22, 2009... Sarah grew up in the same small, rural farming community where she now teaches first grade. As a child, her classmates were the children of predominately White owners of neighboring small family farms. In this close-knit community Sarah attended...
The 2009 Skipping Stones honor awards recognize exceptional books.(Brief article)
June 22, 2009... Each year Skipping Stones Magazine recognizes outstanding authentic books and teaching resources with the "Annual Skipping Stones Honor Awards." The honored books, published by both large and small publishers, are selected because they promote...
Ethiopian Voices: Tsion's Life.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 22, 2009... Ethiopian Voices: Tsion's Life By Stacy Bellward Photos Erlend Berge Amharickids.com Ages 6-11. ISBN: 978-0-9797481-1-0. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Have you ever wondered what life is like for children in other parts of the...
Baila, Nana, Baila.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 22, 2009... Baila, Nana, Baila/Dance, Nana, Dance: Cuban Folktales Retold by Joe Hayes Illustrator Mauricio T. Sayago Cinco Puntos Press ISBN: 978-1-933693-17-0 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Most of us are probably familiar with Aesop's folk...
Secret Keeper.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
June 22, 2009... Secret Keeper By Mitali Perkins Delacorte; www.randomhouse.com Ages 12-16. ISBN: 978-0-385-73340-3 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] There is nothing I enjoy more than a good love story, but I didn't expect to be so emotionally pulled into...
Extraordinary Women from the Muslim World.(Brief article)(Book review)
June 22, 2009... Extraordinary Women from the Muslim World By Natalie Maydell & Sep Riahim Illustrator Heba Amin www.extraordinarywomen.tv ISBN: 978-0-9799901-0-6 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Students can't help being drawn to this exquisitely...
A Boy Named Beckoning.(Brief article)(Book review)
June 22, 2009... A Boy Named Beckoning: A True Story of Dr. Carlos Montezuma, Native American Hero By Gina Capaldi Carolrhoda Books; www.learnerbooks.com Picture Book. ISBN: 978-0-8225-7644-0 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This book is a peek into the...
Grandfather's Story Cloth.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 22, 2009... Grandfather's Story Cloth By Linda Gerdner & Sarah Langford Illustrator Stuart Loughridge Shen's Books; www.shens.com Ages 6-9. ISBN: 978-1-885008-34-3 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In this book we learn how young Chersheng learns...
The Storyteller's Candle.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 22, 2009... The Storyteller's Candle/La Velita de los Cuentos By Lucia Gonzalez Illustrator Lulu Delacre www.childrensbookpress.org Picture Book. ISBN: 978-0-89239-222-3 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Pura Belpre was a storyteller and author who...
A Is for Abraham.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 22, 2009... A Is for Abraham: A Jewish Family Alphabet By Richard Michelson Illustrator Ron Mazellan www.sleepingbearpress.com Picture Book. Elementary grades ISBN: 978-1-58536-322-3 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A Is for Abraham encompasses...
52 Days by Camel.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 22, 2009... 52 Days by Camel By Lawrie Raskin with Debora Pearson Annick Press annickpress.com Ages 9-13. ISBN: 978-1-55451-136-5 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This real-life trek takes us across the Sahara to explore the desert, its people, and...
Pitch Black.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 22, 2009... Pitch Black: Don't Be Skerd A graphic novel by Youme Landowne & Anthony Horton www.cincopuntos.com Grades: 7-12. ISBN: 978-1-933693-06-4 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This is an autobiography told in pictures. All of the drawings are...
I Am Barack Obama.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 22, 2009... I Am Barack Obama By Charisse Nunes-Carney BrandNuWords.com Ages 6-10. ISBN: 9780974814247 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This is about Barack Obama's youth, and, at the same time, it is also about any young person becoming an "agent of...
As Good As Anybody.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 22, 2009... As Good As Anybody: Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel's Amazing March Toward Freedom By Richard Michelson & Raul Colon Knopf /Random House Ages 7-10. ISBN: 978-0-375-83335-9 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Martin was...
Lana's Lakota Moons.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 22, 2009... Lana's Lakota Moons By Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve University of Nebraska Press; www.bisonbooks.com Grades: 7-12. ISBN: 978-0-8032-6028-3 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Lori and Lana are first cousins, but they are like sisters in the...
The Latehomecomer.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
June 22, 2009... The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir By Kao Kalia Yang Coffee House Press, www.cbsd.com Ages 14-99. ISBN: 978-1-56689-208-7 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Latehomecomer is a remarkable book about a remarkable people, the Hmong....
10 Things I Can Do to Help My World.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 22, 2009... 10 Things I Can Do to Help My World By Melanie Walsh www.candlewick.com Ages 4-7. ISBN: 978-0-7636-4144-3 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The ten tips in this picture book are all easy things that we can adopt in our life to help our...
Science Q & A: Ecosystems.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 22, 2009... Science Q & A: Ecosystems By Gillian Richardson Weigl; www.weigl.com ISBN: 978-1-59036-954-8 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In a question and answer format, Ecosystems offers a wealth of information about the nature of things, as well...
How We Know What We Know about Our Changing Climate.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 22, 2009... How We Know What We Know about Our Changing Climate By Lynne Cherry & Gary Braasch Dawn Publications ISBN: 978-1-58469-103-7 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It's already familiar to many of us that our climate and world are changing....
Scat.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 22, 2009... Scat By Carl Hiaasen A. Knopf; www.randomhouse.com/kids Novel. Ages 10- 15. ISBN: 978-0-375-83486-8 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Students can relate to this engaging plot--Mrs. Starch is a biology teacher who leaves students quaking...
Breakfast in the Rainforest.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 22, 2009... Breakfast in the Rainforest: A Visit with Mountain Gorillas By Richard Sobol Candlewick; www.candlewick.com Grades 1- 5. ISBN: 978-0-7636-2281-7 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Wildlife photographer Richard Sobol takes us on a journey to...
Under New England.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 22, 2009... Under New England: The Story of New England's Rocks and Fossils By Charles Ferguson Barker www.upne.com All ages. ISBN: 978-1-58465-696-8 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] New England's complex geological history is hard to describe, but the...
Living Sunlight.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 22, 2009... Living Sunlight: How Plants Bring the Earth to Life By Molly Bang & Penny Chisholm Blue Sky; www.scholastic.com Grades 1-4. ISBN: 978-0-545-04422-6 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The life cycle on our planet depends on the sun. Plants...
10 Languages You'll Need Most in the Classroom.(Brief article)(Book review)
June 22, 2009... 10 Languages You'll Need Most in the Classroom: A Guide to Communicating with English Language Learners and their Families by Garth Sundem, Jan Krieger, & Kristi Pikiewicz Corwin Press; www.corwinpress.com ISBN: 978-1-4129-3782-5 ...
Rethinking Early Childhood Education.(Brief article)(Book review)
June 22, 2009... Rethinking Early Childhood Education Edited by Ann Pelo Rethinking Schools; www.rethinkingschools.org ISBN: 978-0-942961-41-6 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This collection of articles, written by educators and professionals of the child...
Green Teacher Magazine.(Brief article)(Book review)
June 22, 2009... Green Teacher Magazine: Education for Planet Earth Editors: Tim Grant & Gail Littlejohn www.greenteacher.com ES, MS. ISSN: 1192-1285 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As a homeschooling parent, I find Green Teacher an invaluable resource...
Sarah's Waterfall.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
June 22, 2009... Sarah's Waterfall: A Healing Story By Ellery Akers Illustrator: Angelique Benicio Safer Society; www.safersociety.org Picture Book. ES. ISBN: 978-1-884444-79-1 This is an excellent resource for parents and teachers to teach...
About Skipping Stones.(Brief article)
June 22, 2009... This report on the 2009 Skipping Stones Honor Awards was reprinted with permission from Skipping Stones, Volume 21, Number 3, May-August 2009. For more information about the annual book awards program or about the Skipping Stones magazine...
