[EDEQUITY] Weekly Resource List: Part One

From: Hilandia.Rendon, EdEquity.Moderator, (edequity-admin@phoenix.edc.org)
Date: Fri Feb 08 2002 - 16:50:47 EST


Dear EdEquity members:

Hello people, I hope you all have been doing well and gearing up for a
happy friendship day or is it Valentines Day. I apologize in advance for
the delay in not posting the weekly resources list but here it is, in part
One.

Our information for EdEquity Weekly resource list comes from various
e-sources, including external list serves and web sites, EDC, and our own
work.
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CONFERENCE:
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Annual Convention & Expo is the
world's largest convention for those who work with students with special
needs. You'll learn what you need to know and find the right tools to help
your
students succeed!

Choose from more than 600 sessions on important, current topics. Lectures,
panel discussions, mini-workshops, strands, and poster sessions that meet
your
learning needs! Learn about current proven instructional strategies and
converse with
internationally recognized speakers. Attend the large CEC Expo Center
featuring many
exhibits, and a career center for those seeking employment. Job seekers
will have
opportunities to share resumes and have job interviews on site.
For this year's keynote speaker, CEC is honored to welcome Dr. Alvin
Poussaint. Considered one of the country's top authorities on topics
including child development,family dynamics,diversity, and interpersonal
communication, Dr. Poussaint will address the importance of special
educators and the role they have in helping children interpret and deal
with the uncertainties of our world today.
To register or for more information on the convention, please visit:
http://www.cec.sped.org/nyc/index.html or call 888-CEC-SPED.
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Curriculum: Skill Standards:
The successful professional-technical instructor in the 21st century is one
who is prepared to manage and deliver instruction in a positive
learning-based environment. Washington State has recently completed and
published a 104 page spiral bound "Skills Standards for Professional
Technical Instructors," which defines comprehensive sets of skills needed
to
be successful. A follow-up set of curricula is in the process of
development and available in a binder format. Both are available from:
Center for Learning Connections
Highline Community College
Skill Standards Resource Center (OMN)
P.O. Box 98000
Des Moines, WA 98198-9800

The Skills Standards book is $20. The Curricula binder is priced at $200.
You can get more information about the publications and plans to put the
curriculum on line from kmichael@hcc.ctc.edu <mailto:kmichael@hcc.ctc.edu>.
You can also order these resources online at www.wa-skills.com
><http://www.wa-skills.com>
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DISABILITIES:
MINORITY STUDENTS IN SPECIAL & GIFTED EDUCATION
There are few topics in education that are as politically and emotionally
charged as the education of children with disabilities. To ensure that
minority students who are poorly prepared for school are not assigned to
special education for that reason, educators should be required to first
provide them with high-quality instruction and social support in a general
education classroom, says a new report. The report also called for
rigorous research on ways to identify talented students who excel in
verbal, mathematical, or other skills. Historically, disproportionately
low numbers of African-Americans, Hispanics, and American Indians have
been placed in K-12 gifted classes--the opposite of demographic trends in
special education.
http://www4.nationalacademies.org/news.nsf/isbn/0309074398?OpenDocument

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GRANTS:
1)"Philanthropy News Digest-K-12 Funding Opportunities"
K-12 Funding opportunities with links to grantseeking for teachers,
learning technology, and more.
http://fdncenter.org/funders/

"School Grants"
2)A collection of resources and tips to help K-12 educators apply for and
obtain special grants for a variety of projects.
http://www.schoolgrants.org

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MATH AND SCIENCE:
INSERVICE TEACHER EDUCATION HELPS IMPROVE CLASSROOM PRACTICE
Each day, hundreds of math and science teachers throughout the United
States stand before eager students to help them meet the high standards
that states and school districts have adopted. But how do teachers
themselves deepen their own knowledge and skills. Read about the six
features that make professional development effective and improve
instruction in math and science: form, duration, collective participation,
content, active learning, and coherence.
http://www.aera.net/communications/news/020128.htm

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SCHOOLS: SEGREGATION:
WHITE STUDENTS LEAVING BOSTON SCHOOLS IN LARGE NUMBERS
Thousands of white children left Boston public elementary schools during
the past decade, leaving the student body just 14 percent white, according
to a new study that suggests efforts to keep schools racially balanced are
becoming futile. Boston's elementary schools are now 86 percent nonwhite,
compared with 76 percent in 1990, according to figures analyzed by
researchers at the University at Albany. Beyond white families leaving the
city for the suburbs, these numbers also reflect Boston's middle-class
families sending their children to private and parochial
schools--increasingly making Boston's public schools a place for the poor,
regardless of race. In Boston the rate is much lower than in many other
cities, notably Detroit and Gary, Ind., which have the highest segregation
rates in America.
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/025/nation/White_student_ratios_falling+.shtml

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SPANISH RESOURCES:
NATIONAL PTA'S SPANISH RESOURCES
Check out this collection of resources in Spanish to promote parent
involvement in a variety of areas. The National PTA offers Spanish
language publications on: understanding standards, talking to teens about
AIDS, fighting discrimination, and creating healthy children and families.
http://www.pta.org/parentinvolvement/Spanish/index.asp

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STUDENT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS:
ASSESSMENT FOR UNDERSTANDING
Throughout the country, many educators are moving beyond traditional tests
and using performance assessments to give students the experience, as
expert Grant Wiggins says, "of being tested the way historians,
mathematicians, museum curators, scientists, and journalists are actually
tested in the workplace." The result is a deeper learning experience for
the student and a more complete picture of student performance for
teachers, parents, and others interested in what students know and can do.
http://glef.org/assessoverview.html

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Websites:
National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education www.ncwge.org

United Nations Statistics Division
http://www.un.org/Depts/unsd/ww2000/ww2000pr.htm

Commission Report and Brochures on Plenty: Diversity as America's
Competitive Edge in Science,
Engineering and Technology http://www.nsf.gov/od/cawmset/report.htm

Final note:Information on these resources is provided as a service to
listserv
subscribers. EdEquity does not review or necessarily endorse these
publications or events.

Hilandia Rendon
EdEquity Moderator
EdEquity-admin@mail.edc.org



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