Hello Everyone:
Here is a list of weekly resource that you may want to order, read and use
in your
classrooms. Enjoy the readings.
Books:
A Road Well Traveled:Three Generations of Cuban American Women
A first of its kind, this anthology gives voice to a diverse group of Cuban
American women living in various parts of the United States. Twelve Cuban
women discuss their experiences, economic backgrounds, and educational and
professional achievements. Their compelling stories provide a revealing
look into a world that is not often explored. Complemented by family
photographs. An important addition to social studies, and women's and
Latino studies. (162 pp.)
Terry Doran, Janet Satterfield, and Chris Stade, Latin American Educational
Center 1988 $21.00 (To order this WEEA product, please call
1-800-793-5076)
Las matemáticas, las ciencias y su hija
Translates current research on math and science and girls into practical
suggestions and concrete action steps for parents. Las matemáticas, las
ciencias, y su hija helps parents encourage their daughters in math and
science and overcome the barriers of sex discrimination by learning about
the roles women play in science. (8 pp.) Especially appropriate for
distribution at parent conferences (sold in packets of 25).
Dr. Patricia B. Campbell, Campbell-Kibler Associates 1992
Las matemáticas, las ciencias, y su hija (packet of 25)? $18.00 (To order
this WEEA product, please call 1-800-793-5076)
ESL: The Whole Person Approach
An innovative approach for K?12 bilingual teachers that introduces a
holistic, humanistic method of bilingual education. Fully integrates
bilingual education with gender equity concepts to improve Latino/a
students' English proficiency and remove gender bias from multicultural
curricula.(145 pp.)
Cynthia Ramsey and Trinidad Lopez, National Institute for Multicultural
Education 1989 $18.50 (To order this WEEA product, please call
1-800-793-5076)
La Igualdad de Género para Educadores, Padres, y la Comunidad
This booklet, the Spanish translation of the first title from our Equity in
Education Series Gender Equity for Educators, Parents, and Community,
challenges the thinking that limits expectations for girls and boys.
Illustrates gender stereotyping and its relationship to students' success
Explains what Title IX is and how it supports equitable education
Teaches how to recognize and respond to gender bias
Provides gender equity awareness exercises for teachers to use in K-12
classrooms WEEA Equity Resource Center 1995 $5.00 (To order this WEEA
product, please call 1-800-793-5076)
Women's Journeys, Women's Stories In Search of Our Multicultural Future
This exciting middle and high school women's history curriculum picks up
where other history texts leave off. Presents a contemporary multicultural
view, telling stories that fill critical gaps in our nation's history,
including information on immigrant women, and moves women and their
experience into every classroom. A welcome addition to classrooms of new
and experienced teachers alike.
Linda Shevitz, Maryland State Department of Education; Susan Shaffer,
Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium 1997 $40.00 (Set of Teacher Guide and
Student Manual)
(To order this WEEA product, please call 1-800-793-5076)
Crossing the Tracks: How "Untracking" Can Save America's Schools by Anne
Wheelock (1992)
"In Crossing the Tracks, Anne Wheelock has pulled together the best
knowledge on tracing and its alternatives in American schools, in a logical
and elegant argument for a revolution in the classroom. In a quiet way, she
anticipate objections and defuses them, providing examples of successful
detracking efforts and sensible, realistic strategies for change. Anne
Wheelock has shown us the next steps we must take to provide an equal
education for all your youngster"s Theodore R. Sizer, Chairman, Coalition
of Essential Schools, Brown University
Research Publications:
Gaining a Foothold : Women's Transitions through Work and College
This booklet examines how and why women make changes in their lives through
education. The report profiles three groups- women going from high school
to college, from high school to work, and from work back to formal
education- using both quantitative and qualitative methods. Findings
include an analysis of women's educational decision-making, aspirations,
and barriers. (To order this report visit AAUW Educational Foundations
website: www.aauw.org, under AAUW Sales Catalog)
Girls in the Middle: Working to Succeed in School (1995) is a qualitative
report that offers readers an incisive look at how adolescent girls
experience middle school and achieve, as well as an understanding of how
schools use various educational reforms to forester an equitable climate
for student achievement. (To order this report visit AAUW Educational
Foundations website: www.aauw.org, under AAUW Sales Catalog)
Issue Quarterly Focuses on Immigrant and Girls in the US
Women and their dependent children currently make up 80% of her world's
immigrants and refugees and the majority of immigrants to the U.S. The
third issue of Issues Quarterly considers the "feminization" of immigration
in the U.S.looking at how foreign and domestic policies, economic trends,
social attitudes intersect with issues of gender to shape the experience of
female immigrants and the dynamics of immigrants. This volume will be
available in late March. For more information, contact Lorraine Kenny,
Coordinating Editor, NCRW, 530 Broadway, 10th Floor, New York, NY
10012-3920. (212)- 274-0730;fax (212) 274-0821;email kenny@is.nyu.edu.
Early Childhood
Together and Equal: Fostering Cooperative Play and Promoting Gender Equity
in Early Childhood Programs: by Carol Hilgartner Schlank and Barbara
Metzger (1997)
Written in conversational, clear style, this is the most comprehensive book
on this topic. It's packed with practical suggestions and ideas on how
teachers, administrators, and paraprofessionals alike can promote gender
equity and foster cooperation between sexes in their work with young
children. (To order call Longwood Division, Allyn & Bacon at
1-800-278-3525, address: P.O. Box 10695 Des Moines, IA 50381-0695)
Developing Roots and Wings: A trainer's Guide to Affirming Culture in Early
Childhood Programs by Stacey York (1992)
The trainer's guide is intended for trainers, directors, and college
instructors. Roots and Wings provides an introduction to early childhood
multicultural education. It provides background information, guidelines for
implementing a multicultural curriculum, and many activity ideas. This
training guide serves as resource that you can use to help teachers
transform their classrooms and adapt multicultural curriculum to fit their
situation (Published by Redleaf Press, can be order at any bookstore)
Software:
Relate for Teens is a Social Learning and behavior
training program, that has been demonstrated to reduce aggressive
behavior, increase pro social behavior and improve educational outcomes
among middle school students. It is being used in a variety of school,
health and corrections settings. There are also versions for younger
kids and teachers. Research is ongoing. It is available from ripple
effects. You can find out more by calling toll free -1-888-259-6618, or
going to the web: www.rippleeffects.com.
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 and Administrator
EdEquity-admin@mail.edc.org
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