Dear EdEquity Listserv:
Here is the weekly list of resources that complements the Dialogue on
Assessment/Testing.
WEEA Resources on Assessment:
To order the following three WEEA Materials please call our distribution
center 1-800-793-5076. Can provide the code number for references.
1) A-Gay-Yah
An exciting, multicultural social studies or history curriculum for grades
6-12, A -Gay-Yah emphasizes critical thinking and cooperative learning,
increase gender equity and cultural awareness, and uses that context of
American Indian history and culture to examine gender roles. By Wathene
Young (178 pp.) 1992 #2735 $30.00
2)Checklist for Countering Race and Sex Bias in Educational Materials
For more then 15 years, this easy-to-use handbook has helped educators and
families evaluate materials for gender and race bias, a first step to
improving instructional materials. By Martha P. Cotera (43) 1982 #2042
$6.00
3)Raising the Grade: A Title IX Curriculum is a collection of fun and
interesting activities that will strengthen sixth through twelfth graders;
abilities to work together effectively across the diversity of gender,
race, national origin, and disability. Designed to be sued throughout the
learning period, on it sown , as part o a thematic unit, or across the
curriculum, Raising the Grade will help student's recognize that they can
take action to make gender equity a reality in all areas of their lives. By
the WEEA Equity Resources Center (174 pp.) 1998 #2810 , $17.00
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The WEEA Digest is a brief journal offering cutting-edge discussion of
educational theory and research, field-based perspective, and resource
listings from the Women's Educational Equity Act Resource Center. Call for
a free single copy today at 1-800225-3088 for more then 50 copies call our
distribution center at 1-800-793-5076.
The WEEA Digest: Education Assesstment: Honoring Ways of Knowing Brings an
equity perspective to thinking about authentic assessment, and looks at how
both teaching and assessment might need to change to improve educational
outcomes for girls and children of all races. #D0002
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Website resource organizations for assessment:
1) The College Board
Web: http://www.collegeboard.com/
2) Council of Chief State School Officers
Web: http://www.ccsso.org/
3) Educational Testing Service
Web: http://www.ets.org
4)ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation
Web: http://www.ericae.net/
5) Learning Through Evaluation, Adaptation, and Dissemination (LEAD) Center
Web: http://www.cae.wisc.edu/~lead/
6) The National Center for Fair & Opening Testing (FairTest)
Web:http://fairtest.org
7)National Center for Improving Student Learning and Achievement in
Mathematics and Science
Web: http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/ncisla/
8) Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory Assessment and Evaluation
Program
Web: http://www.nwrel.org/assessment/
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ASSESSMENT: Books or Reports
Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom. By Thomas Armstrong ,Association
for Supervision and Curriculum Development (1994)
A Report :Testing, Teaching and Learning: A Guide for States and School
Districts. By Committee on Title I Testing and Assessment, Richard F.
Elmore and Robert Rothman, editors, National Research Council , National
Academy Press (1999)http://www/nap.edu
A Teacher's Guide to Standardized Reading Tests: Knowledge is Power. By
Lucy Calkins, Kate Montgomery, Donna Santman with Beverly Falk, Heinemann
Publishers (1998)
A Report: Using Standards and Assessments to Support Student Learning:
Alternatives to Grade Retention. By Linda Darling-Hammond and Beverly Falk,
The National Center Restructuring Education, Schools, and Teaching (NCREST)
(1997) website: www.tc.columbia.edu/-ncrest
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BILINGUALISM: Books
One Child, Two Languages:A Guide for Preschool Educators of Children
Learning English as a Second Language. By Patton O. Tobors, Paul H Brookes
Publishing Co. (1997)
Assessment and Instruction of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse
Students With or At-Ristk of Learning Problems From Research to Practice.
By Virginia Gonzalez, Rita Brusca-Vega, Thomas Yawkey Allyn & Bacon A
Viacom Company, (1997)
Restructuring School for Linguistic Diversity : Linking Decision Making to
Effective Programs. By Ofelia B. Miramontes, Adel Nadeau, and Nancy L.
Commins, Teachers College (1997)
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Inclusion:Books
Creating and Inclusive School. By Richard A. Villa and Jacqueline S.
Thousand Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (1995)
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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