Education

Focuses on Black women's experiences and expertise in order to advance educational philosophy and provide practical tools for social justice pedagogy.

Basing his account on the insights of six veteran American Indian educators who serve in three reservation schools on the Northern Plains, Terry Huffman explores how Native educators perceive pedagogical strengths rooted in their tribal heritage and personal ethnicity. He recounts their views on the issues facing students and shows how tribal identity can be a source of resilience in academic and personal success.

Carol Ann Tomlinson and Tonya R. Moon take an in-depth look at assessment and show how differentiation can improve the process in all grade levels and subject areas. After discussing differentiation in general, the authors focus on how differentiation applies to various forms of assessment--pre-assessment, formative assessment, and summative assessment--and to grading and report cards.

How does the digital divide affect the teaching and learning of historically underrepresented students? Many schools and programs in low-income neighborhoods lack access to technological resources. This inequity creates a persistent digital divide-- a divide in both formal and informal digital literacy. Diversifying Digital Learning outlines the pervasive problems that exist with ensuring digital equity and identifies successful strategies to tackle the issue.

Summarizes current research in the field. Topics relate to NCSS (National Council for the Social Studies) standards. Themes include social justice and the social studies; assessment and accountability; civic competence in pluralist democracies; information ecologies:technology; teacher preparation and development; etc. Located in Reference.

Alphabetized signed entries defining and explaining in depth major issues in the field. Categories of information include therapies, measurement instruments, legislation, drugs, etc. Also includes biographical entries of notable individuals in the field. Located in Reference.

A three volume encyclopedia dealing with early childhood education in the U.S. together with a fourth volume covering ten other nations. Located in Reference.

A two volume encyclopedia introducing readers to theories and philosophies of education that have provided the foundation for contemporary educational theory and practice. Located in Reference

ESL (ELL) Literacy Instruction provides both ESL and mainstream teachers with the background and expertise necessary to plan and implement reading programs that match the particular needs and abilities of their students. Comprehensive and research-based, it applies current ESL and reading research and theory to practice. Designed for use by pre-service and in-service teachers at all levels from kindergarten to adult learners, it explains different models of literacy instruction from systematic phonics to whole language instruction and includes specific teaching methods within each model. Multicultural issues are addressed.

Identifies nine foundational issues related to teacher education -- e.g., what should teachers know? Does different make a difference?, etc. -- treated in depth with historical and contemporary documents and commentary. Located in Reference.

Provides brief biographies of more than 300 authors and illustrators as well as essays on all genres of children's literature. Entries, which are signed, comprise literature worldwide. Oxford University Press, 2006.

Four volumes respectively covering history, theory, current issues and trends, and future prospects for the field. Wide ranging and comprehensive. Located in Reference.

The Routledge Handbook of Disability Studies takes a multidisciplinary approach to disability and covers many topics including: different models and approaches to disability, how key impairment groups have engaged with disability studies, the writings within the discipline, and policy and legislation responses to disability studies and activism.