Equity And Inclusive Education
CampbellJones, Franklin, Brenda CampbellJones and Randall B. Lindsey. The Cultural Proficiency Journey: Moving Beyond Ethical Barriers Toward
Profound School Change. 2010. Corwin, Thousand Oaks. Print.
Although The Cultural Proficiency Journey can be taken by a single teacher in a school, it will be much more powerful if the journey is travelled as a group, a school community determined to better meet the needs of every learner, regardless of background or lived experience. This book not only walks you through the steps of analyzing the biases in your own school or district, who those biases are serving, and how to change for the benefit of all your students and the school community, but it also provides case studies describing the journey of other school districts who have led the way.
If you are not afraid to ask the question, “How are we biased?” and act on the answers you get as you take this journey, then this book is for you. Three copies of this book were distributed to Ontario school boards in 2009 when our Equity and Inclusion Strategy was rolled out. If you ask around you just might be able to find one near you.
CampbellJones, Franklin, Brenda CampbellJones and Randall B. Lindsey. The Cultural Proficiency Journey: Moving Beyond Ethical Barriers Toward
Profound School Change. 2010. Corwin, Thousand Oaks. Print.
Although The Cultural Proficiency Journey can be taken by a single teacher in a school, it will be much more powerful if the journey is travelled as a group, a school community determined to better meet the needs of every learner, regardless of background or lived experience. This book not only walks you through the steps of analyzing the biases in your own school or district, who those biases are serving, and how to change for the benefit of all your students and the school community, but it also provides case studies describing the journey of other school districts who have led the way.
If you are not afraid to ask the question, “How are we biased?” and act on the answers you get as you take this journey, then this book is for you. Three copies of this book were distributed to Ontario school boards in 2009 when our Equity and Inclusion Strategy was rolled out. If you ask around you just might be able to find one near you.
Finders, Margaret and Cynthia Lewis. “Why Some Parents Don't Come to School”. Educational
Leadership. May 1994. EBSCO Publishing. p50-54. Web. March 22, 2014.
A discussion of the barriers that keep “parents from participating in their child's education.”
Sollman, Carolyn, Barbara Emmons and Judith Paolini. Through the Cracks.1994. Davis Publications
Inc. Worcestor. Print.
Students are falling through the cracks at school, what can we do? This picture book for teachers, if not too threatening a discussion starter, can be used to begin conversations about the myriad of ways we may be losing students in our schools. The simplified answer relates to creating activities that make learning fun for both teachers and students, but the book can also be used to start conversations about equity issues that we are not currently addressing. Only when we address those issues will we catch our students before they fall, and support their learning and success.
Henderson, Nan. Resiliency in Action. nd. Resiliency in Action Inc.. Web. March 21, 2014.
Resources for teaching resiliency, including a free book, Mentoring for Resiliency, when you sign up for their free newsletter, Resiliency News.
Critical Literacy
Leland, Christine H., and Jerome C. Harste & Karen Smith. “Out of the Box: Critical Literacy in a First Grade Classroom” Language Arts. March 2005; 82,4. ProQuest.p257-268.
Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat. “Critical Literacy”. Capacity Building Series. August 2009. Web. Feb. 3, 2014
Leadership. May 1994. EBSCO Publishing. p50-54. Web. March 22, 2014.
A discussion of the barriers that keep “parents from participating in their child's education.”
Sollman, Carolyn, Barbara Emmons and Judith Paolini. Through the Cracks.1994. Davis Publications
Inc. Worcestor. Print.
Students are falling through the cracks at school, what can we do? This picture book for teachers, if not too threatening a discussion starter, can be used to begin conversations about the myriad of ways we may be losing students in our schools. The simplified answer relates to creating activities that make learning fun for both teachers and students, but the book can also be used to start conversations about equity issues that we are not currently addressing. Only when we address those issues will we catch our students before they fall, and support their learning and success.
Henderson, Nan. Resiliency in Action. nd. Resiliency in Action Inc.. Web. March 21, 2014.
Resources for teaching resiliency, including a free book, Mentoring for Resiliency, when you sign up for their free newsletter, Resiliency News.
Critical Literacy
Leland, Christine H., and Jerome C. Harste & Karen Smith. “Out of the Box: Critical Literacy in a First Grade Classroom” Language Arts. March 2005; 82,4. ProQuest.p257-268.
Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat. “Critical Literacy”. Capacity Building Series. August 2009. Web. Feb. 3, 2014