(1997). The University of Tennessee at Martin (UTM) and Lane College (LC) Urban-Rural Exchange Partnership Program Phase One: The Purpose and Plan. Action in Teacher Education, v19 n2 p80-88 Sum. A partnership between a historically black urban college and a rural university provides urban-rural early field experience exchange for preservice teachers, offers joint educational seminars, prepares preservice teachers for the National Teacher Examination, provides technological training, recruits minorities for careers in teaching, and establishes a mutual-assistance network for accreditation. (Author/SM)…
(1996). Real People, Real Places. Social Studies and the Young Learner, v9 n2 p16-18,23 Nov-Dec. Describes a class project where Taiwanese and U.S. students used computers to communicate and work on several joint projects. The students communicated through e-mail and exchanged videos about their school and autobiographies. They collaborated on several culminating projects including creating some hypertext documents with shared links. (MJP)…
(1989). Barrio Folklore as a Basis for English Composition. Equity and Excellence, v24 n2 p72 Win. Minority language students can be successfully taught to write through programs that validate the students' experiences and cultural heritage. Adopting an approach developed by Eliot Wiggington in the Foxfire project, a California educator teaches his Chicano students English composition by emphasizing the richness of family and community folklore and history. (AF)…
(1995). God Revels in Diversity: Converting the Faithful to Antibias Education. Young Children, v50 n2 p20-25 Jan. Describes four educators' experiences as they implemented antibias curriculum and church-based programs in their classrooms. Proposes methods that can foster children's awareness of racial and cultural diversity, and analyzes the importance and benefits of being part of a program that is rooted in antibias-multicultural principles. (AA)…
(1994). Literacy in the Inner City. Teaching Pre K-8, v24 n8 p58-59 May. Outlines the evolution and goals of the Family Literacy Project (FLP), developed to encourage parent-school partnerships through regular parent-teacher seminars. The FLP also seeks to improve parents' own literacy skills; provide parents with multiple strategies to help educate their children; and provide teachers and parents with multicultural literature that stimulates children's interest in reading. (MDM)…
(1994). Coping with the Culturally Unpredictable: An Ethnically Encapsulated Beginning Teacher's Struggle with African-American Students' Ethnic Behavior. Professional Educator, v16 n2 p27-37 Spr. Reports a study that examined how one ethnically encapsulated white beginning teacher responded to African American students' unfamiliar ethnic behavior. Interviews, observations, and journal data indicated that he was underprepared to teach in multicultural settings and noted that ineffective interracial classroom relationships stifled learning in both the teacher and students. (SM)…
(1995). Assessment of Students with Learning Disabilities: Current Issues and Future Directions. Diagnostique, v20 n1-4 p17-31 1994-95. Current issues in the assessment of students with learning disabilities are identified, including use of physiological and neuropsychological measures, discrepancy criteria, curriculum-based measurement, dynamic assessment, performance and portfolio assessment, and assessment of learning disabilities in bilingual and multicultural contexts. (Author/DB)…
(1992). Bridging the Horizon: American Indian Beliefs and Whole Language Learning. Anthropology and Education Quarterly, v23 n2 p108-19 Jun. Explores the relationship between the principles of whole-language teaching and whole-language learning, especially for elementary school students, and the culture of many Native American students, listing seven points of compatibility. The experience of the Miccosukee Indian School in Miami (Florida) illustrates the use of whole language. (SLD)…
(1991). Understanding Bilingual/Bicultural Young Children. Young Children, v46 n2 p30-36 Jan. Among the topics examined in this research review of issues in bilingual and bicultural education are (1) demographic and educational trends that point to growing numbers of bilingual and bicultural children; (2) continuing misconceptions about how young children learn a second language; (3) successful approaches in early childhood bilingual education; and (4) practical applications for teachers. (GH)…
(1994). Social Education in the European Community. Social Studies, v85 n2 p83-87 Mar-Apr. Contends that educational reform efforts have neglected the values of civic education and its implications for civic and social life. Asserts that this is not true in Europe where an increasing focus on the European dimension in education has a strong civic education component. (CFR)…
(1994). Standards and Assessment: New Initiative and Continuing Dilemmas. Art Education, v47 n2 p9-13 Mar. Asserts that the current national standards movement is a broadly based discussion and debate about what art educators hope to and should accomplish through their work. Reviews the origins and process of developing national art education standards. (CFR)…
(1993). La Escuela Fratney (The Ratney School). Reflections on a Bilingual, Anti-Bias, Multicultural Elementary School. Teaching Tolerance, v2 n2 p26-31 Fall. Experiences of a bilingual multicultural elementary school in Milwaukee (Wisconsin) illustrate how concepts of social justice, equality, and respect for ethnic differences can be introduced. The school is distinguished by its two-way bilingual program that gives every child a chance to master English and Spanish. (SLD)…
(1998). Developing a Global Perspective in Your Classroom. Social Studies Review, v37 n2 p38-40 Spr-Sum. Discusses some of the instructional approaches advocated by the California International Studies Project (CISP). CISP proposes integrating global perspectives throughout the entire curriculum. They recommend examining the interdependence between different countries, resources, social issues, and academic subjects. Includes a complete list of CISP project sites and contact numbers. (MJP)…
(1998). Our Education, Our Future: Look to the Lower Grades. Winds of Change, v13 n1 p20-22 Win. In order for local Native American cultures to be included in the curricula of the lower grades of public schools, Indian parents and community members must represent their community to the school board and establish a presence in the wider school community. Presents assertive, persistent, and well-informed strategies to build positive relationships with teachers and schools. (TD)…
(1998). Virtual Teaching on the Tundra. TECHNOS, v7 n3 p11-14 Fall. Describes how a teacher and a distance-learning consultant collaborate in using the Internet and Computer Supported Intentional Learning Environment (CISILE) to connect multicultural students on the harsh Baffin Island (Canada). Discusses the creation of the class's database and future implications. (AEF)…