Why culture counts teaching children of poverty

Assignment - Education

he goal of Educational Thought Seminar is to expose you to literature from a variety of perspectives on education that will challenge current viewpoints regarding the following topics:

• diversity and issues of fairness

• alternative viewpoints and voices in education

• changing demographics in educational institutions

• future trends in education

• personal visions of “what if?”

From the attached “Reading List,” select five books. At least one must be selected from each of the following topic areas:

• diversity in education

• alternate viewpoints in education

• the future of education

Read the first book you selected, and then write an essay. Once you have submitted the essay, schedule a teleconference with an STA1 Course Mentor to discuss the book. For this course, you will read and discuss five books, and you will need to write essays for three of them. This task will be your first of three essays.

Note: You must submit this task before completing tasks 608.2.2-01,02b and 608.2.2-01,02c.

Requirements:

Write a brief essay (suggested length of 2–3 pages) about the first book you read from the attached reading list in which you do the following:

A. Describe how the book you read has impacted or broadened your personal perspective on education.

B. Discuss how the book relates to one specific category or trend from the following topic areas,using specific references from the text:

• diversity in education

• alternate viewpoints in education

• the future of education

C. Describe how the book relates to current educational practices.

1. Relate principles of the book’s educational theory or author’s perspective to your personal perspective on education.

2. Relate principles of the book’s educational theory or author’s perspective to current educational practice by doing the following:

a. Discuss current educational practices that relate to the book.

b. Discuss how the book’s educational theory or author’s perspective addresses current educational practices.

D. Discuss how the educational theory or author’s perspective relates to the future of education.

E. When you use sources, include all in-text citations and references in APA format.

NOTE: THIS TASKS NEEDS TO BE DONE 2 TIMES WITH 2 DIFFERENT BOOKS!

READING LIST LOCATED BELOW

STA_Reading_List.pdf

Part 2

Task:

Write an essay (suggested length of 2–3 pages) in which you do the following:

A. Reflect on new concepts or interpretations obtained through the book review discussions.

B. Provide specific examples to justify how participation in the book reviews influenced interpretations of education.

Diversity in Education

Up the Down Staircase – Bel Kaufman (1992) ISBN-10: 0060973617 ISBN-13: 978-0060973612 The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children – Gloria Ladson- Billings (2009) ISBN-10: 0470408154 ISBN-13: 978-0470408155 Teaching Gifted Kids in Today’s Classroom: Strategies and Techniques every teacher can use - Susan Winebrenner, Dine Brulles (2012)

ISBN-10: 1575423952 ISBN-13: 978-1575423951

The Skin That We Speak – edited by Lisa Delpit (2008) ISBN-10: 1595583505 ISBN-13: 978-1595583505 Savage inequities – Johnathan Kozol (1992) ISBN-10: 0060974990 ISBN-13: 978-0060974992 The Girls in the Back of the Class – LouAnne Johnson (1996) ISBN-10: 0312958803 ISBN-13: 978-0312958800 Other People’s Children: Cultural Conflict in the Classrooom – Lisa Delpit (2006) ISBN-10: 1595580743 ISBN-13: 978-1595580740 Why Culture Counts: Teaching children of poverty - Donna Walker Tileston, Sandra K Darling (2008) ISBN-10: 1934009245 ISBN-13: 978-1934009246 Through Ebony Eyes: What Teachers Need to Know But Are Afraid to Ask about African American Students – Gail L. Thompson (2007) ISBN-10: 0787987697 ISBN-13: 978-0787987695

The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander: From Preschool to High School--How Parents

and Teachers Can Help Break the Cycle - Barbara Coloroso (2009 Updated Edition)

ISBN-10: 0061744603 ISBN-13: 978-0061744600 Help for the Struggling Student: Ready to use strategies to help build attention, memory and organizational skills – Mimi Gold (2003) ISBN-10: 078796588X ISBN-13: 978-0787965884

Alternative Viewpoints in Education

Death at an Early Age – Jonathon Kozol (1985) ISBN-10: 0452262925 ISBN-13: 978-0452262928

Teaching with Story: Classroom Connections to Storytelling - Margaret Read MacDonald,

Jennifer MacDonald Whitman, Nathaniel Forrest Whitman (2013)

ISBN-10: 1939160723 ISBN-13: 978-1939160720

The Smartest Kids in the World: And how they got that way - Amanda Ripley (2013)

ISBN-10: 1451654421 ISBN-13: 978-1451654424 Last Summer - Holly Chamberlin, (2013) ISBN-10: 078235089 ISBN-13: 978-0758235084 Teaching with Intention – (2008) Debbie Miller (2008) ISBN-10: 1571103872 ISBN-13: 978-1571103871 Instead of Education: Ways to help people do things better (2004) – John C. Holt (2004 ISBN-10: 1591810094 ISBN-13: 978-1591810094 Montessori and Early Childhood : A Guide for Students – Susan Feez (2009) ISBN-10: 1847875165 ISBN-13: 978-1847875167

The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in every child - Donalyn Miller (2009)

ISBN-10: 0470372273 ISBN-13: 978-0470372272

Pathways to the Common Core: Accelerating Achievement - Lucy Calkins, Mary

Ehrenworth, Christopher Lehman (2012)

ISBN-10: 0325043558 ISBN-13: 978-0325043555

Whole Brain Teaching for Challenging Kids: (and the rest of your class, too!) - Chris

Biffle (2013)

ISBN-10: 0984816712 ISBN-13: 978-0984816712 SMART Strengths- Building Character, Resilience and Relationships in Youth –John M. Yeager, Sherri Fisher, David N. Shearon (2011) ISBN-10: 1591810000 ISBN-13: 978-1591810001

Future Trends in Education

The Future of Education: Reimaging our schools from the ground up - Kieran Egan (2008) ISBN-10: 0300110464 ISBN-13: 978-0300110463

Making Learning Whole: How Seven Principles of Teaching can Transfor Education – David N Perkins (2008) ISBN-10: 0470384522 ISBN-13: 978-0470384527 Teaching to Change the World – Jeannie Oaks and Martin Lipton (2006) ISBN-10: 0072982004 SBN-13: 978-0072982008 From the Campfire to the Holodeck: Creating Engaging and Powerful 21st Century Learning Environments – David D. Thornburg (2013) ISBN-10: 1118633938 ISBN-13: 978-1118633939

Stratosphere: Integrating Technology, Pedagogy, and Change Knowledge - Michael

Fullan (2012)

ISBN-10: 0132483149 ISBN-13: 978-0132483148 Five Minds for the Future – Howard Gardner (2009) ISBN-10: 1422145352 ISBN-13: 978-1422145357 Teaching for Wisdom, Intelligence, Creativity, and Success – Robert J. Sternberg, Linda Jarvin Editors (2009)_ ISBN-13: 978-1412964531 ISBN-10: 1412964539 Teach like a Pirate: Increase Student Engagement, Boost your Creativity, and Transform your life as an Educator – David Burgess (2012) ISBN-10: 0988217600 ISBN-13: 978-0988217607 Einstein Never Used Flashcards – Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Roberta Golinkoff (2004) ISBN-10: 1594860688 ISBN-13: 978-1594860683

Flipping 2.0: Practical Strategies for Flipping your class - Jason Bretzmann (2013)

ISBN-10: 0615824072 ISBN-13: 978-0615824079 The Global Achievement Gap: Why even our best schools don’t teach the new survival skills our children need- Tony Wagner (2014 updated edition)

ISBN-10: 0465055974 ISBN-13: 978-046505597 World Class Learners: Educating Creative and Entrepreneurial Students – Yong Zhao (2012)

ISBN-10: 1452203989 ISBN-13: 978-1452203980