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  Culturally responsive coaching for inclusive schools: A guide to planning your LeadScape Coaching Dialogues

  1/13/10 - Mulligan, Elaine, Kozeski, Elizabeth B., Equity Alliance at ASU

  "NIUSI-LeadScape coaching consists of a series of structured, one-on-one, interactions between a coach and coachee aimed at enhancing the coachee’s effectiveness in developing inclusive school practices. These interactions can be face to face, by telephone, or combined with team meetings as required. Coaching can be used to support teachers, support personnel, instructional leaders, or school principals as needed to reinforce inclusive practices. Coaching addresses multiple layers of...

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  Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender,and Questioning Youth Matter!

  1/5/09 - Kathleen A. King, Equity Alliance at ASU

  Presents general trends in the social and emotional well-being of youth who identify as Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (GLBTQ), followed by a guide of sexual orientation definitions. Additionally, readers learn a series of steps that schools must address in order to build inclusive, safe, and effective schools for all students, including those who identify as GLBTQ.

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  Schools on the Move: Benito Martinez Elementary School

  1/27/09 - Dianne L. Ferguson, Gwen Meyer, Equity Alliance at ASU

  These publications reflect authentic work going on in our synergy sites. Anchored by the Systemic Change Framework, we plan to continue this series by engaging student voice, examining teacher practice, and exploring additional schools and systems all in the context of urban education.

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  Schools on the Move: JC Nalle Elementary School

  1/27/09 - Phil Ferguson, Rick Blumberg, Equity Alliance at ASU

  These publications reflect authentic work going on in our synergy sites. Anchored by the Systemic Change Framework, we plan to continue this series by engaging student voice, examining teacher practice, and exploring additional schools and systems all in the context of urban education.

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  Schools on the Move: Kepner Middle School

  1/27/09 - Dianne L. Ferguson, Gwen Meyer, Equity Alliance at ASU

  These publications reflect authentic work going on in our synergy sites. Anchored by the Systemic Change Framework, we plan to continue this series by engaging student voice, examining teacher practice, and exploring additional schools and systems all in the context of urban education.

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  Understanding Culture

  1/10/09 - Shelley Zion, Elizabeth Kozleski, Equity Alliance at ASU

  This OnPoint is the first in a series of three OnPoints that explore issues around culture and teaching. This OnPoint describes the way in which NIUSI defines culture and how to think about educational settings and scenarios from the point of view of culture. The second OnPoint in this series focuses on teacher’s identity. The third OnPoint addresses how classrooms are enriched by the funds of knowledge and assets that children and their families bring with them from their homes and...

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  A New Wave of Evidence:The Impact of School, Family, and Community Connections on Student Achievement

  1/5/09 - Anne T. Henderson, Karen L. Mapp

  "This review of the research examines the growing evidence that family and community connections with schools make a difference in student success. It is a synthesis of 51 studies about the impact of family and community involvement on student achievement, and effective strategies to connect schools, families and community. This publication is the second in the series of annual research syntheses by SEDL's National Center for Family & Community Connections with Schools, and the fourth in the...

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  A postive future for black boys: Building the movement

  1/10/09 - Sen, R.

  National education leaders concerned with the plight of Black Boys in public education convened at the Alex Haley Farm in Clinton, Tennessee in May of 2005 to explore the question: “What would it take to build a movement for Black boys and their education?” The conclusions from this important summit are contained in this latest report in The Schott Foundation series entitled: A Positive Future for Black Boys.

• Academic Skills Problems Workbook, Revised Edition (The Guilford School Practitioner Series)

  1/1/04 - Shapiro, E. S.
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  Achieving Transparency in the Public Reporting of 2006-2007 Assessment Results

  1/25/09 - Debra Albus, Martha Thurlow, Chris Bremer

  The 2006-2007 school year was the eighth annual reporting period since disaggregating the performance of students with disabilities on state and district-wide assessments was required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). It is the fifth reporting period since the enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), and the eleventh in a series of National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) reports documenting state public reporting practices. Historically, the number of...

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  Acknowledging Children’s Positive Behaviors

  1/18/09 - Matt Timm, Sharon Doubet

  This What Works Brief is part of a continuing series of short, easy-to-read, “how to” information packets on a variety of evidence-based practices, strategies, and intervention procedures. The Briefs are designed to help teachers support young children’s social and emotional development. They include examples and vignettes that illustrate how practical strategies might be used in a variety of early childhood settings and home environments.Acknowledging positive behaviors is a strategy...

• Assessing Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students: A Practical Guide (The Guilford Practical Intervention in School Series)

  Rhodes, R. L., Ochoa, S., & Ortiz, S.

• At the Heart of Teaching: A Guide to Reflective Practice (The Series on School Reform)

  1/1/03 - McEntee, Grace Hall; Appleby, Jon; Dowd, JoAnne; Grant, Jan; Hole, Simon & Silva, Peggy

• Bridging the Literacy Achievement Gap, Grades 4-12 (Language and Literacy Series)

  1/1/04 - Strickland, D., & Alvermann, D.

• Building on Strengths: Language and Literacy in Latino Families and Communities (Language and Literacy Series (Teachers College Pr))

  1/1/05 - Ana Celia Zentella
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  Building Positive Teacher-Child Relationships

  1/18/09 - M.M. Ostrosky, E.Y. Jung

  This What Works Brief is part of a continuing series of short, easy-to-read, “how to” information packets on a variety of evidence-based practices, strategies, and intervention procedures. The Briefs are designed to help teachers support young children’s social and emotional development. They include examples and vignettes that illustrate how practical strategies might be used in a variety of early childhood settings and home environments. In early childhood settings, each moment that...