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Title:  Pumpkin Guts, Tater Eyes, and Other Tasty Treats 
Author:  Alonzo Fugate, National Board Certified Teacher
Contact: LBJ Elementary School
90 LBJ Road
Jackson, KY 41339
Work Phone: (606) 666-7181
Home Phone: (606) 666-7579
Email: alonzo.fugate@breathitt.kyschools.us
Website: http://www.alonzofugate.com
Publisher:  Lulu Publishing           Website:  http://www.lulu.com
Abstract: Grab a bowl and get ready for a second serving of hilarious poems and captivating illustrations by National Board Certified Teacher, Alonzo Fugate. The author who brought you Nose Pickin’ (and 50 Other Ways to Tickle Your Brain!) is back with an all-new collection. Inside these pages you will find an appetizing variety that will delight both young and old.

What happens when your Granny wants to make stew out of the guts of a pumpkin? You’ll meet such characters as Bad Lad Billy, Curly Joe, and Henry Marcus Jonathan Sholt (who has a very interesting way of traveling!). You will find yourself in a haunted house, at a lonely carnival carousel, and with a very unique zombie. If you’re still hungry, you can nosh on some Tater Eyes…or even the wonderfully sweet candy of Hallo-wean! So belly up to the table and fill your bowl full of Pumpkin Guts. You won’t leave hungry with this hilarious collection of poems and illustrations!

ISBN: 978-0-557-01914-4

 

Title: Learning to Cook in 1898: A Chicago Culinary Memoir
Author:  Ellen F. Steinberg, Ph.D.
Contact: 1318 Franklin Ave
River Forest, IL  60305-1039
Home Phone: (708) 771-9065
Email:  esteinberg@ameritech.net
Publisher:  Wayne State University Press         Phone: 800-978-7323          Website:  http://wsupress.wayne.edu
Abstract: Learning to Cook … is more than just a cookbook or a collection of nostalgic recipes. It documents efforts Irma Rosenthal took to educate herself about cooking, nutrition, health, and household management as a young, middle class Chicago bride of German-Jewish heritage at the turn of the century. There are traditional German receipts, as well as ones from local newspapers and women’s magazines, demonstrating Irma’s efforts to combine her family’s culinary traditions with modern American foodways. The book offers insights into everyday life of the era, the sphere of women’s experience, and the customs of Midwest German and German-American communities.
ISBN: 9780814333648

 

Title: Born to Create
Author:  Rosalie H. Contino, Ph.D., independent researcher, costume designer, writer, playwright
Contact: 74 Bay 10th St
Brooklyn, NY  11228
Home Phone: (718) 234-0349
Fax: (718) 331-7496
Email: rhcphd@worldnet.att.net
Publisher:  Dorrace Pub. Co         Phone: 412-288-4543          FAX: 412-288-1769          Email: mknapp@dorrancepublishing.com
Abstract: Born to Create is an inspirational autobiography chronicling Dr. Rosalie H. Contino's professional transition from successful seventh grade English teacher to a newfound career in the arts. While most forty-year old professionals are busy building upon the foundation that several years of hard work produced, Contino made the bold decision to quench the burning desire within to pursue the passion to create. enjoying her creative careers as a costume designer, costume historian, playwright, and lecturer, Contino provides hope and a blueprint for those considering making the foray into the unknown and sometimes scary realm of the future. Writing in a comfortable conversational manner, Born to Create maintains a swift tempo while consistently providing an inspirational message for those harboring unrealized ambitions.
ISBN: 978-0-8-59-72597

 

Title: Nose Pickin' (and 50 Other Ways to Tickle Your Brain!)
Author:  Colonel Alonzo Fugate, National Board Certified Teacher
Contact: LBJ Elementary School 90 LBJ Road
Jackson, Kentucky 41339
Work Phone: (606) 666-7181
Home Phone: (606) 666-7579
Email: afugate2@breathitt.k12.ky.us
Website:  http://www.alonzofugate.com/
Publisher:  PublishAmerica         Phone: 1-240-529-1031            FAX: 1-301-631-9073           Email: support@publishamerica.com    Website:  www.publishamerica.com
Abstract: Slip into the classroom and find yourself a desk. Here you will find out what happens when your teacher is a crocodile. You’ll also meet Joe Joe Johnson, Billy Von Tapple, and McFarley Ron Kimple with his nose dimple! You will visit the Dingy Den, go to a party with a pink, singing zebra, eat an unusual type of trail mix and see what happens when you wear new shoes in Key West! So come along and see exactly what happens when you stop picking your nose and start picking your brain with this hilarious collection of poems and drawings.
ISBN: 1-4137-5358-2

 

Title: White For Black
Author:  Emeka Willie Obiozor
Contact: 119 West End Ave, Suite #2
Cambridge, MD  21613
Phone: (410)228-3534
Publisher:  Delight Heritage Writers Series    http://www.whiteforblack.com
Abstract: WHITE FOR BLACK is story about a United States senator's culture clashing, and marriage threatening adventures in Africa.  

The story was situated in the West African sub-region, with African and American characters, traversing the landscape of cultural identity, following deeply some personal, revealing and thought-provoking, humorous and emotionally devastating episodes.

From the first chapter to the end, the reader would be thrilled and kept in suspense. At the end of this amazing experience, is a glossary page which explained some local African dialects and terms used in the novel.

ISBN: 

 

Title: Irma: A Chicago Woman's Story, 1871-1966
Author:  Dr. Ellen FitzSimmons Steinberg
Contact: esteinberg@ameritech.net
1318 Franklin Avenue
River Forest, IL  60305
Phone: (708)771-9065
Publisher:  University of Iowa Press, Phone: (319)335-2000; Fax: (319)355-2055                                http://www.uiowapress.com
Abstract: Irma Rosenthal Frankenstein’s diaries and memoirs, edited by this author, detailed the Chicago Fire of 1871, the city's rebuilding, early public school curricula, voting, the Depression, World War II, and its aftermath. Irma was a socially-active, middle class Jewish woman, whose personal goals included becoming a famous author. However, since “living [got] in the way of writing,” she only published one poem, and a small book during her lifetime. Her story, published by the University of Iowa Press in both hardcover and paperback formats (March 2004), would appeal to those interested in autobiographies, diaries, woman’s narratives, and educational history.
ISBN: 0877458944

 

Title: Backtalk: Four Steps to Ending Rude Behavior in Kids
Author:  Dr. Audrey Ricker and Dr. Carolyn Crowder
Contact: ricker@U.Arizona.EDU
PO Box 44008
Tucson, AZ 85733
Phone: (520)722-1853
Fax: (520)722-1239
Publisher:  Simon and Schuster, New York/Fireside Book Division                                http://www.SimonSays.com
Abstract: This book provides parents and teachers with an immediately effective, easy to implement method of dealing with children's rude speech. Also useful for grandparents, relatives, and others who deal with children, the methods can also be used successfully with children's rude friends. The four steps are outlined clearly and carefully and applied to many different types of situations. Case histories and methods include children of all ages from preschool to adulthood. The authors were seen on Dateline in March l998, when the book was used for a segment on backtalk. The book is now also out on audio tape.
ISBN: 0-684-84124-X

 

Title: Analyzing Problems in Schools and School Systems: A Theoretical Approach
Author:  Prof. Alan K. Gaynor
Contact: agaynor@bu.edu
Boston University 
School of Education
605 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
Phone: (617)353-3307  or  (617)353-8444
Publisher:  Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
Abstract: The book describes and illustrates a systematic methodology for defining and documenting organizational problems, and for using a range of theoretical perspectives to involve key stakeholders in carrying out carefully specified solution strategies. Organizational theory is tied systematically to a well-formulated problem analysis methodology. Carefully developed in Part I, the methodology is illustrated by examples in each chapter and in four sample papers in Part III at the end of the book. In Part II, six theoretical frameworks are described: Bureaucratic Theory, Social Systems Theory, Political Systems Theory, Burrell-Morgan's Conceptual Meta-Framework, and Systems Thinking. Each theory chapter incorporates a set of analytic questions and a suggested outline for writing a policy analysis from that point of view.
ISBN: 0-8058-2643-2

 

Title: Teaching Library Skills in Grades K-6
Author:  Cathy Roach
Contact: croach@tenet.edu
Phone: (972)234-6512
Fax: (214)987-8480
Publisher:  Neal Schuman
Abstract: Written as a guide for both classroom teachers and library media specialists, this book contains fifty lessons linking literature to such information skills as the use of various reference books, comparison of Caldecott-winning titles, the history of the Coretta Scott King Award, Library vocabulary, book care and location of materials.
ISBN: 1555701264

 

Title:  Multicultural Gifted Education
Author:  J. John Harris III, Professor of Education and Scholar in African American Studies
                Donna Y. Ford, Associate Professor Gifted Education
Contact: edejjh@ukcc.uky.edu
The University of Kentucky
Colleges of Education and Arts and Sciences
129 Taylor Education Building
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0017
Phone: (606)257-6169
Fax: (606)323-1046

ford-harris.1@osu.edu
The Ohio State University
College of Education, Special Education Program
1945 North High Street
Columbus, Ohio 43210-1172
Phone: (614)688-4699
Fax: (614) 292-4255

Publisher:  Teachers College Press-Columbia University
Abstract: The need to prepare students for an increasingly diverse world is a goal of almost every school district. This book helps schools to meet goals that target diversity, equity, and excellence, while bridging two fields of education--gifted education and multicultural education. We help educators to provide students with mirrors and windows so that they can see themselves and others reflected in the curriculum. This book also addresses what is needed in gifted education if it is to truly become multicultural, and if education is to affirm the dignity and humanity of minority students.
ISBN:  0-8077-3850 paperback $23.95             0-8077-3851 cloth $52.00

 

Title: Enhancing Teaching and Learning:  A Leadership Guide for School Library Media Specialists
Author:  Jean Donham, Assistant Professor
Contact: jdonham@cornell-iowa.edu
3070 Library, The University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242-1420
Phone: (319)335-5712
Fax: (319)335-5374
Publisher:  Neal Schuman
Abstract: This book serves as a guide to integrating the school library media program into the total school curriculum and community. It emphasizes strategies for collaboration and offers action steps for teaming with teachers, literacy development, information skills instruction, and program evaluation. The premise of this book is that the synergy that results from the school library media specialist working with teachers will improve instruction for all students. The book aligns with the new national guidelines for library media programs, Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning.
ISBN: 1-55570-328-3

 

Title: If You Lived at the Time of the Civil War
Author:  Kay Moore
Contact: moorek@csus.edu
6000 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95819-6079
Fax: (530) 626-3938
Publisher:  Scholastic, Inc.
Abstract: This book tells what it was like for a child to live in the time of the Civil War. It is in a question/answer format and tells about life if you lived in the South and life if you lived in the North.
Illustrator: Anni Matsick
ISBN: 0-590-45422-6

 

Title: If You Lived at the Time of the American Revolution
Author:  Kay Moore
Contact: moorek@csus.edu
6000 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95819-6079
Fax: (530) 626-3938
Publisher:  Scholastic, Inc.
Abstract: This book tells what it was like to be a Patriot or a Loyalist during the American Revolution. It is in question/answer format.
Illustrator: Daniel O'Leary
ISBN: 0-590-67444-7

 

Title: Readings from Play as a Medium for Learning and Development
Author:  Doris Bergen
Contact: BERGEND@muohio.edu
201 McGuffey Hall
Miami University
Oxford, OH 45056
Phone: (513)529-6622
Fax: (513)529-3646
Publisher:  Olney, MD: Association for Childhood Education International
Abstract: This book presents a number of chapters and essays from an earlier book by Bergen (Play as a Medium for Learning and Development). It focuses on the reasons why play is valuable for learning and development, stages of play development, conducting research on play, and planning play environments.
ISBN: 0-87173-142-8

 

Title: Play from Birth to Twelve and Beyond: Contexts, Perspectives, and Meanings
Author:  Doris Bergen
Contact: BERGEND@muohio.edu
201 McGuffey Hall
Miami University
Oxford, OH 45056
Phone: (513)529-6622
Fax: (513)529-3646
Publisher:  New York: Garland Press
Abstract: This encyclopedia presents 62 essays on play by 78 experts from many disciplines. Topics include play over the life span as well as in a number of professions. Issues explored range from how play enhances the development of mathematical and literacy skills, what types of play are seen in children of varied ages, how play stimulates creativity, humor, social skills, communication, and thinking, and what the future of play will be in society.
ISBN: 0-8153-1745-X

 

Title: Assessment Methods for Infants and Toddlers: Transdisciplinary Team Approaches
Author:  Doris Bergen
Contact: BERGEND@muohio.edu
201 McGuffey Hall
Miami University
Oxford, OH 45056
Phone: (513)529-6622
Fax: (513)529-3646
Publisher:  New York: Teachers College Press
Abstract: This book presents perspectives on infant/toddler assessment and intervention from a variety of professionals, including medical, clinical, developmental, occupational and physical therapy, speech pathology, and social work personnel. It includes integrative "dialogue" sections based on actual cases that require a team approach to assessment and provides strategies for working in transdisciplinary team approaches in early intervention.
ISBN: 0-8077-3379-2

 

Title: Voice of the Vanquished: The Story of the Slave Marina and Hernan Cortes
Author:  Helen Heightsman Gordon, Ed.D.
Contact: helenhgordon@earthlink.net 
3775 Modoc Road #135
Santa Barbara CA 93105-4462
Phone: (805)569-5689
Fax: (805)569-9908
Publisher:  University Editions
Abstract: She's been called a traitress, and worse, but was she? Sold into slavery by her stepfather, Marina was among 20 slaves given to Conquistador Hernan Cortes by Tabascan natives. When Cortes realized she spoke both Nahuatal and Mayan, he made her his interpreter. She helped him form alliances with enemies of the Aztecs and to replace bloodthirsty Aztec rituals with Christianity. Together, Marina and Cortes changed two continents forever, and created their son from a love deeper than a master and slave are ever supposed to know.
ISBN: 1-56002-530-1

 

Title: Mill River Junior High
Author:  John C. Rubisch
Contact: jcr137@psu.edu
331 Front Street
Marysville, PA 17053
Home: (717)957-3758
School: (717)834-3181
Fax: (717)834-6653
Publisher:  American Guidance Service, Inc.
Abstract: Mill River Junior High is a series of stories developed for affective education in the classroom with early adolescents. Mill River is much like a soap opera- Episode 1 takes place on the first day of the school year, Episode 30 on the last day of the year. Students follow the adventures of five fictional characters through the academic year. At the end of each story, there are questions to facilitate discussion in the classroom. Examples of topics covered are suicide, drugs and alcohol, peer relations, etc. Mill River was created by a guidance counselor for use with his own students.
ISBN:

 

Title: Therapeutic Activity Intervention with the Elderly: Foundations and Practices
Author: Marti May
Contact: HPER 133
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana 47405
Phone: (812)855-5715
Fax: (812)855-3998
Publisher:  Venture Publishing, Inc.
Abstract: "A detailed and practical analysis of the process of activity intervention and its role and function with older citizens. Strategies discussed...[range] from preventive services offered to the well elderly to...therapeutic intervention for the most infirm [elderly individuals]. The book [is of] use to a wide variety of activity service providers, as well as to individuals who are receiving training in an effort to enter this professional field."
ISBN: 0-910251-81-9

 

Title: Distance Education And Teacher Education
Author: Maryellen S. Cosgrove, Ph.D.
Contact: cosgroma@mail.armstrong.edu
Head - Department of Early Childhood Education
Armstrong Atlantic State University
College of Education
11935 Abercorn Street
Savannah, GA 31419-1997
Phone: (912)927-5281
Fax: (912)921-5587
Publisher:  Phi Delta Kappa
Abstract: This book presents an overview of the creative uses to use distance learning technologies in the teacher education program over and beyond sending and receiving courses from other sites. It describes how the Armstrong Atlantic State University teacher education program utilizes DL to team-teach courses with practicing teachers with 'live' children, increase observation time of practicum and student teachers, and pair student teachers across the state to team-teach lessons. A serendipitous effect was the linkage of children from diverse cultures and communities; thus affording them the opportunity to interact both socially and educationally with youngsters with whom they might never have met! For more information about linking with this dl initiative, please contact the author.
ISBN: 0-87367-640-8

 

Title: Lou Henry Hoover: The Independent Girl
Author: Alice K. Kurtz.
Contact: kurtz@iowa-city.k12.ia.us
Weber School
3850 Rohret Rd
Iowa City, IA 52246
Phone: (319)339-5757
Fax: (319)339-5763
Publisher:  Herbert Hoover Presidential Library, West Brance, IA 52358
Abstract: The life and times of Lou Henry Hoover, wife of Herbert Hoover, Iowa natives; written for middle school students; includes lessons and a curriculum guide; partially available on the Internet@ NARA.gov; also available in Braille.
ISBN: 0-938469-16-9

 

Title: Texas History: Teaching With Primary Sources Series
Author: Judy Marrou
Contact: jmarrou@mail.utexas.edu
294 Sanchez Education Building
University of Texas
Austin, Texas
Phone: (512) 471-1511
Fax: (512) 471-8808
Publisher:  Cobbleston Publishing Co., Peterborough, New Hampshire
Abstract: A curriculum guide for teachers in grades 4,5, and 7 that consists of 28 lesson plans and 95 primary source documents that correlate with the new Texas Social Studies mandates. Lessons begin with the birth of the Republic of Texas and go through the present day. Guidelines for using the documents and activities are included with each lesson. Cost: $28.95. Can be purchased by calling 1-800-821-0115
ISBN: 0-382408-69-1

 

Title: Math for the Gifted Child
Author: Rita Barger
Contact: rita@rbarger.com
1156 Queen's Place
Kansas City, MO 64131
Phone (816)235-5655 or 816-942-2228
Fax: (816)235-5270
Publisher:  Gifted Association of Missouri
Abstract: Abstract Intended for parents and teachers of gifted students, this book addresses issues and concerns around providing the best educational opportunities possible to mathematically gifted students. Written in an easy-to-read question and answer format, it considers such areas as identification, acceleration, enrichment, competitions, curriculum and resources. Included on each page is a brain teaser (with answers provided) to intrigue and challenge students and adults alike.
ISBN:

 

Title: Teaching the Whole Class: Fifth Edition
Author: Betty Lou Leaver
Contact: Leaver@AOL.COM
747 St. Regis Way
Salinas, CA 93905
Phone: (831)422-7445
Fax: (831)422-7445
Publisher:  Kendall Hunt Publishing Company
Abstract: This book shows teachers how to succeed with the entire class and see a dramatic difference in students' learning by taking charge of the classroom and helping students resolve their "cognitive conflicts" -- whether it's with teaching style, curricular orientation, or some other classroom aspect.
ISBN: 0-7872-4777-4

 

Title: Content-Based Instruction in Foreign Language Classrooms: Models and Methods
Author: Betty Lou Leaver
Contact: Leaver@AOL.COM
747 St. Regis Way
Salinas, CA 93905
Phone: (831)422-7445
Fax: (831)422-7445
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Abstract: This book offers concrete and practical ideas for implementing content-based instruction through eleven case studies of cutting-edge models in a broad variety of languages, academic settings, and levels of proficiency.
ISBN: 0-87840-659

 

Title: Individualizing Instruction for the Educationally Handicapped: 
          Teaching Strategies in Remedial and Special Education
Author: Dr. Jack Campbell, Class of 1964 Professor
Contact: jcampbel@msmary.edu
Mount Saint Mary's College
Education Department
103 Knott Acad. Center
Emmitsburg, MD 21727
Phone: (301)444-5371
Fax: (301)447-5250
Publisher: Charles C. Thomas Publisher, 2600 S. First Street, P O Box 19265, Springfield, IL 62794-9265
Abstract: From C. C. Thomas promotional flyer. Campbell describes educationally handicapped children as children whose problems typically manifest themselves in school. Many of these children qualify for special education and are integrated into the regular classroom for part of the school day. When the children are not in the regular classroom, they are being provided special education in a resource room or other pull-out program. Campbell advocates that by clinically analyzing the child's learning ecology, through assessment, planning instruction, implementation of instruction, evaluating student performance, and modifying the instructional plan based on student performance, the teacher is able to design instruction specially tailored to the special needs of each student. Will be indispensable guide for regular classroom teachers, special education teachers, administrators, counselors, as well as parents and caregivers.
ISBN: 0-398-06892-5 paper           0-398-06901-8 cloth

 

Title: Math is NOT a Spectator Sport
Author: Diane Vukovich, Ph.D., Interim Director
Contact: dvukovich@uakron.edu
Department of Developmental Programs
The University of Akron
Akron, OH 44325-5004
Phone: (330) 972-6274
Fax: (330) 972-5935
Publisher: Burgess
Abstract: The text covers arithmetic and the introductory algebra that is preparatory to college algebra and other college or technical school courses requiring basic mathematical literacy. It is specifically designed to meet the needs of the learner who has been exposed to but has never quite understood mathematics.
ISBN: 0-8087-2236-0

 

Title: Allied Health Chemistry: A Companion
Author: Timothy Smith & Diane Vukovich, Ph.D.
Contact: dvukovich@uakron.edu
Department of Developmental Programs
The University of Akron
Akron, OH 44325-5004
Phone: (330) 972-6274
Fax: (330) 972-5935
Publisher: Prentice-Hall
Abstract: This book can be used as a study guide to accompany most entry-level college chemistry texts. It is designed to help students 1) master the mathematics they encounter in chemistry, 2) relate textbook chemistry to everyday life, and 3) develop effective study and text taking strategies.
ISBN: 0-13-470460-6

 

Title: Thinking Critically: Views and Values in College Teaching
Author: Patricia J. Foster, Ph.D.
Contact: Glyonfos@aol.com
24479 Lawton Ave
Loma Linda, CA 92354
Phone (909)825-7430
Publisher: La Sierra University Press, Riverside, CA 92515-8247
Abstract: Research suggests that learning is best when teachers focus on the higher levels of learning and the development and use of critical thinking skills. This book provides a rich resource for teachers and administrators who hope to enhance the development and use of critical thinking skills. This provocative book edited by Patricia Foster, draws from faculty experts in diverse disciplines to illustrate ways they apply critical thinking in their liberal arts and professional school classrooms. The authors assert that higher education should not only impart knowledge and skills, but questioning of the very truths it presents.
ISBN: 0-944450-21-0

 

Title: The Science Scene - A source book of Places for Parents and Teachers to Take Children
Author: Lucy P. Murphy, O.P.,Ph.D.
Contact: lmurphy@iona.edu
Iona College
715 North Ave
New Rochelle, NY 10801
Phone: (914)633 2108
Publisher: Iona College Press
Abstract: A Guide to over 100 places of scientific and natural interest in Westchester , Putnam. and Dutchess Counties , New York as well as in Brooklyn, the Bronx, Long Island and Manhattan New York .It is an annotate listing , compiled by a working teacher in the sciences.
ISBN:

 

Title: A Travel Agent in Cyber School: The Internet and the Library Media Program
Author: Jointly authored by Linda de Lyon Friel, John F. LeBaron, and Catherine Collier
Contact: Linda de Lyon Friel
12 Bear Hill Road
Groveland, MA 01834
Phone: (978)372-1027
Fax: (978)681-1389
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited, Inc., Englewood, Colorado
Abstract: This book begins with the premise that library media specialists should be key leaders in the integration of the Internet throughout the school curriculum. Some issues that must be addressed if such an integration is to be successful are discussed and include planning, school and community, staff development, acceptable use policy, censorship, and copyright. The book comes with Mac and PC disks that provide direct links to the resources discussed.
ISBN: 1-56308-333-7

 

Title: Building Children's Self-Esteem:  A Creative Behavior Handbook for After-School Child Care
Author: Anne Read Smith
Contact: charanne@pacbell.net
61 San Mateo Road
Berkeley, CA 94707-2015
Phone: (510)525-4434
Fax: (510)525-4708
Publisher: Bennerly Press, P.O. Box 8534, Berkeley, CA 94707-8534
Abstract: Building Children's Self-Esteem is the first after-school child-care text to provide teachers and trainers with a wealth of techniques to help children develop a positive self-image. It's a handbook for making long term change and provides a variety of practical, easy to use lesson plans that encourage learning and self-validation. Its methods and techniques apply equally well to instructors, day care providers, parents and teachers of elementary children. This easy-to-read book presents information on preparing the environment, group management, curriculum planning, team teaching and working with parents. To order copies, contact the publisher or author.
ISBN: 0-9650362-4-3

 

Title: Paradigms: the Business of Discovering the Future
Author: Joel Arthur Barker
Contact: JABBERII@AOL.com
Publisher: Harper Collins
Abstract: The book is about fundamental change and how it occurs in all professions and industries. It focuses on paradigms and paradigm shifts and teaches the four key questions about paradigms and their answers. Leaders, especially need to know about paradigms because, "You manage within paradigms; you lead between paradigms."
ISBN: 0887306470

 

Title: Analyzing Controversy
Author: Edward G. Rozycki, Ed. D., Associate Professor
               Gary K. Clabaugh, Ed. D., Professor
Contact: erozycki@home.com
Widener University
Center for Education
One University Place
Chester, PA 19013
Home: (215)576-1165
Work: (610)499-4285
Fax: (610)499-4623
clabaugh@lasalle.edu
La Salle University
Graduate Education
20th & Olney
Philadelphia, PA 19141
Home: (215)576-7486
Work: (215)951-1196
Publisher: Dushkin/McGraw-Hill 1997; Phone: (800)243-6532 ext 132; Fax: (609)426-5625
theodore_knight@mcgraw-hill.com                http://www.dushkin.com
Abstract: This book helps develop a deeper understanding of controversy and how to handle it. Short chapters focus on real-world issues, immediately engaging the reader in systematic inquiry. The book directs how to make important distinctions, how to apply the results usefully and how to avoid specific pitfalls in thinking. The reader will learn how to recognize genuine controversies, decide which arguments can be settled, ask relevant questions and evaluate their answers.
ISBN: 0-697-34335-9

 

Title: Understanding Schools
Author: Edward G. Rozycki, Ed. D., Associate Professor
               Gary K. Clabaugh, Ed. D., Professor
Contact: erozycki@home.com
Widener University
Center for Education
One University Place
Chester, PA 19013
Home: (215)576-1165
Work: (610)499-4285
Fax: (610)499-4623
clabaugh@lasalle.edu
La Salle University
Graduate Education
20th & Olney
Philadelphia, PA 19141
Home: (215)576-7486
Work: (215)951-1196
Publisher: Harper & Rowe; Phone: (212)207-7375; Fax: (212)207-7134      http://www.amazon.com
Abstract: This book explores American education in a variety of dimensions: social, historical and philosophical. Important topics covered are conflict in schools; the school as an organizational element in a socio-educational system; the costs and benefits of different educational practices; rational and ethical issues in teaching and governance.
ISBN: 0-06-041318-2

 

Title: Policy Choices: Creating Michigan's Future
Author: Phyllis Grummon
Contact: grummonp@pilot.msu.edu
340F Hannah Administration Building
Michigan State University
E., Lansing, MI 48824-1046
Phone: (517)355-5115
Fax: (517)353-3768
Publisher: Michigan State University Press
Abstract: Edited collection of policy briefs that look at issues of health (infant mortality), education (school to work transition and professional development in educational reform), economic opportunities (poverty and labor markets), rural leadership in rural policy formation, social services (youth at risk), and pest management policy development.
ISBN: 0-87013-382-9

 

Title: Educating Hearts and Minds: A Comprehensive Character Education Framework
Author: Dr. Mary M. Williams
Contact: maryw@acusd.edu
University of San Diego
International Center for Character Education
5998 Alcala' Park
San Diego, CA 92110-2492
Phone: (619)260-4213
Fax: (619)260-6835
Publisher: Corwin Press
Abstract: This guide provides the framework to help you design, implement, and assess a character education program for your school and community. The book describes how to: reach consensus on the values to include in your program, customize a program, develop or choose curriculum materials, design staff development, and get your community involved. The authors offer tested ideas and practices you can customize to fit your needs. Included, are `standards' for: starting & implementing a program, curriculum, partnerships, and assessment. This book contains all the tools you need to create a comprehensive character education program in your school or district that can make a positive difference.
ISBN: 0-8039-6515-X

 

Title: Parent Articles about AD/HD
Author: Jones, C., Searight, H. R., & Urban, M. A. (Eds.)
Contact: MagdaU@aol.com
Magda Urban
6814 North Oracle Road, #200
Tucson, AZ 85704
Phone: (520)498-0770
Fax: (520)498-5311
Publisher: Communication Skill Builders
Abstract: Parent Articles about AD/HD includes over 60 reproducible articles written specifically for parents of children who have attention disorders or who are at risk for having them. The diagnosis of AD/HD requires a team process and the professionals who wrote the articles for this book are all experienced members of that team process. The articles are designed to provide current, hands-on easy to read information. Parents are given immediately usable suggestions on a variety of typical experiences. The articles cover a variety of topics for families, friends, caregivers, and professionals who work or live with a person with AD/HD.
ISBN:

 

Title: Escape from poverty: What makes a difference for children?
Author: Chase-Lansdale, P. L., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (Eds.) (1995)
Contact: Brooks_Gunn@columbia.edu
Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Ph.D.
Virginia & Leonard Marx Professor of Child Dvlpmt & Education Human Dvlpmt
Teachers College, Columbia University
525 West 120th Street, Box 39
New York, NY 10027
Phone: (212)678-3904 (P)
Fax: (212)678-3676
Publisher: New York: Cambridge University Press
Abstract: The poverty rate for children in the United States exceeds that of all other Western, industrialized nations except Australia. Moreover, poverty among children has increased substantially since 1970, affecting more than one-fifth of U.S. children. These persistent high rates require new ideas in both research and public policy. Escape from Poverty presents such ideas. Four modes of possible change are addressed: mothers' employment, child care, father involvement, and access to health care. It examines the implications of these new policy-driven changes for children. The editors have developed an interdisciplinary perspective, involving demographers, developmental psychologists, economists, health experts, historians, and sociologists--a framework essential for addressing the complexities inherent in the links between the lives of poor adults and children in our society.
ISBN: 0-521-62985-3

 

Title: Consequences of growing up poor
Author: Duncan, G., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (Eds.). (1997)
Contact: Brooks_Gunn@columbia.edu
Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Ph.D.
Virginia & Leonard Marx Professor of Child Dvlpmt & Education Human Dvlpmt
Teachers College,  Columbia University
525 West 120th Street, Box 39
New York, NY 10027
Phone: (212)678-3904 (P)
Fax: (212)678-3676
Publisher: New York: Russell Sage Foundation Press
Abstract: One in five American children now live in families with incomes below the poverty line, and their prospects are not bright. Low income is statistically linked with a variety of poor outcomes for children, from low birth weight and poor nutrition in infancy to increased chances of academic failure, emotional distress, and unwed childbirth in adolescence. To address these problems it is not enough to know that money makes a difference; we need to understand how. Consequences of Growing Up Poor is an extensive and illuminating examination of the paths through which economic deprivation damages children at all stages of their development.
ISBN: 0-521-62985-3

 

Title: Neighborhood Poverty: Context and consequences for children. (Volume 1)
          Policy implications in studying neighborhoods (Volume 2)
Author: Brooks-Gunn, J., Duncan, G., & Aber, J. L. (Eds.). (1997)
Contact: Brooks_Gunn@columbia.edu
Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Ph.D.
Virginia & Leonard Marx Professor of Child Dvlpmt & Education Human Dvlpmt
Teachers College,  Columbia University
525 West 120th Street, Box 39
New York, NY 10027
Phone: (212)678-3904 (P)
Fax: (212)678-3676
Publisher: New York: Russell Sage Foundation Press
Abstract: To grasp the human cost of poverty, we must clearly understand how living in distressed neighborhoods impairs children's ability to function at every level. Neighborhood Poverty explores the multiple and complex paths between community, family, and childhood development. These two volumes provide and indispensable guide for social policy and demonstrate the power of interdisciplinary social science to probe complex social issues. Drawing from national and city-based sources, Volume I reports the empirical evidence concerning the relationship between children and community. Volume II incorporates empirical data on neighborhood poverty into discussions of policy and program development and explores the possibilities for a richer and more well-rounded understanding of neighborhood and poverty issues.
ISBN: Vol 1: 0-87154-145-9        Vol 2: 0-87154-146-7

 

Title: Transitions through adolescence: Interpersonal domains and context
Author: Graber, J. A., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Petersen, A. C. (Eds.). (1996)
Contact: Brooks_Gunn@columbia.edu
Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Ph.D.
Virginia & Leonard Marx Professor of Child Dvlpmt & Education Human Dvlpmt
Teachers College,  Columbia University
525 West 120th Street, Box 39
New York, NY 10027
Phone: (212)678-3904 (P)
Fax: (212)678-3676
Publisher: Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum
Abstract: The adolescent period has attracted much attention as an ideal period for investigating interactive models incorporating biological maturation with intra- and interpersonal development. The focus of this volume is on adolescent transitions in three domains: the peer system, the family system, and school and work contexts. Its goal is to highlight specific aspects of innovative research programs and initiatives, and look forward to future directions in the field. Because interest in adolescence has spanned the disciplines, this volume reflects a multidisciplinary perspective -- presenting research and methods from life-span development, sociology, anthropology, and education to provide exemplars of the range of approaches used in understanding the processes and transitions of adolescent development.
ISBN: 0-8058-1594-5

 

Title: Language Planning from Practice to Theory
Author: Richard B. Baldauf, Jr.
Contact: rbaldauf@bigpond.com
Language Centre A18
University of Sydney
NSW 2006 Australia
Phone: +61 2 9351-6764
Fax: +61 2 9351-3626
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Abstract: The book provides the only up-to-date overview and review of the field of language policy and planning and challenges language planners to think more critically about their discipline. Since language will be planned, there is a need to consider how it will be done. A reference appendix to language planning in national situations is included.
ISBN: PBK IBSN 1-85359-371-0

 

Title: Language Planning in Malawi, Mozambique and the Philippines
Author: Richard B. Baldauf, Jr.
Contact: rbaldauf@bigpond.com
Language Centre A18
University of Sydney
NSW 2006 Australia
Phone: +61 2 9351-6764
Fax: +61 2 9351-3626
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Abstract: This volume covers the language situation in Malawi, Mozambique and the Philippines explaining the linguistic diversity, the historical and political contexts and the current language situation, including language-in-education planning, the role of the media, the role of religion, and the roles of non-indigenous languages. The authors of each of the volumes are indigenous and have been participants in the language planning context.
ISBN: 1-85359-444-X

 

Title: Language Planning in Australasia and the South Pacific
Author: Richard B. Baldauf, Jr.
Contact: rbaldauf@bigpond.com
Language Centre A18
University of Sydney
NSW 2006 Australia
Phone: +61 2 9351-6764
Fax: +61 2 9351-3626
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Abstract: The original papers in this volume examine selected language problems and educational issues in Australia, Melanesia, Southeast Asia and the South Pacific. Following a critical introduction to language planning, a range of problems facing governments, language planners and consultants and educators are discussed: What language(s) should be taught and used? Who should be involved in making educational and language policy? What agendas are at work in existing policies? The book looks at language as a focal point of dispute within the larger questions of national, ethnic and regional identity, post-colonial economic development and political organization.
ISBN: 1-85359-047-9

 

Title: Genius Revisited: High IQ Children Grown Up (1993)
Author: Rena F. Subotnik, Lee Kassan, Ellen Summers, and Alan Wasser
Contact: rena.subotnik@hunter.cuny.edu
Educational Foundations
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10021
Phone: (212)772-4722
Publisher: Ablex Publishers
Abstract: Do high IQ children admitted to New York City’s most selective program for the gifted turn into eminent adults? This book describes, often in their own words, the experiences and reflections of graduates of Hunter College Elementary School at mid-life. The design of this longitudinal look at giftedness in childhood and its relation to adult eminence and life satisfaction is modeled after the work of Lewis Terman, father of the Stanford Binet IQ test. The book challenges readers to question the purposes for which we identify and serve gifted students, and offers the opportunity for consider optimal learning environments for specialized populations.
ISBN: 1-56750-005-6

 

Title: Beyond Terman: Contemporary Longitudinal Studies of Giftedness and Talent (1994)
Author: Edited by Rena F. Subotnik and Karen D. Arnold
Contact: rena.subotnik@hunter.cuny.edu
Educational Foundations
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10021
Phone: (212)772-4722
Publisher: Ablex Publishers
Abstract: This volume presents a compendium of longitudinal studies using populations of exceptionally able children and adults. The title refers to Lewis Terman’s classic longitudinal study established in the 1920s (and still in operation), designed to explore the predictive validity of high IQ on adult productivity and genius. The studies in this text use measures other than IQ that have been developed in recent decades to predict the emergence of talent from early gifts. The text addresses the strengths and weaknesses of longitudinal methodologies and a summary of the knowledge gained from all the studies described in the volume.
ISBN: 1-56750-011-0

 

Title: Remarkable Women: Perspectives on Female Talent Development (1996)
Author: Edited by Rena F. Subotnik, Karen D. Arnold, and Kathleen D. Noble
Contact: rena.subotnik@hunter.cuny.edu
Educational Foundations
Hunter College
695 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10021
Phone: (212)772-4722
Publisher: Hampton Press
Abstract: This volume presents a compendium of studies that illuminate a new model of female talent development. The featured element of the model is a woman’s distance from mainstream culture, a key variable impacting on the recognition and manifestation of talent. Authors from diverse backgrounds and countries discuss the obstacles and catalysts that affect the direction of women’s lives and talent development. The new theory is offered in the last chapter and arises out of the contributions made by scholars in both feminist psychology and giftedness studies.
ISBN: 1-5723-047-1

 

Title: Entering School Leadership
Author: Michelle Howard-Vital, Ph.D. and Maurice Martinez, Ph.D.
Contact: vitalm@UNCWIL.EDU
Publisher: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, Dubuque, Iowa (1997)
Abstract: The authors conducted both an empirical analysis and a literature review to provide an interactive text for teachers who are considering leaving the ranks of teaching for administrative positions. The text focuses on the role of assistant principal because it is often the first significant administrative experience for those seeking to be principals, superintendents or college administrators. The authors raise questions that teachers can review as they consider administrative challenges and their personal leadership styles.

Chapter One presents an ideological and theoretical background for the study of leadership. It examines a number of leadership theories. All other chapters open with a question. The questions and answers are derived from research findings from interviews and observations of principals and assistant principals.

ISBN:

 

Title: Sensible Spelling
Author: Marilyn Hatch
Contact: mhatch@innercite.com
3461 Fairway Drive
Cameron Park, CA 95682
Phone: (530)677-5711
Fax: (530)677-3839
Publisher: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company
Abstract: Sensible Spelling is a textbook that teaches a multi-sensory approach to spelling. Using visual, auditory, and tactile/kinesthetic senses people discern their learning strengths and use that information to help them learn to spell with greater proficiency. Included are worksheets and word lists that give students opportunities to use all of their senses. Because students learn to tap into their personal strengths, they will succeed.
ISBN: 0-8403-5141-0

 

Title: Become a Proficient Efficient Student
Author: Marilyn Hatch
Contact: mhatch@innercite.com
3461 Fairway Drive
Cameron Park, CA 95682
Phone: (530)677-5711
Fax: (530)677-3839
Publisher: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company
Abstract: Become a Proficient Efficient Student shows students how to read faster, comprehend more and get better results from studying. Given the tools for improvement, students can apply their skills to any material. Using novels, popular non-fiction, magazines, newspapers and textbooks of their choice students complete class assignments. Nineteen worksheet topics use half of the book to provide practice and feedback to students. Two reading lists are also included.
ISBN: 0 8403-5140-2

 

Title: I Am Special
Author: Marilyn Hatch and Peter Cooney
Contact: mhatch@innercite.com
Marilyn Hatch
3461 Fairway Drive
Cameron Park, CA 95682
Phone: (530)677-5711
Fax: (530)677-3839
Publisher: Educational Services Publishing Company
Abstract: I Am Special was written by Peter Cooney, a 32 year old man with Down's Syndrome, in conjunction with Marilyn Hatch, Educational Therapist. This book offers a view of life with Down's from a very personal perspective. Peter is an exceptional person with a wonderful attitude and a positive outlook on life. His appreciation of life and humanity is refreshing, yet his hurts and disappointments are poignant realities. He wrote this book out of a desire to share with others the fact that people with Down's Syndrome are real people with emotions, dreams and abilities.
ISBN:

 

Title: Career Options: A Journey Toward Success
Author: Patricia A. Simmons
Contact: simspas@aol.com
141 Hidden Valley Dr
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Home: (412)366-4715)
Work: (724)375-7766 (X 218)
Publisher: Self Published via Hopewell School District Reprographic Press, copyright via Library of Congress, Wash, D.C. 1998
Abstract: This book addresses the Penna. Career Development Guidelines for career development programs in grades 7-12 the purpose is to provide teachers with a resource to use with students to create a process in which students can develop skills in the following areas: critical thinking, life skills, conflict resolution, problem solving, decision making, communications, teamwork, leadership, the art of negotiations, and self-responsibility. Content areas are : Adventures in Self-Exploration; Finding Your Career Path; The Labyrinth of Transition; Developing a Career Portfolio: Transitions and Accountability; Connecting Mind, Skills, and Attitudes; and, Sharing and Celebrating Success.
ISBN:

 

Title: BECOMING A TEACHER (4th ed.) 1998
Author: Parkay, Forest, and Stanford, Beverly Hardcastle
Contact: Beverly Stanford
bstanford@apu.edu
Publisher: Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon
Abstract: This textbook can be used in Foundations of Education and Introduction to Teaching courses. The fourteen chapters are: Teaching: Your Chosen Profession; Learning to Teach; Historical Foundations of American Education; Schools and Society; Philosophical Foundations of American Education; Governance and Support of American Education; Legal Concerns in American Education; Teaching Diverse Learners; Addressing Learners' Individual Needs; Creating a Community of Learners; Developing and Implementing the Curriculum; Teachers as Educational Leaders; Your First Teaching Position; Education Issues for the 21st Century.
ISBN: 0-205-26861-7

 

Title: BECOMING A TEACHER (with Interactive Companion Website)-5th ed. 2001
Author: Parkay, Forest, and Stanford, Beverly Hardcastle
Contact: Beverly Stanford
bstanford@apu.edu
Publisher: Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon
Abstract: This book expands its emphasis on "mentoring" and contemporary trends and topics, giving greater coverage to technology and social issues. Case studies and discussion of teacher leadership encourage students to interact with the concepts presented. The fifth edition of Becoming a Teacher provides students with the tools and information necessary to answer the questions "What does it take to become a professional teacher?" and "Do I want to teach?"
ISBN: 0-205-31686-7

 

Title: Integrating Computers in your Classroom: Elementary Education
Author: Evelyn J. Woldman
Contact: woldman@ultranet.com
Massachusetts Elementary School Principals' Assoc. Technology Center
28 Lord Road, Suite 125
Marlborough, MA 01752
Phone: (508)624-0303
Fax: (508)485-9965
Publisher: Harper Collins
Abstract: The first part of each book in this 8 book series covers important educational issues, such as using the computer as a diversity accommodation tool. The second half consists of classroom-tested activities, presented in a variety of lesson formats. They illustrate "higher order" uses of computers which conform to the standards of organizations such as the NCTE, and students real-life problems to solve. In addition, Lesson Planner software, designed as a tutorial and as a tool for writing lesson plans and adding activity ideas, is packaged with this book. Each of these books is part of a series of books comprising a core text for Computers in Education courses and seven discipline-specific texts for methods courses at the pre-service and beginning teacher levels.
ISBN: 0-06-501507-X

 

Title: Integrating Computers in your Classroom: Early Childhood
Author: Evelyn J. Woldman
Contact: woldman@ultranet.com
Massachusetts Elementary School Principals' Assoc. Technology Center
28 Lord Road, Suite 125
Marlborough, MA 01752
Phone: (508)624-0303
Fax: (508)485-9965
Publisher: Harper Collins
Abstract: The first part of each book in this 8 book series covers important educational issues, such as using the computer as a diversity accommodation tool. The second half consists of classroom-tested activities, presented in a variety of lesson formats. They illustrate "higher order" uses of computers which conform to the standards of organizations such as the NCTE, and students real-life problems to solve. In addition, Lesson Planner software, designed as a tutorial and as a tool for writing lesson plans and adding activity ideas, is packaged with this book. Each of these books is part of a series of books comprising a core text for Computers in Education courses and seven discipline-specific texts for methods courses at the pre-service and beginning teacher levels.
ISBN: 0-06-501894-X

 

Title: Integrating Computers in your Classroom: Elementary Education
Author: Evelyn J. Woldman
Contact: woldman@ultranet.com
Massachusetts Elementary School Principals' Assoc. Technology Center
28 Lord Road, Suite 125
Marlborough, MA 01752
Phone: (508)624-0303
Fax: (508)485-9965
Publisher: Harper Collins
Abstract: The first part of each book in this 8 book series covers important educational issues, such as using the computer as a diversity accommodation tool. The second half consists of classroom-tested activities, presented in a variety of lesson formats. They illustrate "higher order" uses of computers which conform to the standards of organizations such as the NCTE, and students real-life problems to solve. In addition, Lesson Planner software, designed as a tutorial and as a tool for writing lesson plans and adding activity ideas, is packaged with this book. Each of these books is part of a series of books comprising a core text for Computers in Education courses and seven discipline-specific texts for methods courses at the pre-service and beginning teacher levels.
ISBN: 0-06-501672-X

 

Title: Health Promotion Through-out the Lifespan 4th Ed.
Author: Carol Lynn Mandle, PhD, RN, CS-FNP and Carole Lium Edelman, MS, RN, CS
Contact: mandle@bc.edu
336 Cushing Hall
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA 02167-3812
Phone: (617)552-8064
Fax: (617)552-0745
Publisher: Mosby, A Times Mirror Company
Abstract: Health Promotion Throughout the Lifespan (4th ed.) is based upon the U.S. government reports Healthy People 2000 National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives and Healthy People 2000.

The research-based content is organized into GordonÕs 11 health patterns within Erikson's 8 phases of human development. Specific parameters are identified for health assessments, outcomes, and interventions for health promotion, health protective and preventive services. The introductory chapters discuss current US health policies and delivery systems and relevant ethical issues. The concluding chapter proposes challenges to health promotion through-out the world in the new millennium.

ISBN: 0-8151-2389-2

 

Title: Preskills packet for visual imagery, self-questioning, and paraphrasing
Author: Barbara C. Glaeser (1995)
Contact: bglaeser@FULLERTON.EDU
California State University, Fullerton
Department of Special Education
800 N. State College Blvd
Fullerton, CA 92834-6868
Work: (714)278-4711
Home: (714)695-9246
Fax: (714)695-9365
Publisher: Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning
Abstract: This program teaches students to read critically by first, choosing important information, organizing the information into main ideas and details, then expressing in their own words. Skill level ranges from pictures to paragraphs. Includes a teacher's manual and student workbook which can be easily reproduced.
ISBN: No ISBN number, however can be purchased through the University of Kansas or through author at CSU Fullerton address.

 

Title: Preskills packet for word identification
Author: Barbara C. Glaeser (1994)
Contact: bglaeser@FULLERTON.EDU
California State University, Fullerton
Department of Special Education
800 N. State College Blvd
Fullerton, CA 92834-6868
Work: (714)278-4711
Home: (714)695-9246
Fax: (714)695-9365
Publisher: Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning
Abstract: This program teaches students a strategy for reading and understanding unfamiliar words. Includes a teacher's manual and student workbook which can be easily reproduced.
ISBN: No ISBN number, however can be purchased through the University of Kansas or through author at CSU Fullerton address.

 

Title: Preskills packet for sentence writing
Author: Barbara C. Glaeser (1990)
Contact: bglaeser@FULLERTON.EDU
California State University, Fullerton
Department of Special Education
800 N. State College Blvd
Fullerton, CA 92834-6868
Work: (714)278-4711
Home: (714)695-9246
Fax: (714)695-9365
Publisher: Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning
Abstract: This program teaches students a simple strategy for identifying subjects and verbs in sentences to check for complete sentences in their writing. Includes a teacher's manual and student workbook which can be easily reproduced.
ISBN: No ISBN number, however can be purchased through the University of Kansas or through author at CSU Fullerton address.

 

Title: Windows on Women
Author: Ardis O. Higgins
Contact: 1527 E Mountain Dr
Santa Barbara, CA 93108
Home: (805)969-2821
Publisher: Halls of Ivy Press, North Hollywood, California
Abstract: Ardis O. Higgins exemplifies in many ways the theme of this book. The first book to deal with women topically calls attention to the enormous efforts and achievements made by women in behalf of society in the creative forms of the humanities as well as the sciences. It also serves as a reference for further study of the vast heritage left by women.
ISBN: 0-912256-08-7

 

Title: Portraits of Courageous Women
Author: Ardis O. Higgins
Contact: 1527 E Mountain Dr
Santa Barbara, CA 93108
Home: (805)969-2821
Publisher: Halls of Ivy Press, North Hollywood, California
Abstract: As you read this book you will become acquainted with several fascinating women who really lived the interesting experiences told here. There is a brave war correspondent, a night sky watcher who discovered a comet, an Indian women who created a new pottery and shared her success with her pueblo, a courageous group of Frontier Nurses, and many others. They left a vast heritage of words and symbols, of ideas and of skills and talents. There are the words of Mary McCleod Bethune, the black educator, who placed above the entrance of her primitive school the words, "Enter to learn, Depart to Serve."
ISBN: 0-912256-12-5

 

Title: Across the Generations: Selecting and Using Intergenerational Resources
Author: Helen Foster James
Contact: hfjames@san.rr.com
3818 Riviera Dr. #1
San Diego, CA 92109
Home: (619)483-0542
Work: (619)483-0542
Fax: (619)483-0542
Publisher: Highsmith Press
Work: (800)558-2110
Fax: (800)835-2329
service@highsmith.com
http://www.hpress.highsmith.com
Abstract: An essential book for librarians, teachers and principals seeking resources on building positive intergenerational relationships. Contains a comprehensive annotated list of resources to enhance the classroom library or school library media collection.
ISBN: 0-917846-52-4

 

Title: Research Paradigms, Television, and Social Behavior
Author: Joy Keiko Asamen and Gordon L. Berry
Contact: jasamen@pepperdine.edu
Pepperdine University
Graduate School of Education and Psychology
400 Corporate Pointe
Culver City, CA 90230
Phone: (310)568-5654
Fax: (310)568-5755
Publisher: Sage Publications
Abstract: This volume examines the application of quantitative and qualitative research paradigms when studying the sociopsychological impact of television on its viewers, particularly young viewers. A focus of this volume is to emphasize the value of integrating diverse research paradigms as a means for uncovering contextually relevant answers to complex social scientific questions in television research.
ISBN: 0-7619-0654-1 (cloth), 0-7619-0655-X (paper)

 

Title: Help! I Have HyperStudio! Now What Do I Do?
Author: Karen Hein McBride and Elizabeth DeBoer Luntz
Contact: Phone: (626)815-8196
Fax: (626)815-8197
Publisher: McB Media Publishing, 2147 E Baseline Rd, Glendora, CA 91740
Abstract: Teach students important building blocks for planning, organizing, and designing multimedia projects. This book, written by teachers, provides important tools and guideline for teaching and evaluating student projects. Topics include: benefits of creative multimedia, importance of planning, planning guidelines, stack design basics, and resources. Blackline masters include: project planning sheets, project checklist, student-to-student critique forms and ...rubrics.
ISBN: 0-9670850-0-4

 

Title: Pennies to Dollars: The Story of Maggie Lena Walker
Author: Muriel M. Branch & Dorothy M. Rice
Contact: mbranch@mindspring.com
Muriel M. Branch
9315 Radborne Road
Richmond, VA 23236
Home: (804)323-1303
Work: (804)320-1765
Fax: (804)320-2965
Publisher: Shoe String Press, Inc. SPBooks@aol.com
Phone: (203)239-2702
Fax: (203)239-2568
Abstract: The story of a woman whose hard work, perseverance, and resourcefulness enabled her to become female to charter a bank in American. Born out of wedlock to a former slave and a white abolitionist in 1867, Maggie Walker was a determine little girl who grew into a highly respected business woman. Her home is now a National Historic Site.
ISBN: 0-208-02455-7       Paper $13.95

 

Title: The Water Brought Us: The Story of the Gullah-Speaking People
Author: Muriel Miller Branch
Contact: mbranch@mindspring.com
Muriel M. Branch
9315 Radborne Road
Richmond, VA 23236
Home: (804)323-1303
Work: (804)320-1765
Fax: (804)320-2965
Publisher: Sandlapper Publishing Company Work: (800)849-7263
Fax: (800)337-9420
Abstract: The origins of the Gullah language and culture can be traced to the castles and forts along the West African coast where captured Africans awaited transport into slavery in the West Indies and America. These are the people who forged out of the oppressive circumstances of slavery a unique African-American culture. The survival and retention of their language and ancestral customs make the Gullah the most "authentic" Americans of African descent today.
ISBN: 0-87844-153-0      Hardcover $11.95

 

Title: Juneteenth: Freedom Day
Author: Muriel Miller Branch
Contact: mbranch@mindspring.com
Muriel M. Branch
9315 Radborne Road
Richmond, VA 23236
Home: (804)323-1303
Work: (804)320-1765
Fax: (804)320-2965
Publisher: Cobblehill/Dutton       Phone: (212)366-2458
Abstract: Juneteenth is the grandfather of all holidays. From It's spontaneous beginning on June 19, 1865, as slaves in Galveston, Texas, reacted to the delayed news of the Emancipation Proclamation, the holiday has spread nationwide among Black Americans. Juneteenth was selected "The Best of the Best for 1998" by the Chicago Public Library. Reviewed in Horn Book, SLJ, Booklist
ISBN: 0-525-65222-1      Hardcover $15.99

 

Title: 3-D Displays for Libraries, Schools and Media Centers
Author: Muriel Miller Branch & Earlene G. Evans
Contact: mbranch@mindspring.com
Muriel M. Branch
9315 Radborne Road
Richmond, VA 23236
Home: (804)323-1303
Work: (804)320-1765
Fax: (804)320-2965
Publisher: McFarland & Company www.mcfarlandpub.com
Phone: (336)246-4460
Fax: (336)246-5018
Abstract: Here are 19 theme-based, three-dimensional bulletin board designs to inspire and direct learning in fifth through ninth grades. The boards are grouped into five subject areas, and each board and its activities can be used alone or as part of a series.
ISBN: 0-7864-0860-X

 

Title: Dear Ellen Bee: A Civil War Scrapbook of Two Union Spies
Author: Muriel Miller Branch & Mary E. Lyons
Contact: mbranch@mindspring.com
Muriel M. Branch
9315 Radborne Road
Richmond, VA 23236
Home: (804)323-1303
Work: (804)320-1765
Fax: (804)320-2965
Publisher: Antheneum Books for Young Readers  
Abstract: In a fictional format that recalls the scrapbooks kept by women in the nineteenth century, Mary Lyons and Muriel Branch piece together the true story of Ellen Bee-the code name used by two extraordinary women who courageously undermined the highest level of the Confederacy.
ISBN: 0-689-82379-7

 

Title: Fine Art and Crafts
Author: Muriel Miller Branch
Contact: mbranch@mindspring.com
Muriel M. Branch
9315 Radborne Road
Richmond, VA 23236
Home: (804)323-1303
Work: (804)320-1765
Fax: (804)320-2965
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
                    (Division of Millbrook Press)
www.millbrookpress.com
Work: (800)462-4703
Fax: (203)740-2223
Abstract: Fine Arts and Crafts focuses on African-American achievements in the fine arts (painting, sculpture, and photography) as well as in crafts such as pottery, needlework, basketry, and metalwork. It traces the development of African-American art from its roots in West Africa and describes the achievements of a wide array of artists from early slave artists and artisans to contemporary artists still practicing today.
ISBN: 0-7613-1868-2

 

Title: Hidden Skeletons and Other Funny Stories
Author: Earlene Green Evans
Contact: neenie59@aol.com
9024 Kinsale Circle
Richmond, VA 23228
Home: (804)266-5022
Work: (804)264-5339
Fax: (804)264-5925
Publisher: Contact Author
Abstract: HIDDEN SKELETONS is a collection of humorous stories and anecdotes about real people in real schools. These stories which were collected from educators across the nation reflect the innocent humor of children.
ISBN: 1-55618-148-5        Price $10.00

 

Title: A Step Beyond: Multimedia Activities For Learning American History
Author: Earlene Green Evans
Contact: neenie59@aol.com
9024 Kinsale Circle
Richmond, VA 23228
Home: (804)266-5022
Work: (804)264-5339
Fax: (804)264-5925
Publisher: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc. Work: (212)925-8650
Fax: (212)219-8916
75070.1444@Compuserve.com
Abstract: Includes activities which allow students to grow in cognitive and research skills. It provides students an opportunity to go beyond the textbook, to think through problems and research to find solutions. The book incorporates the use of many different types of technology to complete activities.
ISBN: 1-55570- 195- 7         Price $25.00

 

Title: Making Paper and Fabric Rubbings
Author: Cecily Barth Firestein
Contact: 76025.3347@compuserve.com
8 East 96 St
 New York, NY 10128
Phone: (212)831-4555
Fax: (212)831-4846
Publisher: Lark Books
Abstract: This 112 page, beautiful full color, book takes the novice, and even those with a little more experience...on a wonderful rubbing journey. Along the way we visit sites, both ancient and contemporary, Throughout the aim is to show how to capture decorative designs, through "lifting rubbings" on both fabric and paper. Firestein's book details the long, illustrious history of rubbing along with ideas and methods about how to incorporate rubbing expeditions into one's travels. There are step by step projects involving rubbings...note cards, room dividers, gift paper, window treatments, lampshades, etc. There 's even a special chapter on rubbing projects with children.
ISBN: 1-57990-104-2

 

Title: Elementary Social Studies, 4th Edition, 1999
Author: Dr. June R. Chapin and Dr. Rosemary E. Messick
Contact: junechapin@aol.com
Publisher: Longman, An Imprint of Addison Wesley Longman, Inc.
Abstract: Elementary Social Studies takes a practical approach to social studies instruction. Skillfully balancing theory and application, this affordable paperback covers all the basics critical to teaching social studies to elementary students. From sample units to small group exercises, the text actively involves students and encourages them to develop their own teaching styles. The latest addition has strong coverage of standards, literacy and social studies, technology, and greater emphasis on assessment.
ISBN: 0-8013-3061-0

 

Title: IMPLEMENTATION: Making Things Happen
Author: Anita Pankake
Contact: 1220 Melony Lane
Sulphur Springs, TX 75482
Publisher: Eye on Education 6 Depot Way West, Larchmont, NY 10538
Phone: (914)833-0551
Fax: (914)833-0761
Abstract: This book goes further than other books which merely present visions and plans for educational change. This book takes you beyond the talking and planning stage and focuses instead on putting those plans into action. It provides educators with the skills and knowledge you need to:
  • put new programs & change efforts into action
  • support professional development
  • coordinate and foster the activities of others
  • monitor progress and determine when "midcourse" corrections are needed
  • reduce or remove organization barriers to implementation

Principals, teacher leaders, and all others engaged in educational improvements will find practical tips in this book to help you carry out your plans and realize your vision.

ISBN: 1-883001-53-6       $29.95 plus shipping and handling

 

Title: Preventing Plagiarism and Cheating: An Instructor's Guide
Author: Gary K. Clabaugh, Professor of Education, La Salle University
               Edward G. Rozycki, Associate Professor of Education, Widener University
Contact: clabaugh@lasalle.com
503 Kingston Road
Oreland, PA 19075
Home: (215)576-7486
Work: (215)951-1593
Fax: (215)951-1843
Publisher: NewFoundations Press         Phone: (215)576-1165       clabaugh@newfoundations.com
                  http://www.newfoundations.com
Abstract: Aided by technology and fueled by alienations, a growing culture of academic dishonesty threatens education's very foundations. Preventing Plagiarism and Cheating exposes a broad variety of cheating methods, and suggests an array of practical counter measures. The growing problem of Internet related plagiarism is given special consideration.
ISBN: Pending

 

Title: The Plagiarism Book
Author: Edward G. Rozycki, Associate Professor of Education, Widener University
             Gary K. Clabaugh, Professor of Education, La Salle University             
Contact: clabaugh@lasalle.com
534 General Patterson Dr
Glenside, PA 19038
Home: (215)576-1165
Work: (610)499-4285
Fax: (215)951-1843
Publisher: NewFoundations Press         Phone: (215)576-1165       rozycki@newfoundations.com
                  http://www.newfoundations.com
Abstract: THE PLAGIARISM BOOK contains: a) Examples of text rewrites with easy steps given to achieving them. b) Clear, simple explanations of plagiarism. c) Many self-instructing exercises and puzzles to help students develop various forms of paraphrase. d) Scaling devices so that instructors in different fields can specify the level of text rewrite acceptable as paraphrase in their discipline. e) For more advanced students, chapters that demonstrate how to avoid other writing pitfalls while avoiding plagiarism. Also shown are methods to more greatly vary the style of rewriting done.
ISBN: Pending

 

Title: The Plagiarism Book: a students manual
Author: Edward G. Rozycki, Associate Professor of Education, Widener University
             Gary K. Clabaugh, Professor of Education, La Salle University             
Contact: erozycki@home.com
534 General Patterson Dr
Glenside, PA 19038
Home: (215)576-1165
Work: (610)499-4285
Fax: (610)499-4623
Publisher: NewFoundations Press         Phone: (215)576-7486      nwfndtns@newfoundations.com
                  http://www.newfoundations.com
Abstract: Teaches what plagiarism is and how to avoid it in simple, clear steps. Emphasis is on techniques of paraphrasing using intuitive processes. Disciplinary variations in defining plagiarism can be identified using a test provided in the text. Aimed at 9th grade through college age students.
ISBN: 1-929463-00-6

 

Title: The Seventeenth Child
Author: Dorothy Payne Rice and Lucille Walthall Payne            
Contact: dmrice@pen.k12.va.us
3725 Cedar Grove Road
Richmond, VA 23235
Home: (804)230-3790
Work: (804)323-5710
Fax: (804)323-5710
Publisher: Shoe String Press/ Linnet Books                         Phone: (203)239-2702                 Fax: (203)239-2568
                  http://www.SSPBooks.com
Abstract: This is a book for the entire family. It is the story of a Virginia sharecropper's family during the Great Depression of the 30's and 40's. The story is told through the observant eye and lyrical voice of Mabel. This memoir is a companion for any African-American history lesson.
ISBN: 020802414

 

Title: Teach Me: An Ethnography of Adolescent Learning: Cultural Shopping and Student Lore in Urban America
Author: Ellen FitzSimmons, Ph.D., with a Forward by William H. Schubert, Ph.D.         
Contact: esteinberg@ameritech.net
1318 Franklin
River Forest, IL 60305
Home: (708)771-9065
Publisher: International Scholars Publications: Lanham, New York & Oxford
                  http://www.interscholars.com/isp.htm#cont
Abstract: This book is the result of two years of research with a group of urban 7th graders. It explores the basic curricular question: What is worth knowing and experiencing. The data, presented in the student's own words, show the strengths and vast array of values, skills and knowledge which they bring to their school setting. They illustrate the very real need to ask students about their own education and to explore with them the different ways they approach learning.
ISBN: 1-57309-400-5

 

Title: First Captured, Last Freed: Memoirs of a P.O.W. in World War II Guam and Japan
Author: Edward E. Hale as told to Helen Heightsman Gordon        
Contact: helenhgordon@earthlink.net
3775 Modoc Road #135
Santa Barbara, CA  93105-4462
Home: (805)569-5689
Work: (805)569-5689
Fax:   (805)569-9908
Publisher: Anacade International (formerly Grizzly Bear Press)
                  www.anacade.com
Abstract: How did the eighty U.S. servicemen captured on Guam, in the first battle with Japan after Pearl Harbor, endure the harsh living conditions in labor camps for nearly four years of captivity? Survivor Edward E. Hale tells their story with a keen eye for detail, deep understanding of human nature, compassion for suffering Japanese civilians, and a natural eloquence.
ISBN: 1-881591-12-13

 

Title: Love Lyrics in Light and Shadow
Author: Helen Heightsman Gordon        
Contact: helenhgordon@earthlink.net
3775 Modoc Road #135
Santa Barbara, CA  93105-4462
Home: (805)569-5689
Work: (805)569-5689
Fax:   (805)569-9908
Publisher: Anacade International (formerly Grizzly Bear Press)
                  www.anacade.com
Abstract: Poet-humorist Helen Heightsman Gordon traces love through its unsmooth course, from its light and playful moments through its passions and perplexities -- the fun of courtship, the warmth of family love, the strength of mature love, and the pain of the loss of love.
ISBN: 0-9666192-3-4

 

Title: Age is a Laughing Matter: How to Laugh Through the Second Half of Your Life
Author: Helen Heightsman Gordon        
Contact: helenhgordon@earthlink.net
3775 Modoc Road #135
Santa Barbara, CA  93105-4462
Home: (805)569-5689
Work: (805)569-5689
Fax:   (805)569-9908
Publisher: Anacade International (formerly Grizzly Bear Press)
                  www.anacade.com
Abstract: Humorous prose, light verse, parodies, and witticisms celebrating life after the age of forty.
ISBN: 009666192-1-8

 

Title: Passport to the World: Learning to Communicate in a Foreign Language
Editors: Betty Lou Leaver, Inna Dubinsky, and Melina Champine        
Contact: Leaver@aol.com
PMB 293 784 Northridge
Salinas, CA  93906
Home: (831)674-5060
Work: (831)674-5060
Fax:   (831)886-2486
Publisher: LARC Press (San Diego State University)
                  mortega@projects.sdsu.edu
Abstract: This book can be used by individual students of any age or as a classroom text. It answers questions such as: Why study a foreign language?, What kind of learner are you?, How can you learn most effectively and efficiently?, What is grammar and how can it be learned well?, How can you take advantage of recent memory research?, What kinds of tests can you expect and how can you do well on them?, How can you cope with language anxiety?, and What happens when you go abroad?
ISBN:  

 

Title: Teachers and Educational Change: The Lived Experience of Secondary School Restructuring
Authors: James Nolan Jr. and Denise G. Meister       
Contact: dmeister@psu.edu
W352 Olmsted Building
Penn State Harrisburg
Middletown, PA 17057
Phone: (717)948-6539
Fax: (717)948-6064
Publisher: SUNY Press
Abstract: This book vividly portrays the experiences of five secondary teachers who were involved in a school restructuring initiative that focused on interdisciplinary curriculum development, team teaching, and block scheduling. The year the authors spent with the teachers resulted in a deeper understanding of the phenomenology of change experiences that can be used to develop more fruitful, empowering, and teacher sensitive strategies. The story of the change experience is presented through five interlocking and mutually reinforcing themes that dominated the teachers' experience and understanding: uncertainty; intensification; lack of administrative leadership; subject allegiance versus team loyalty; and craft pride, caring, and moral purpose.
ISBN:  0-7914-4700-6 (paperback) and 0-7914-4699-9 (hard bound)

 

Title: Twelve Years of Dialogue on Teaching Russian
Editor: Betty Lou Leaver       
Contact: Leaver@aol.com
PMB 293 784 Northridge
Salinas, CA  93906
Home: (831)674-5060
Work: (831)831-2896
Fax:   (831)886-2486
Publisher: ACTR/ACCELS Publishing             Phone:  (202)833-8522                 Fax:  (202)833-7523
                   vandusen@actr.ogr             www.russnet.org 
Abstract: An overview of the last 12 years of theory and practice in teaching foreign language. Essays written for Russian language teachers by teachers from many languages and other subject matter. Equivalent to a survey course on foreign language education.
ISBN:  D-9643332-7-9

 

Title: Bouquets of Bitterroots, Or How To Get Just About Anyone To Do Just About Anything For You 
          And Feel Happy About It
Editor: Betty Lou Leaver       
Contact: Leaver@aol.com
PMB 293 784 Northridge
Salinas, CA  93906
Home: (831)674-5060
Work: (831)831-2896
Fax:   (831)886-2486
Publisher: Authors Choice Press             www.iuniverse.com  
Abstract: The delicate bitterroot flower brings color and warmth to all who see it. By surviving freezing winters, it attests to the great enduring strength of gentleness. Metaphorically, in this book, the bitterroot is a warm fuzzy that can be shared with friends and strangers alike. Learn how to get what you want and need and make others and yourself happy as you do so.
ISBN:  0-595-17821-9

 

Title: METHODS OF TEACHING:  Applying Cognitive Science to Promote Student Learning with PowerWeb
Editor: Preston D. Feden and Robert M. Vogel       
Contact: feden@lasalle.edu
La Salle University
Department of Education
Philadelphia, PA  19141-1199
Publisher: McGraw-Hill   www.mhhe.com
Abstract: METHODS OF TEACHING: APPLYING COGNITIVE SCIENCE TO PROMOTE STUDENT LEARNING helps prospective teachers learn how to apply recent findings by cognitive scientists to their classroom practices in order to promote true conceptual change among their students. The book focuses squarely on ways to bring about deep rather than surface learning to all students.

The authors use and model many of the teaching strategies they present, focusing on major "core" concepts and utilizing a rich array of pedagogical features, to help prospective teachers build a deep understanding of how people learn and what strategies they can use as teachers to help their students achieve long-lasting comprehension.

Throughout the text, the authors emphasize the need to change instruction in light of new findings from cognitive science. Planning for instruction, behavior management, and technology are integrated into each chapter.

Read more about the book at http://www.mhhe.com/catalogs/007282946x.mhtml

ISBN:  0-07-282946-X

 

Title: Grieving Ritual: Time For Classroom Healing
Editor: Johanna L. Lopez, M.S. 
Contact:

Jlopez5261@aol.com
1028 E. Juneau Avenue #206
Milwaukee, WI  53202
414-278-5923

Publisher:  www.1stbooks.com
Abstract: In today’s violent world, the tragedy of death for a child of any age affects the learning process.  Sometimes it can even be the death of a child within the classroom.

GRIEVING RITUAL… is the result of years of listening to the needs of young people and to their parents.  This book is a how-to manual for teachers, counselors, social workers, and therapists who want to help their students emotionally move from a state of confusion to one of enlightenment, emotional release, and resolve to live a fuller life due to the death of a loved one.

Many books are written regarding the grieving process, but few offer a practical structure to assist professionals in their daily duty of helping students learn.  Teachers especially need tools such as this book to keep the class on task, ready to learn.

Now available from your local bookstore for $13.95 or off the web from my publisher, www.1stbooks.com, for $9.50.

ISBN:  1-4033-6807-4

 

Title: You Will Come Back
Editor: Terri A. DeMitchell 
Contact:

t.demitchell@comcast.net
P. O. Box 400
Rye Beach, NH  03871-0400

Publisher:  Mayhaven Publishing  mayhavenpublishing@mchsi.com                                        www.mayhavenpublishing.com
Phone:  866 586 4493       Fax:  217 586 6330
Abstract: Winner of the Mayhaven Award for Children's Fiction, You Will Come Back is a mystery for middle readers. Set in the fictitious New England seacoast town of Olde Locke Beach, the adventure takes the twelve year old characters out to the Isles of Shoals where history of the Isles is incorporated.
ISBN:  1932278-02-8

 

Title: The Secret Love Story in Shakespeare's Sonnets
Author:  Helen Heightsman Gordon, Author, Educator, Ed. D.
Contact: 5500 Calle Real #C-124
Santa Barbara, CA  93111-3616
Work Phone: (805) 893-7110
Home Phone: (805) 964-3734
Email: helenhgordon@earthlink.net
Publisher:  Xlibris         Phone: 888-797-4274            FAX: 215-923-4685          Email: info@xlibris.com    Website:  www.exlibris.com
Abstract: What if the rumors were true? What if Queen Elizabeth I had a love affair with Edward De Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford, and they had a son? Is that beautiful love story told under the pen name of William Shakespeare to keep their secret and their son safe? If so, we can read the sonnets with much clearer, more satisfying interpretations. We can solve the riddle of the Dedication to the Sonnets (the legacy of the son the poet could not acknowledge). And we can name the Dark Lady, the Fair Youth, and the Rival Poets who have remained a mystery for 400 years.
ISBN: TBA

 




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