Teaching While Black: A New Voice on Race and Education in New York City

Teaching should never be color-blind. In a world where many believe the best approach toward eradicating racism is to feign ignorance of our palpable physical differences, a few have led the movement toward convincing fellow educators not only to consider race but to use it as the very basis of their teaching. This is what education activist and writer Pamela Lewis has set upon to do in her compelling book, Teaching While Black: A New Voice on Race and Education in New York City. As the title suggests, embracing blackness in the classroom can be threatening to many and thus challenging to carry out in the present school system.Unapologetic and gritty, Teaching While Black offers an insightful, honest portrayal of Lewis’s turbulent eleven-year relationship within the New York City public school system and her fight to survive in a profession that has undervalued her worth and her understanding of how children of color learn best. Tracing her educational journey with its roots in the North Bronx, Lewis paints a vivid, intimate picture of her battle to be heard in a system struggling to unlock the minds of the children it serves, while stifling the voices of teachers of color who hold the key. The reader gains full access to a perspective that has been virtually ignored since the No Child Left Behind Act, through which questions surrounding increased resignation rates by teachers of color and failing test scores can be answered. Teaching While Black is both a deeply personal narrative of a black woman’s real-life experiences and a clarion call for culturally responsive teaching. Lewis fearlessly addresses the reality of toxic school culture head-on and gives readers an inside look at the inert bureaucracy, heavy-handed administrators, and ineffective approach to pedagogy that prevent inner-city kids from learning. At the heart of Lewis’s moving narrative is her passion. Each chapter delves deeper into the author’s conscious uncoupling from the current trends in public education that diminish proven remedies for academic underachievement, as observed from her own experiences as a teacher of students of color. Teaching While Black summons everyone to re-examine what good teaching looks like. Through a powerful vision, together with practical ideas and strategies for teachers navigating very difficult waters, Lewis delivers hope for the future of teaching and learning in inner-city schools.

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Lewis, Pamela

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Teaching should never be color-blind. In a world where many believe the best approach toward eradicating racism is to feign ignorance of our palpable physical differences, a few have led the movement toward convincing fellow educators not only to consider race but to use it as the very basis of their teaching. This is what education activist and writer Pamela Lewis has set upon to do in her compelling book, Teaching While Black: A New Voice on Race and Education in New York City. As the title suggests, embracing blackness in the classroom can be threatening to many and thus challenging to carry out in the present school system.
Unapologetic and gritty, Teaching While Black offers an insightful, honest portrayal of Lewis’s turbulent eleven-year relationship within the New York City public school system and her fight to survive in a profession that has undervalued her worth and her understanding of how children of color learn best. Tracing her educational journey with its roots in the North Bronx, Lewis paints a vivid, intimate picture of her battle to be heard in a system struggling to unlock the minds of the children it serves, while stifling the voices of teachers of color who hold the key. The reader gains full access to a perspective that has been virtually ignored since the No Child Left Behind Act, through which questions surrounding increased resignation rates by teachers of color and failing test scores can be answered. 
Teaching While Black is both a deeply personal narrative of a black woman’s real-life experiences and a clarion call for culturally responsive teaching. Lewis fearlessly addresses the reality of toxic school culture head-on and gives readers an inside look at the inert bureaucracy, heavy-handed administrators, and ineffective approach to pedagogy that prevent inner-city kids from learning. At the heart of Lewis’s moving narrative is her passion. Each chapter delves deeper into the author’s conscious uncoupling from the current trends in public education that diminish proven remedies for academic underachievement, as observed from her own experiences as a teacher of students of color. 
Teaching While Black summons everyone to re-examine what good teaching looks like. Through a powerful vision, together with practical ideas and strategies for teachers navigating very difficult waters, Lewis delivers hope for the future of teaching and learning in inner-city schools.

Dozens of new lessons and activities enrich the second edition of this popular favorite, proof of how flexible and effective a teaching tool the humble spreadsheet can be. Spreadsheets are ubiquitous in the higher grades and the professional world, but they're also a great way for younger kids to learn basic math, science, and language arts concepts. This updated bestseller includes everything you'll need to incorporate spreadsheets in K-6 classrooms: an introduction to the software's basic functions and capabilities, step-by-step activity descriptions keyed to the NETS*S and content area standards, teaching tips and extension ideas for promoting higher-order thinking skills, and a CD with a complete set of modifiable lesson templates and samples.
Topics include:
-technology integration -multidisciplinary instruction -lesson plans -Excel -math -science -language arts -elementary -middle school -junior high -higher order thinking 
Also available:
 PowerPoint Magic - ISBN 1564842355 Database Magic: Using Databases to Teach Curriculum in Grades 4-12 - ISBN 1564842452
The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) is the trusted source for professional development, knowledge generation, advocacy and leadership for innovation. ISTE is the premier membership association for educators and education leaders engaged in improving teaching and learning by advancing the effective use of technology in PK-12 and teacher education. Home of the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS), the Center for Applied Research in Educational Technology (CARET), and ISTE's annual conference (formerly known as the National Educational Computing Conference, or NECC), ISTE represents more than 100,000 professionals worldwide. We support our members with information, networking opportunities, and guidance as they face the challenge of transforming education. 
 Some of the areas in which we publish are: -Web. 2.0 in the classroom-RSS, podcasts, and more -National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) -Professional development for educators and administrators -Integrating technology into the classroom and curriculum -Safe practices for the Internet and technology -Educational technology for parents

Spreadsheet Magic- 40 Lessons Using Spreadsheets to Teach Curriculum in K 8 Classrooms

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PowerPoint is an effective and engaging tool for communication, visualization, and graphic representation, allowing students to be active producers rather than passive consumers of multimedia. PowerPoint allows students to tap into creativity and skills beyond the traditional paper-and-pencil approach to projects. In PowerPoint Magic, lessons encourage students to select, organize, and integrate verbal and pictorial material to make sense of information and build understanding. Educators, whether PowerPoint newbies or seasoned pros, will appreciate how Pamela Lewis's lesson plans seamlessly integrate the software into regular content area curricula in compelling ways.
PowerPoint Magic offers you everything you need to incorporate this flexible and powerful software into your classroom: an introduction to the software's basic functions and capabilities, step-by-step activity descriptions keyed to the NETS*S and content area standards, and teaching tips and extension ideas for promoting higher order thinking skills. Also included is a CD with a complete set of modifiable lesson templates and samples.
Topics include:
-technology literacy
-technology integration -curriculum design -multimedia -lessons 
Also available:
 Database Magic: Using Databases to Teach Curriculum in Grades 4-12 - ISBN 1564842452 Visual Arts Units for All Levels - ISBN 1564842428
The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) is the trusted source for professional development, knowledge generation, advocacy and leadership for innovation. ISTE is the premier membership association for educators and education leaders engaged in improving teaching and learning by advancing the effective use of technology in PK-12 and teacher education. Home of the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS), the Center for Applied Research in Educational Technology (CARET), and ISTE's annual conference (formerly known as the National Educational Computing Conference, or NECC), ISTE represents more than 100,000 professionals worldwide. We support our members with information, networking opportunities, and guidance as they face the challenge of transforming education. 
 Some of the areas in which we publish are: -Web. 2.0 in the classroom-RSS, podcasts, and more -National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) -Professional development for educators and administrators -Integrating technology into the classroom and curriculum -Safe practices for the Internet and technology -Educational technology for parents

PowerPoint Magic

Achieving good behavior and social skills in a child with developmental disabilities can often be very difficult, and methods that improve behavior in other children are often unsuitable or ineffective. Achieving Best Behavior for Children with Developmental Disabilities is an accessible workbook designed specifically for parents of children with developmental disabilities.
It offers practical, hands-on advice and step-by-step instructions for drawing up and implementing behavior plans that successfully address and improve challenging behaviors. The book is also full of interactive checklists and activities that help to monitor and assess behaviors and track a child's development. The author also explains the reasons for children's behaviors and gives a wealth of practical advice on how to deal with specific situations, from shopping trips and getting a haircut to dentist appointments and children's birthday parties.
Primarily for parents and carers of children with developmental disabilities, this book will also be of use to teachers, school psychologists, occupational therapists, speech/language therapists, social workers and anyone working with children with developmental disabilities.

Achieving Best Behavior for Children with Developmental Disabilities: A Step-by-Step Workbook for Parents and Carers

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Jessica Kingsley

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Teaching While Black: A New Voice on Race and Education in New York City

Teaching While Black: A New Voice on Race and Education in New York City

Spreadsheet Magic- 40 Lessons Using Spreadsheets to Teach Curriculum in K 8 Classrooms

PowerPoint Magic

Achieving Best Behavior for Children with Developmental Disabilities: A Step-by-Step Workbook for Parents and Carers