http://netvouz.com/jgordon/tag/community?feed=rss jgordon's bookmarks tagged "community" on Netvouz http://www.responsiveclassroom.org/bookstore/rp_20articles.html Timeless Selections from the Responsive Classroom NewsletterThe authors include well-known educators associated with the Responsive Classroom approach and other teachers from across the United States. They all know the classroom, and the wisdom they offer is grounded in the details of everyday classroom life. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Classroom Management jgordon Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:49:44 GMT http://www.colorincolorado.org/article/38575 Lessons Learned from Immigrant Families By: Young-Chan Han (2010)The author shares several stories of immigrants adjusting to the school and culture with recommendations for schools. Parents jgordon Tue, 14 Sep 2010 14:02:33 GMT http://www.responsiveclassroom.org/bookstore/corerc.html These are the core books that provide specific guidance for creating the Responsive Classroom. The Responsive Classroom is an approach to elementary teaching that emphasizes social, emotional, and academic growth in a strong and safe school community. It is strongly supported by research with a 20 year history. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Classroom Management jgordon Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:54:51 GMT http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=EJ690339&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=EJ690339 Based on the findings of several research studies, the authors suggest that Hispanic bilingual adults in communities with populations of pre-K-12 students who are English-language learners are an untapped resource. The authors offer suggestions for designing programs that recruit and retain Hispanic individuals from their communities to become fully credentialed bilingual teachers. Administrators > Recruit and Retain Bilingual and ESL teachers jgordon Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:58:59 GMT http://www.responsiveclassroom.org/bookstore/ascdinourschool.html This book By Karen L. Casto, EdD and Jennifer R. Audley begins with a framework for building schoolwide community, followed by articles showing what schoolwide community looks like at more than twenty schools—rural, suburban, and urban; small and large; public, private, and charter. Planning and discussion questions for use by school-based teams follow each of the book's five sections. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Leading School Improvement jgordon Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:07:56 GMT http://www.alliance.brown.edu/tdl/community/index.shtml The following information presents a basis for building family/teacher relationships by presenting facts and resources that educators of diverse learners need to know in order to promote communication between home and school. Parents jgordon Tue, 23 Aug 2005 15:05:19 GMT http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/files/rcd/BE020261/Recruiting_and_Retaining.pdf A COOPERATIVE SCHOOL COMMUNITY-UNIVERSITY MODEL The Journal of Educational Issues of Language Minority Students, v14 p255-268, Winter 1994. Lynne T. Diaz-Rico, Jerilynn Smith Administrators > Recruit and Retain Bilingual and ESL teachers jgordon Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:09:15 GMT http://www.responsiveclassroom.org/bookstore/rp_powerofwords.html Full of practical tips, real life anecdotes, and concrete examples, this warm and thought- provoking guide by Paula Denton includes specific suggestions about language to adopt and language to avoid. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Classroom Management jgordon Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:14:23 GMT http://www.ed.state.nh.us/schooltowork/wbl.htm Curriculum Development jgordon Wed, 28 Apr 2004 17:55:39 GMT