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Chapter 12
Ability Differences
Disability as Diversity: A Guide for Class Discussion
http://www.apa.org/monitor/feb98/diverse.html
The American Psychological Association's diversity task force published this article about incorporating disability issues into the curriculum.
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
http://www.dredf.org/
Advocating for the civil rights of people with disabilities, DREDF provides articles, press releases and other resources through its Web site.
Eliminating Ableism in Education
http://www.rickguidotti.com/about.htm
Thomas Hehir challenges the education community to end the devaluation of disability and work for equity for all students.
Not Dead Yet: The Resistance
http://www.notdeadyet.org/
An activist group of people with disabilities, Not Dead Yet battles against the invisibility and silencing of the disability community.
Positive Exposure
http://www.rickguidotti.com/about.htm
This innovative not-for-profit organization challenges the stigma of ability differences through visual arts.
Achievement Gaps
Closing the Achievement Gap for Educators
http://coe.gasou.edu/gap/
Dan Rea built this Web site to provide educators with information on how to close the gap for all traditionally underserved students. Sections include "School Reform Programs," "Teaching Practices," and "Dropout Prevention."
Education Week on the Web: The Achievement Gap
http://www.edweek.org/sreports/gap.htm
Education Week amassed a collection of reports and articles providing different views on the achievement gap and offers them here.
Facing the Consequences: An Examination of Racial Discrimination in U.S. Public Schools
http://www.arc.org/erase/FTC1intro.html
Outlines how public schools consistently fail to provide quality education to students of color, contributing to the achievement gap.
Movement in the Village
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/schoolimprovement/closingthegap/strategies/movement/
Learn research-based strategies for improving the achievement of all students through a report drafted by the North Carolina Department of Education.
Special Collections: The Achievement Gap
http://www.ncrel.org/info/rc/sc/gapweb.htm
The North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL) collected several reports and articles about the gap that are available online.
Critical Pedagogy
Critical Pedagogy
http://www.criticalmethods.org/s3.mv
Part of a conference Web site, Critical Pedagogy provides some conceptualizations and models for critical teaching and learning.
Critical Pedagogy on the Web
http://mingo.info-science.uiowa.edu/~stevens/critped/page1.htm
Read an overview of critical pedagogy and synopses of the work of prominent theorists including Freire and Giroux.
Critical Thinking and Critical Pedagogy
http://faculty.ed.uiuc.edu/burbules/ncb/papers/critical.html
The authors compare and contrast the "critical" nature of critical thinking and critical pedagogy, eventually merging the two.
Radical Pedagogy
http://radicalpedagogy.icaap.org/
An interdisciplinary journal, Radical Pedagogy advocates and informs about innovative approaches for teaching and learning that center students and critical thinking.
Rage and Hope
http://www.perfectfit.org/CT/index2.html
This site applies critical pedagogy philosophy to the process of school transformation through an exploration of the work, ideas, and contributions of Michael Apple, Paulo Freire, Henry Giroux, and Peter McLaren.
Teaching Critically as an Act of Praxis and Resistance
http://newton.uor.edu/FacultyFolder/MBoyce/1CRITPED.HTM
Mary E. Boyce instructs us on the theory and philosophy behind critical pedagogy as well as our responsibility to put it into practice.
Gender and Sexism
About-Face
http://www.about-face.org/index.html
Don't fall for the media circus! This organization promotes positive self-esteem in all girls and women through media education.
AdiosBarbie.com
http://www.adiosbarbie.com/
This site provides a critical examination of body image politics and encourages all people to "love your body through thick and think."
Chilly Climate
http://www.chillyclimate.org/index.asp
Explore model programs for gender equity in academia along with relevant statistics and a climate assessment kit.
Expect the Best from a Girl. That's What You'll Get.
http://www.academic.org/
The Office of Communications at Mount Holyoke College describes what parents, teachers, and others can do to show high academic expectations for girls.
Guidelines for Non-Sexist Use of Language
http://www.apa.udel.edu/apa/publications/texts/nonsexist.html
The APA discusses stereotypes and how to break the cycle of sexism in the English language.
National Organization for Men Against Sexism
http://www.nomas.org/sys-tmpl/door/
NOMAS is the oldest pro-feminist men's group in the United States.
Sexism in the Classroom from Grade School to Graduate School
http://www.colorado.edu/gtp/resources/tutor/sexism.html
Myra and David Sadker co-wrote an article naming ways in which sexism is recycled in classrooms across all grade levels.
High-Stakes Testing
Appropriate Use of High-Stakes Testing in Our Nation's Schools
http://www.apa.org/pubinfo/testing.html
The American Psychological Association argues the limitations and dangers of the high-stakes testing craze, suggesting how and for what purposes testing should be used.
The Consortium for Equity in Standards and Testing
http://wwwcsteep.bc.edu/ctest
The Ford Foundation sponsors this consortium as it works to find ways in which standards and assessments can be used more fairly for all students.
Fair Test
http://www.fairtest.org/
Fair Test, the National Center for Fair & Open Testing, advocates an end to the inequities and abuses of standardized testing. Read about related current issues, social action, and reform movements.
High-Stakes Testing Slights Multiculturalism
http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/14_03/tale143.shtml
High-stakes testing has become the contemporary threat to multicultural education. Makani Themba-Nixon warns us of the danger.
Students Against Testing
http://www.nomoretests.com/
This student-run Web site includes powerful downloadable flyers, mock standardized tests that illustrate the problems with the testing movement, and fact sheets. This is an excellent and important resource for teacher educators and classroom teachers who want examples of student-led social action.
Teachers College Record: High-Stakes Testing
http://www.tcrecord.org/Collection.asp?CollectionID=57
Browse articles and other resources related to testing in the archives of TCRecord. A discussion forum is also available.
No Child Left Behind
NEA Members Speak Out on No Child Left Behind
http://www.nea.org/video/membersspeak.html
View video clips of students and administrators sharing their opinions of NCLB and how it has impacted their work.
No Child Left
http://nochildleft.com/
FNO Press publishes this site that takes a critical, equity-based stand against No Child Left Behind and high-stakes testing.
No Child Left Behind
http://www.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml
This is the U.S. government's primary site for NCLB. Though it has a very propaganda-like feel, the site includes a useful overview of the legislation and research behind it.
A Practical Guide for Talking with Your Community About NCLB
http://www.learningfirst.org/publications/nclbguide/
Most people outside education do not understand the content or implications of No Child Left Behind. The Learning First Alliance provides strategies for engaging parents and other community members in deep discussions about the legislation and what it means to schools and students.
Race, Ethnicity, and Racism
AntiRacismNet
http://www.antiracismnet.org/flash.html
Visit this online international network of anti-racism organizations and practitioners for press releases, action alerts, and other social justice stories and resources.
Bill of Rights for Racially Mixed People
http://www.webcom.com/~intvoice/rights.html
Maria P.P. Root passionately exclaims her rights and in doing so challenges us to better understand the multiracial experience.
Brown vs. Board of Education
http://brownvboard.org/
The Brown Foundation for Education Equity hosts an online exploration of the Brown case and its continuing impact on education policy and practice.
The Civil Rights Project
http://www.civilrightsproject.harvard.edu/
This Harvard-based project aims to reinitiate the civil rights movement through the distribution of information and resources about contemporary civil rights issues.
"Stereotype Threat" and Black Students
http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/99aug/9908stereotype.htm
Claude Steele describes the phenomenon of how low expectations and related stereotypes directly impact the performance of black college students.
Teaching about Whiteness
http://www.uwm.edu/~gjay/Whiteness/Teachwhiteness.html
Gregory Jay recommends activities and exercises for educating students about whiteness and racism.
U.S. Racial Segregation Statistics
http://www.censusscope.org/segregation.html
If you thought segregation was a thing of the past, browse these indices of census information showing the contrary.
Sexual Orientation and Heterosexism
Creating Safe Schools for Lesbian and Gay Students
http://members.tripod.com/~twood/guide.html
Youth Pride, Inc., offers a resource guide for school staff.
GLAAD
http://www.glaad.org/index.php
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation advocates for inclusive media representation of people and events and eliminating homophobia and heterosexism.
Project 10
http://www.project10.org/
This organization provides educational support to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth in public schools. The site contains "Tips for Teachers" and "Tips for Administrators."
The Safe Schools Coalition
http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org/
A public-private partnership, the Coalition provides resources, including handouts and publications, for teachers, students, and others. Many of the site's features are available in both Spanish and English.
Sexual Orientation: Science, Education, and Policy
http://psychology.ucdavis.edu/rainbow/
Gregory Herek provides the content for this site about homophobia, hate crimes, and AIDS stigma.
Socioeconomic Status and Classism
Indicators of Socioeconomic Equity in Technology Programs
http://www.ncrel.org/engauge/framewk/equ/soc/equsocpr.htm
This text-based site examines class inequities related to technology access in and out of schools.
Uncovering Classism
http://www.workforcedevelopmentgroup.com/news_twenty_six.html
This checklist for assessing classism in organizations, though meant for the corporate sector, is very relevant to schools as well.
United for a Fair Economy
http://www.stw.org/
UFE fights for economic equality through research, an activist network, and economics education.
What Research Says about Unequal Funding in Schools
http://www.wested.org/cs/wew/view/rs/694
WestEd offers this downloadable report on classism in public schools.