Children’s Books/Catalogs

All starred resources [*] are available from the Teaching for Change catalog, www.teachingforchange.org; 800-763-9131. América Is Her Name, by Luis RodrÍguez, illus. by Carlos Vásquez. Simultaneously published in a Spanish edition, La Llaman […]

Reading the World With Math

How Much Does it Cost? by Marilyn Frankenstein pp. 19-28 in Rethinking Mathematics:  Teaching Social Justice by the Numbers The article in Rethinking Mathematics was adapted from a version that originally appeared in Beyond […]

Rethinking Multicultural Education 3rd Edition

Teaching for Racial and Cultural Justice

Edited by Wayne Au

Practical, rich in story, and analytically sharp, Rethinking Multicultural Education can help current and future educators as they seek to bring racial and cultural justice into their own classrooms.

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Rethinking Mathematics – Second Edition

Teaching Social Justice by the Numbers

Edited by Eric Gutstein and Bob Peterson

In this expanded and updated edition of Rethinking Mathematics, more than 50 articles show how to weave social justice issues throughout the mathematics curriculum, as well as how to integrate […]

Poverty and World Health

By Susan Hersh and Bob Peterson An important part of a person’s understanding of global issues is the recognition of the dramatic inequalities between nations and social classes with-in countries. […]

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Unlearning ‘Indian’ Stereotypes

From the people who brought you Rethinking Columbus… Narrated by Native American children, Unlearning “Indian” Stereotypes is a multimedia DVD. It teaches about racial stereotypes and provides an introduction to Native […]

Periodicals

Adbusters: www.adbusters.org; 1243 West 7th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6H 1B7; 800-663-1243; fax: 604-737-6021; info@adbusters.org. Canadian journal that promotes critical thinking about consumer culture. See Adbusters Media Foundation under Organizations. Colorlines […]

Complete United Nations Declaration of Human Rights

This file is being posted on the Rethinking Schools Web site (www.rethinkingschools.org) to accompany “A New U.S. Bill of Rights,” by Larry Miller, which appears on p. 70 of Rethinking Our Classrooms, Volume […]

Songs With a Global Conscience

Using Songs to Build International Understanding and Solidarity By Bob Peterson Songs, like poetry, are powerful tools to build consciousness and solidarity on global issues. We begin everyday in my […]

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Pencils Down

Rethinking High Stakes Testing and Accountability in Public Schools

Edited by Wayne Au and Melissa Bollow Tempel

This powerful collection from the groundbreaking Rethinking Schools magazine takes high-stakes standardized tests to task. Despite overwhelming evidence that the tests are invalid ways to measure teaching and learning — […]

Write the Truth: President and Enslaved People

pp, 140 -148 in Rethinking Mathematics: Teaching Social Justice by the Numbers By Bob Peterson Web Resources Websites that don’t tell “the truth” The “student-friendly” websites with information about presidents – […]

Environmental Hazards: Is Environmental Racism Real?

pp. 41-42 of Rethinking Mathematics: Teaching Social Justice by the Numbers By Larry Miller Key websites: Interactive map maintained by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:https://www.epa.gov/enviroatlas/enviroatlas-interactive-map Voices of the Grassroots:http://www.ejrc.cau.edu/voicesfromthegrassroots.htm For a […]

What Does It Cost?

Web ResourcesThe War in Iraq : How Much Does it Cost? pp. 29 & 30 of Rethinking Mathematics: Teaching Social Justice by the Numbers Websites for sources of information used […]

Ladakh Indictments for Trial Role Play

These roles are for a lesson described in “Rethinking Primitive Cultures: Ancient Futures and Learning from Ladakh” by Bill Bigelow in the teaching guide, Rethinking Globalization . This is a complicated crime: […]

Rethinking Elementary Education

Edited by Linda Christensen, Mark Hansen, Bob Peterson, Elizabeth Barbian, and Dyan Watson

Rethinking Elementary Education collects the finest writing about elementary school life and learning from 25 years of Rethinking Schools magazine. The articles in this volume offer practical insights about how […]

Looking Past the Spin: Teach for America

Barbara J. Miner

Most TFA recruits are idealistic and dedicated. But who is behind the organization, and does its approach bolster or hinder education reform?

Madeline Hunter’s Teaching Machine

Richard A. Gibboney

Editor’s note: Recently in Milwaukee’, as across the country, there has been renewed interest in Marline Hunter’s techniques. In hopes that it will spark debate, the following was reprinted and […]

Teaching in Black and White

Two college-level educators make race central to their teaching - by teaching together.

Terry Burant and Michelle McClure

Two college-level educators make race central to their teaching-by teaching together.

Connected to the Community

An effective model for preparing and retaining teachers

Marianne Smith, Jan Osborn

A look inside I-Teach, an effective model for preparing and retaining teachers.