[MCP] FW: New Classroom Resources to Engage and Educate

Wed May 30 16:10:09 EDT 2007

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From: Deborah Menkart [mailto:dmenkart at teachingforchange.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 10:09 AM
To: Deborah Menkart
Subject: New Classroom Resources to Engage and Educate

New Titles for the Classroom
There is now a young adult version of the classic People's History of the
United States, and more new titles listed below. And while supplies last,
thanks to a generous donation by Renee Poussaint of the National Visionary
Leadership Project, there are free VHS copies of the film Tutu and Franklin.
If you are in the DC area, purchase these resources and many more at our
bookstore at  <http://www.busboysandpoets.com/> Busboys and Poets.   
For quantity orders of any title, we can offer a discount. Thank you for
ordering from Teaching for Change and supporting our efforts to promote and
distribute social justice teaching resources.  

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Just published by Seven Stories Press!

<http://www.teachingforchange.org/cgi-bin/shopper.cgi?search=action&keywords
=apeople-PN> A Young People's History of the United States: Vol. 1: Columbus
to the Spanish-American War and Vol. 2: Class Struggle to the War on Terror 
by Howard Zinn with Rebecca Stefoff  

This is the US history classroom textbook we've all been waiting for -- a
young adult version of the best-selling People's History of the United
States. The content and layout are ideal for middle school, and also for
high school students who appreciate reader-friendly, high-interest content.
There is ample space between the lines and lots of illustrations. This two
volume set covers the full span of US history right up to the current war in
Iraq. 
Purchase
<http://www.teachingforchange.org/cgi-bin/shopper.cgi?search=action&keywords
=apeople-PN> now. $35 for the two volume set, hardback.

In the System and in The Life-click here to order.

Literacy Activities Based on True Stories Written by and for Teenagers

<http://www.teachingforchange.org/cgi-bin/shopper.cgi?search=action&keywords
=after-PN> Activities for Advisories and After School Programs: Promoting
Literacy and Social/Emotional Learning
Stories by teens from Youth Communication. Lessons/edited by Keith Hefner 
This resource for language arts teachers, advisory leaders, and after-school
programs includes 22 ready-to-use interactive lessons to use with compelling
true stories by teens. Promote literacy and social/emotional learning with
authentic stories and lessons on friendship, family, substance abuse,
identity, sexuality and dating, careers, overcoming trauma, and more.
Reproducible, field-tested, and packaged in a 3-ring binder for easy
copying. For the table of contents and an excerpt, visit www.youthcomm.org
<http://www.youthcomm.org/Books/Activities-for-Advisories/Activities-for-Adv
isories-TOC.html> .  Purchase
<http://www.teachingforchange.org/cgi-bin/shopper.cgi?search=action&keywords
=after-PN> now. $25

Book and CD of poetry from a professional basketball player

<http://www.teachingforchange.org/cgi-bin/shopper.cgi?search=action&keywords
=more-PN> More Than an Athlete 
by Etan Thomas 
Filled with insightful commentary on the politics of the day, Washington
Wizard Center Etan Thomas challenges students' perspective of our nation and
their role in it. Thomas is determined to change the face of poetry,
politics and professional sports with his own brand of legacy and an honest
sense of urgency that resonates off every page of his first collection. More
Than An Athlete is more than a book of poetry; it's a statement about his
generation not being confined to a box, a definition, or a label. Some play
ball, and some write poems. Etan Thomas has mastered the art of both. Book
and audio CD of Etan Thomas reading the poems.
<http://www.teachingforchange.org/cgi-bin/shopper.cgi?search=action&keywords
=more-PN>  Purchase now. $20

Learn and Play!

<http://www.teachingforchange.org/cgi-bin/shopper.cgi?search=action&keywords
=puzzle-pn> Equal Area Projection and What's Up South Map Puzzle
Get your students re-thinking the world and learning geography through play!
Africa, Latin America, and Australia are on top - and in the correct
proportions. This 500-piece jigsaw of the world is based on the Hobo-Dyer
Equal Area Projection, but flipped - so not only does it have countries
represented in the correct size in relation to one another (which most maps
don't), it turns our normal perception of up and down on its head! This
brand new item is great for the classroom, after school programs, and as a
gift. Purchase
<http://www.teachingforchange.org/cgi-bin/shopper.cgi?search=action&keywords
=puzzle-pn> now. $16

New 2007 edition.

<http://www.teachingforchange.org/cgi-bin/shopper.cgi?search=action&keywords
=teacheco-PN> Teaching Economics As If People Mattered: A Curriculum Guide
to the New Economy 
By Tamara Giecek  
This book includes 21 dynamic, real-world lesson plans which are designed to
stimulate dialogue and encourage active student participation in high school
and college classrooms. Topics include: What Is Income and Why Do Some
People Earn So Much More of It Than Others?, Viewing Income Through Gender
and Race Lenses, The 10 Chairs: What Is Wealth and Who Owns How Much of It?,
Economic Boom For Whom? Stock Market Income and Paycheck Income, What Can Be
Done?: Real Policies. Purchase
<http://www.teachingforchange.org/cgi-bin/shopper.cgi?search=action&keywords
=teacheco-PN> now. $20

Pre-school and Kindergarten Bilingual Book Set

<http://www.teachingforchange.org/cgi-bin/shopper.cgi?search=action&keywords
=dashiki-PN> The Dashiki/El Dashiki 
by Gaylia Taylor 
Thanks to the washing machine, a colorful West African dashiki goes from
being Dad's size to his son's shirt! These easy to read booklets have 12
pages and 95 words each. Two booklets, one in English and one in Spanish.
This is a great introduction to a whole series of multicultural, bilingual
pre-school books from Lee & Low. Purchase
<http://www.teachingforchange.org/cgi-bin/shopper.cgi?search=action&keywords
=dashiki-PN> now. $10

Free if requested with any catalog order of $25 or more.
Tutu and Franklin: A Journey Towards Peace
Produced by Renee Poussaint
The film documents the historic first encounter between Nobel Peace Prize
winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu and renowned historian and Presidential Medal
of Freedom recipient Dr. John Hope Franklin. On Goree Island, the two meet
and discuss truths about their personal histories and their nations'
struggles for racial peace. They are joined in these conversations by an
international, interracial group of 21 teenagers. Order
<http://www.teachingforchange.org/cgi-bin/shopper.cgi?search=action&keywords
=tutufree-PN> now. Free (Note: this offer is for on-line, mail, phone, or
faxed catalog orders, not for purchases at Busboys and Poets books.)

And many more. See New
<http://www.teachingforchange.org/cgi-bin/shopper.cgi?search=action&keywords
=CAT-new> Titles.   

www.teachingforchange.org <http://www.teachingforchange.org/> 
800-763-9131
202-588-7205
Fax: 202-238-0109 (to expedite purchase orders, fax them in.)
Help us sustain the catalog and expand our outreach, make a tax-deductible
<http://teachingforchange.org/donate/donate.html> donation to Teaching for
Change.

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