Return-Path: <nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h37FbBU22061; Mon, 7 Apr 2003 11:37:11 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2003 11:37:11 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <003301c2fd1d$12791800$4507f843@preferreduser> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Catherine B. King" <cb.king@verizon.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-AALPD:122] Re: "isms" and professional development X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 1531 Lines: 55 Hello all: Below is a reference to a NYTimes article that I think relates to the current discussion on "isms" and teaching for change in the classroom. Prison Rates Among Blacks Reach a Peak, Report Finds By FOX BUTTERFIELD An estimated 12 percent of African-American men ages 20 to 34 are in jail or prison, according to a report released by the Justice Department. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/07/national/07PRIS.html?th Regards, Catherine King Adjunct Instructor Department of Education National University San Diego, CA Regards ----- Original Message ----- From: jataylor <jataylor@utk.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 4:58 PM Subject: [NIFL-AALPD:112] "isms" and professional development > Hello everyone, > I wanted to leave us with some questions for discussion and reflection over > the weekend, in order to guide us into thinking about how these issues relate > to staff development: > > 1) How can we provide educational experiences for teachers, so that we inspire > new teaching strategies in the classroom that take into consideration a more > equal representation of the diversity among learners? > > 2) What can we do to teach teachers about the differences in class/poverty and > other isms issues so that historically and culturally-rooted biases aren't > perpetuated in the classrooms? > > 3) How do we, as staff developers, model those ways of teaching and learning > in the educational experiences we provide for teachers? > > Jackie >
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