{"product_id":"culturally-responsive-standards-based-teaching-classroom-to-community-and-back-9781412987028","title":"Culturally Responsive Standards-Based Teaching: Classroom to Community and Back","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eClose the achievement gap by closing the culture gap\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeaching children from diverse backgrounds begins with learning who they are, then using the knowledge and culture students bring\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaifer, Steffen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eSteffen Saifer\u003c\/strong\u003e has served as director of the Child and Family Program at Education Northwest since 2000 and as an adjunct faculty member at Portland State University since 1996, where he has taught graduate courses in education. His areas of work and expertise include cultural-historical activity theory, the role of play in human development, and school-family partnerships. Saifer has worked extensively in Russia and Eastern Europe, assisting in education curricula reform. He helped implement a graduate program in early childhood development at BRAC University in Dhaka, Bangladesh (co-funded by the Open Society Foundation). He is the author or co-author of numerous publications including \u003cem\u003ePractical Solutions to Practically Every Problem: The Early Childhood Teacher's Manual \u003c\/em\u003e(2003, Redleaf Press), and \u003cem\u003eEducation and the Culture of Democracy: Early Childhood Practice \u003c\/em\u003e(1996, Open Society Institute).\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdwards, Keisha:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eKeisha Edwards\u003c\/strong\u003e is a trainer for the Oregon Parent Information \u0026amp; Resource Center (OR-PIRC) at Education Northwest. Her primary work is to design and deliver meaningful learning for educators and families on educational equity, cultural competence, and engaging diverse families as allies in the school change process. In this role over the past 5 years, Edwards has facilitated over 300 workshops, trainings, and coaching sessions with diverse audiences. As a result, she strongly believes that a new discourse, personal reflection, and deep dialogue across difference will soon be the most powerful and preferred strategies to transform school culture. Edwards is the author or co-author of several publications, including: \u003cem\u003eEveryone's Guide to Successful Project Planning: Tool for Youth \u003c\/em\u003e(NWREL, 2000); \u003cem\u003eBeyond the Oregon Trail: Oregon's Untold Racial History\u003c\/em\u003e (Oregon Uniting, 2003).\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEllis, Debbie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eDebbie Ellis\u003c\/strong\u003e is the project director for the Oregon State Parental Information and Resource Center (Oregon PIRC) at Education Northwest. Her area of work and expertise focuses on school\/family partnerships, educational equity, and early childhood parent education. Ellis coordinates a statewide conference for educators and parents focusing on school-family partnerships, educational equity, and academic achievement. She assisted in the development of a statewide parent leadership curriculum to help under-represented parents, and developed a multi-media training for families. She has worked as a teacher and family advocate\/parent educator and is the author or co-author of numerous publications including \u003cem\u003eSee Poverty, Be the Difference: Discovering the Missing Pieces for Working with People in Poverty \u003c\/em\u003e(Communication Across Barriers, 2007), and \u003cem\u003ePartnerships by Design: Cultivating Effective and Meaningful School-Family Partnerships\u003c\/em\u003e (Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, 2002).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Corwin Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51321689276690,"sku":"9781412987028","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bd2f0270-d7e4-433d-9fe8-f87d646ac7c6.jpg?v=1748593233","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/culturally-responsive-standards-based-teaching-classroom-to-community-and-back-9781412987028","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}