A quick look at the recent books from our faculty and community.
Gentrification and Bilingual Education: A Texas TWBE School Across Seven Years
Edited by Deborah K. Palmer and Suzanne García-Mateus
“This book is essential reading for educators, parents and policymakers interested in establishing Dual Language Bilingual Education programs. Focusing on a single school viewed over a seven-year period, the chapters describe the very serious social justice challenges surrounding gentrification and tell a compelling story about the ways that sincere efforts to build an inclusive school can still result in re-centering whiteness and marginalizing low-income children and their families.”
—Guadalupe Valdés, Stanford University
Formative Assessment for 3D Science Learning: Supporting Ambitious and Equitable Instruction
“For educators looking for a well-grounded approach to classroom assessments that promotes equity, this volume is a must-read. This book provides a new horizon for 21st-century classroom assessment along with concrete steps toward that goal.”
—Hosun Kang, associate professor, University of California, Irvine
Cornelius the Capybara and the Case of the Curious Cake
Cat Flynn
Inspired by a whimsical dream and the heartwarming nature of capybaras, this picture book is penned by alumna Cat Flynn (elementary licensure, 2019). Perfect for children aged 7 and up, this story serves as a gentle reminder of the power of community and kindness. Whether you're looking for a storytime read, a charming coffee table addition or a gift, this book encourages us all to spread positivity and courtesy in our daily lives.
Biliterate Writing from the Start: The Literacy Squared Approach to Asset-Based Writing Instruction
Sandra Butvilofsky, Kathy Escamilla, Susan Hopewell
“Developed by highly respected experts through nearly two decades of research, this book shows bilingual educators how to use the Literacy Squared model to design effective writing instruction that places Spanish and English side by side. Focusing on emerging bilinguals in Grades K–5, this research-based guide supports educators through every step of planning and implementing biliterate writing instruction and monitoring student progress.”
—Brookes Publishing
The School Voucher Illusion: Exposing the Pretense of Equity
Kevin Welner, Gary Orfield, Luis A. Huerta
“Walking your child to the neighborhood school? It’s become a dusty relic of the past. This engaging volume—which clarifies the legal and policy logic of vouchers, then reveals empirical facts on the ground inside schools—may upset you. These expert authors uncover disturbing evidence on the politics and unequal results harming children and families, while pointing to ways that private vouchers, one day, could serve a broader common good.”
—Bruce Fuller, professor of education and public policy, University of California, Berkeley
STEM Education Reform in Urban High Schools: Opportunities, Constraints, Culture and Outcomes
Margaret A. Eisenhart and Lois Weis
“[This book] gives a nuanced view of the obstacles marginalized students face in STEM education—and explores how schools can better support STEM learners. Reporting the results of a nine-year ethnographic study, the book chronicles the outcomes of various STEM education reforms in eight public high schools with nonselective admissions policies and high proportions of low-income and minoritized students: four schools in Denver, Colorado, and four in Buffalo, New York.”
—Harvard Education Press
Critical Consciousness in Dual Language Bilingual Education: Case Studies on Policy and Practice
Edited by Lisa M. Dorner, Deborah Palmer, Claudia G. Cervantes-Soon, Dan Heiman and Emily R. Crawford
“This book is a GREATLY needed resource for educators in the field. I recommend this book to every administrator and educator who is truly passionate about fulfilling the exciting promise of bilingual education.”
—Amy Young, Minnesota Department of Education
Schools of Opportunity: 10 Research-Based Models of Equity in Action
Edited by Adam York, Kevin Welner, Linda Molner Kelley
“Here’s the proof that real education reform is do-able. These chapters are all co-authored by school leaders who describe how they’ve used research-based practices to close opportunity gaps. It really can happen! There are no excuses for delaying changes in how our nation’s schools work!”
—David C. Berliner, Regents’ Professor Emeritus, Arizona State University
From Columbine to CU Boulder
Assistant Teaching Professor Deena Gumina supports future teachers in the face of school violence.
Intertwined
The power and possibilities of interlacing healing justice and education.
Game-Changer
How an NBA star, alumna, teachers and others are centering mental wellness in schools.