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A new book co-written by MSU Assistant Professor Noreen Naseem RodrĂguez will help elementary schools weave Asian American cultures, identities, histories and more into classroom curriculum. This is the first book of its kind to help elementary educators teach Asian American topics, according to Naseem RodrĂguez. While other books have been published, they only focus⊠Read More »
A book co-edited by two scholars with ties to the Michigan State University College of Education examines education policy strategies employed in contemporary K-12 classrooms. The book, available now, features âcontributions from researchers and policymakers who like to make a ruckus and speak to an audience that appreciates disruption.â The bold examples are key to⊠Read More »
When students take a statewide or a national test, they will often get results of how their individual scores align with others and how it fits within a scoring scale, such as on the composite or overall test scores for the ACT. But who determines what is considered a âpassingâ score? This process is called⊠Read More »
A new book by Associate Professor David Stroupe will help science teachers and administrators initiate and maintain classrooms in which students feel valued and heard. âGrowing and Sustaining Student-Centered Science Classroomsâ is the latest publication from Stroupe through Harvard Education Press. He previously co-edited âPreparing Science Teachers through Practice-Based Teacher Educationâ in 2020. ⊠Read More »
A book authored by a Michigan State University scholar provides a resource guide for educators to encourage Black male achievement in the classroom. âMindful Teaching Practices for Black Male Achievement: A Student-Focused Guide for Educatorsâ was authored by Ted Ransaw, a specialist in the Office of K-12 Outreach, and published in 2022 by Rowman &⊠Read More »
There is a scene in a book recently published by Michigan State University Professor Terah Venzant Chambers that shows how one moment can completely alter how a person interacts in a classroom environment, perhaps permanently. In this example, “Makayla,” a Black Advanced Placement (AP) student, drops a pencil. Makayla picks it up and says: “It⊠Read More »
Associate Professor Tanya S. Wright is the lead author of a new professional book that aims to improve literacy learning for children from birth through age 5. The book, “Literacy Learning for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers: Key Practices for Educators,” is available now through the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). ⊠Read More »
A new book by Assistant Professor Jungmin Kwon highlights how immigrant children and families today are transnational: flexibly crossing languages, cultures and countries and building and maintaining connections with their homes, homelands and more. “In the past, most discussions on immigrants were limited to their experiences within the U.S. People may assume that immigrants leave⊠Read More »
Kristine Bowman, a Michigan State University expert in education law and policy, is the editor of a comprehensive new handbook for K-12 educators, policymakers and scholars. The first-edition of the “Oxford Handbook on U.S. Education Law” includes foundational overviews, deep-rooted insights on various topics and a look toward the future. “We wanted this volume to⊠Read More »
Reading and writing is an important part of early childhood development. But when thinking of how children learn and use words, how much do we consider their actual comprehension of language? And how much consideration is given to vocabulary development in the classroom? Associate Professor Tanya Wright tackles these questions and more in her book,⊠Read More »
