Teaching Slavery

Recently a Bronx teacher was removed from the classroom, after choosing three Black students to demonstrate the conditions on slave ships. Allegedly, when one of the students giggled, the teacher stepped on her back. Not an effective lesson.
Newsweek (http://www.newsweek.com/teacher-stepped-black-students-back-slavery-lesson-798405)

A similar incident occurred in 2008, and was blogged about on this site.
http://educationservicesnews.blogspot.com/2008/12/teaching-african-american-history-and.html

The Southern Poverty Law Center's -Teaching Tolerance Project has released a report on " Teaching the Hard History of American Slavery"
https://www.splcenter.org/teaching-hard-history-american-slavery

Because:

• schools are not adequately teaching the history of American slavery.
•  Educators are not sufficiently prepared to teach it. 
• Textbooks do not have enough material about it.

Take the Quiz- How much do you know about slavery?

https://www.splcenter.org/data-projects/how-much-do-you-know-about-american-slavery

The SPLC found that:

Slavery is not simply an event in our history; it’s central to our history.

American enslavement of Africans shaped our country's sociopolitical institutions and formed the cornerstone of our industrial revolution. Today the persistent disparities African Americans face — and the backlash that seems to follow every African-American advancement — trace their roots to slavery and its aftermath.

To understand the world today we must understand slavery. But SPLC research shows our schools are failing to teach the hard history of African enslavement. 

They surveyed U.S. high school seniors and social studies teachers, analyzed a selection of state content standards, and reviewed 10 popular U.S. history textbooks. They found:

• High school seniors struggle on even the most basic questions about American enslavement of Africans.
• Teachers who are serious about teaching slavery struggle to provide deep coverage of the subject in the classroom.
• Popular textbooks fail to comprehensively cover slavery and enslaved peoples.
• State content standards are timid and fail to set appropriately high expectations. 

Read the Report- https://www.splcenter.org/20180131/teaching-hard-history

Use these resources:

A comprehensive guide for teaching and learning this critical topic—

A Framework for Teaching American Slavery.

Here are a few key elements of the framework and the accompanying resources:

• Key Concepts and Summary Objectives — Important big ideas and critical content students must know to understand the historical significance of slavery.
• Primary Source Texts — The Teaching Hard History Text Library features over 100 sources, all with text-dependent questions.
• Teaching Tools — Browse six sample Inquiry Design Models, based on The College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards.
• Podcast — Hosted by Professor Hasan Jeffries, this series brings us the lessons we should have learned in school through the voices of leading scholars and educators.
• Student Quiz — Use this 12-question quiz as a formative assessment.
• Webinar — Join us live on February 13 or learn on demand.

Some other resources
Books

Maroon teachers : teaching the transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans/ Sandra Gift (HT1072 .G55 2008)

Trading souls : Europe's transatlantic trade in Africans/ Hilary Beckles (HT1322 .B434 2007)

Saving souls : the struggle to end the transatlantic trade in Africans / Hilary Beckles (HT1322 .B27 2007)

Inhuman traffick : the international struggle against the transatlantic slave trade : a graphic history/Rafe Blaufarb (Juv. 306.3 .B645i)

Websites

African Passages: The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

http://ldhi.library.cofc.edu/exhibits/show/africanpassageslowcountryadapt/introductionatlanticworld/trans_atlantic_slave_trade

In Motion: the African American Experience

http://www.inmotionaame.org/home.cfm?site=html

Holocaust Seminar-5/21/10-Queensborough Community College

Seminar –
Teaching the Holocaust, Genocide and War: Resources and Services

The Harriet & Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Resource Center and Archives of Queensborough Community College,
City University of New York
Friday, May 21 – 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon – Breakfast

Speakers will include:
Dr. Arthur Flug, Executive Director, QCC, Kupferberg Holocaust Resource Center and Archives
Dr. Susan Jacobowitz, Associate Professor, QCC, City University of New York, English Dept.
Ms. Sylvia Karges, Curatorial Assistant, American Numismatic Society
Dr. Anne Kirschner, University Dean, Macaulay Honors College, City University of New York

Sponsored by --
ACRL/NY - New York City Section
and
Friends of the Kurt R. Schmeller Library
"Providing Knowledge, Promoting Understanding"
QCC, City University of New York
RSVP Dr. Barbara Bonous-Smit
bbonoussmit@qcc.cuny.edu

Getting Ready for September?- A Helpful Website

The Teacher Created Materials Website has an interesting collection of :

• Free activities http://www.teachercreatedmaterials.com/free

and a searchable

• Free Activities archive of materials , lesson plans and activities http://www.teachercreatedmaterials.com/free/#archive

There are also Webinars http://www.teachercreatedmaterials.com/webinars/

and podcasts http://www.teachercreatedmaterials.com/podcasts/

A fun site to browse through!

Transformations Journal is seeking submissions

The peer reviewed journal, Transformations:The Journal of Inclusive Scholarship and Pedagogy is seeking submissions.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR A SPECIAL ISSUE -TEACHING NATION
Guest Editor: Edward Ramsamy

The editors of Transformations seek articles (5,000 – 10,000 words), media reviews (books, film, video, performance, art, music, etc. – 3,000 to 5,000 words), and photo-essays that explore nation in a variety of pedagogical contexts and from all disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives.

Topics might include:
• Defining, defending, crossing national borders;
• Conceptualizing and contesting ideas of nation in the classroom;
• Courses on Im/migration and/or emigration;
• Pedagogical approaches to nation, identity, citizenship, and language;
• Globalization, economics and labor;
• Diaspora, transnationalism, exile;
• Nations, states, nation-states;
• Colonialism, post-colonialism and nation;
• Nation and communities;
• Nation, race-ethnicity, religion, class, gender, and sexuality;
• National conflict and cooperation;
• Nationalism, patriotism, xenophobia in the classroom;
• Articulating and representing cultural identities;
• Teaching indigeneity and sovereignty.

Deadline: June 30th, 2009

Transformations: The Journal of Inclusive Scholarship and Pedagogy is a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary forum for pedagogical scholarship exploring intersections of identities, power, and social justice.

The journal features a range of approaches — from theoretical articles to creative and experimental accounts of pedagogical innovations from teachers and scholars from all areas of education.

Send submissions or inquiries in MLA format (6th ed.) as attachments in MS Word or Rich Text format to: Jacqueline Ellis and Edvige Giunta, Editors, transformations@njcu.edu.

OR
send a hard copy to Transformations, New Jersey City University, Hepburn Hall Room 309, 2039 Kennedy Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ 07305. Author(s) name and contact information should be included on a SEPARATE page. For submission guidelines go to: www.njcu.edu/assoc/transformations.

Published semi-annually by New Jersey City University

Teacher jobs and job sites

Job-seeker Links
From NJEA (New Jersey Education Association) links
http://www.njea.org/page.aspx?a=2054

From NJCU (New Jersey City University)
http://web.njcu.edu/sites/nptnj/Content/guide_for_job_searchjob_fair.asp

NJ.COM- Newspaper classified advertisements
http://www.nj.com/jobs/

School Spring
http://www.schoolspring.com/find/new_jersey_teaching_jobs_in_new_jersey.cfm

New Jersey Library Association Conference Programs of interest to educators

See http://njla.pbwiki.com/Conference+2009


Friday, April 3rd is the last day for Early Bird Registration for the NJLA Conference!!!


Sign up now and save on your chance to go to these great programs of interest to Educators and faculty



Tuesday, April 28, 2009

9-9:50

What’s the Big Idea? Math & Science Programs

Learn to incorporate science in math concepts in all your interactions with children, use picture books and investigations to promote conversations, language skills and higher-order thinking. Engage children in hands-on investigations that help them explore math, science and literacy skills and concepts.

Michelle Willis, Scotch Plains Public Library, Vicky Kulikowski, Somerset County Library, Hillsborough Branch, Sharon Rawlins, NJ State Library and Allison Santos, Princeton Public Library



11-11:50

New Books for Tweens and Teens

Discover the best of the new books for tweens and teens presented by this expert in literature for young people.

Teri Lesesne, Professor at Sam Houston State University; Moderator: Susan Fichtelberg, Woodbridge Public Library



1:30-2:20

The State of Publishing LGBTI-Themed Picture Books Today

It is has been twenty years since the groundbreaking publication of Lesléa Newman's Heather Has Two Mommies. What is the market like today for children’s books with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or intersex-related themes? This broad question will be explored from the lens of an editor/publisher and from an author whose first picture book was published in 2008.

Sarah S. Brannen, author of Uncle Bobby's Wedding and The ABC Book of American Homes; Bobbie Combs, co-founder of Two Lives Publishing, editor and author of A, B, C: A Family Alphabet Book and 1,2,3: A Family Counting Book



3:30-4:20

Paired Reading Lists

Matching fiction and non-fiction titles with core curriculum requirements enhances children's learning experiences and leads them to literature they might not otherwise discover. View fiction and non-fiction titles that work well together and tie into curriculum units and learn tips for providing this service for your students and teachers.

Susan Fichtelberg, Woodbridge Public Library; Pat Vasilik, Clifton Public Library



4:30-5:20

A Visit with Children's Author, Lenore Look

Lenore Look, author of picture books like Uncle Peter's Chinese Wedding and transitional chapter books including Ruby Lu, Brave and True, an ALA Notable Book, and Alvin Ho, will discuss her work featuring Asian-American characters.



Wednesday, April 29,2009

9-9:50

Picture This: Art Exploration for Kids

Looking for ideas for art-based programming for this year's Summer Reading Program? Our speaker will share ideas from a program that merges literature, art, and creativity, and will present program plans for everything from prehistoric cave paintings to Pointillism, Cubism to Chagall, Escher, O'Keefe, Matisse, and many more. This program is suitable for both public libraries and school settings.

Carol Simon Levin, Somerset County Library/Bridgewater Branch



11:30-12:20

Summer Reading Committee Presents Floyd Cooper, Illustrator

The theme for the upcoming Summer Reading program is “the Arts” and the 2009 Summer Reading Committee would like to inspire you with artistic ideas so you to can “Be Creative @ Your Library.” Join us for this expressive and dramatic presentation of art and illustration.

Floyd Cooper has won many awards, including the Coretta Scott King Honor for Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea (1994), Meet Danitra Brown (1995), and I Have Heard of a Land (1999).



12:30-2:30

Garden State Book Awards Luncheon: John Green

Celebrate this year's winners of the Garden State Book Awards with award-winning and highly acclaimed YA author John Green. Green's debut novel, Looking for Alaska, received the 2006 Michael L. Printz Award, followed by a 2007 Printz Honor for An Abundance of Katherines. His latest novel, Paper Towns, has received multiple starred reviews. In addition to his writing accomplishments, John and his brother Hank have created a major following on YouTube with their vlogbrothers channel. Book signing to follow.



2:30-3:20

Serving the Homeschoolers

Public Libraries are serving an ever growing grassroots educational movement. This workshop will include the following: how we can best tap into this market, educating staff to serve this diverse population, and evaluating your libraries resources. In addition we will address how book discussion groups can be a valuable tool for this population and providing computer services and college prep information for the Homeschooling community.

Nancy Voiko, Ocean County Library



3:30-4:20

Welcoming Library Programs for the Special Needs Community and Their Families

Library personnel will learn how to develop and execute library programs that invite special needs children and typically developing children to participate together. This program is an outgrowth of the INFOLINK initiative "Welcoming Library Spaces for the Autism Community and their families." It is geared towards responding to the challenge of NJ residents whose children have been diagnosed on the autism spectrum and other high functioning children who are participating in inclusion programs in their public schools.

Carrie Banks, Supervisor, The Child's Place for Children with Special Needs/Kidsmobile, Brooklyn Public Library

NJCU Early Childhood Conference-11/15/08

Early Childhood Professional Development Conference

When: Saturday, November 15, 2008

Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Location: New Jersey City University
Gothic Lounge (Hepburn Hall, room 202)

Join us for an early childhood professional development day!
Sessions will include practical strategies presented by experienced teachers.
Conference topics will include:
o Using sign language in the classroom
o Preventing challenging behaviors before they start
o Making science fun
o Teaching self help skills

Professional development certificates will be provided!

Registration Fees includes a light breakfast
Early Registration (before Nov. 12) $20.00
NJCU Students Early Registration $10.00 (student ID required)
General Registration (after Nov. 12) $40.00
NJCU Student General Registration $20.00 (student ID required)

Call Keri Giordano for more information 201-200-3342 / kgiordano@njcu.edu
______________________________________________________________________
Registration Form NJCU Student ID # (if applicable): ____________
Name: _______________________________ Phone: _______________________
Address: ________________________________________________________________
Email: __________________________________________________________________

Payment type (check one): □ Check (made payable to New Jersey City University)
□ Cash
□ Credit Card
Total Enclosed: $_____________
Mail or drop off registration form and payment to:
NJCU Children’s Learning Center Hepburn 101
2039 Kennedy Blvd. Jersey City, NJ 07305

A site for digitally connected teachers

PBS Teachers Connect
http://www.pbs.org/teachers/connect/
PBS Teachers Connect is an online community of teachers exchanging ideas, resources and instructional strategies on the integration of digital media and technology. Educators can search more than 3,000 standards-based classroom activities, lesson plans, interactive resources and other materials on the PBS Teachers Web site, http://www.pbs.org/teachers/ then easily bookmark, annotate, share and manage their tagged content within the PBS Teachers Connect community. Many of the resources feature PBS'award-winning programming and content, including on-demand streaming video from select PBS programs.

PBS Teachers Connect started on July 1, 2008 and is an offshoot of the PBS Teachers
web portal to the wide-ranging multimedia instructional resources and professional development services PBS offers preK-12 educators.

Updates-Booklists,Teaching and Books and Dinosaurs!

Fantasy/SciFi alert

The encountering enchantment website on fantasy, science fiction and speculative fiction has been updated with new titles
http://www.encounteringenchantment.com/New___Forthcoming_Titles.html

Language Arts/Literacy/Librarian Educators Alert:
BOOK SMARTS is a new open access ("free-to-read") journal that offers brief, informative discussion of books on critical issues in education.
The Spring 2008 Issue of BOOK SMARTS is available at
http://www.book-smarts.net

Included in this issue:
* Harrison, L. E. (2006). The Central Liberal Truth: How Politics Can
Change a Culture and Save It from Itself. NY: Oxford
University Press.
Reviewed by Edward M. Olivos, University of Oregon

* Glass, Gene V. (2008) Fertilizers, Pills, and Magnetic Strips: The
Fate of Public Education in America. Charlotte, NC: Information
Age Publishing, Inc.

* Ohanian, Susan. (2008). When Childhood Collides with NCLB.
Brandon, VT: Vermont Society for the Study of Education, Inc.

* Meiners, E. R. (2007). Right to Be Hostile: Schools, Prisons, and
the Making of Public Enemies. London & NY: Routledge.

* Norton, Bonny & Toohey, Kelleen (Eds.) (2004) Critical Pedagogies
and Language Learning. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Danny and the Dinosaur fans
It's the 50th anniversary of the pub.llication of Danny and the Dinosaur
See http://www.sydhoff.org/

A few thoughts for teachers- Did You Know 2.0

Although it is a year old, This is a most illuminating presentation:


The link is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMcfrLYDm2U&eurl=http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com/2007/06/did-you-know-20.html

It was originally posted on http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com/2006/08/did-you-know.html
and was part of a faculty presentation at a school staff meeting.
Enjoy.

Teacher Job Fairs

NEW JERSEY TEACHERS' JOB FAIRS

Here are upcoming teacher's job fairs!! MARK YOUR CALENDARS and spread the word to friends, colleagues, college graduates, and all and sundry!!!


1. KEAN UNIVERSITY TEACHER JOB FAIR
http://www.kean.edu/~career/teacher_jobfair.html
WEDNESDAY, May 21, 2008
1:00--5:30 PM--CAS Building
1000 Morris Avenue, Union, New Jersey

2. PATERSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS TEACHER JOB FAIR (For directions and details, go
to--http://www.paterson.k12.nj.us)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2008
3:30--5:30 PM
The New Roberto Clemente School
582-506 Market Street
Paterson, New Jersey
(Entrance and parking on Pennington Street) Positions available-- BILINGUAL/ESL MATH & SCIENCE SPECIAL ED/CHILD STUDY TEAM

3. FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS (Somerset County) TEACHER RECRUITMENT FAIR--For high school and middle school candidates in all academic content areas starting September 1, 2008.
http://www.franklinboe.org

Interested applicants must email resumes for pre-screening to:
mginsburg@franklinboe.org

Directions to Franklin High School--
http://www.franklinboe.org/fhs/directions.html
SATURDAY, May 31, 2008
9:00 AM--1:00 PM
Franklin High School
500 Elizabeth Avenue
Somerset, New Jersey 08873

Curricular Units at the Yale National Initiative

The Yale National Initiative to Strengthen Teaching in Public Schools has an online database of currilum units created by its annual teacher institute participants. It includes units from everything on global warming to Latino culturs.
Take a look at http://www.teachers.yale.edu/curriculum/index.php?skin=h

NEWARK Schools Job Fair-12/13/07

NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS EDUCATION JOB FAIR!

Check this out:

WHAT: NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS EDUCATION JOB FAIR

WHEN: Thursday, December 13, 3007
3:00 PM-- 6:00 PM

WHERE: CAMDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL
321 Bergen Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102

Seeking candidates in the following disciplines:

Bilingual Education--Elementary/Secondary
Educational Media Specialist--Elementary/Secondary
ESL--Elementary/Secondary
Learning Disabilities Teacher/Consultant
Mathematics--Secondary
Physical Education--Elementary/Secondary
School Psychologist
Science--Elementary/Secondary
Special Education--Elementary/Secopndary
Speech Language Specialist

More information available on the website:

http://www.nps.k12.nj.us

K-12 Teacher's Workshop on Africa

2007 ASA Teacher's Workshop
"Africa in the K-12 School Curriculum"
Friday, October 19, 2007
8:30 AM to 5:00 PM

Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street
New York, NY 10028

The African Studies Association, in cooperation the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, is proud to present a day-long professional development
workshop for K-12 educators and librarians in the New York metropolitan
area.

The ASA 2007 Teachers Workshop has two goals:

Equip K-12 educators with practical strategies and resources for
applying knowledge about Africa to teaching on Africa in their schools and
classrooms.
Provide a forum for networking and community building among NY area
scholars and educators working in the field of African Studies.

What Do Teachers Receive?

Choices from a dozen standards-based workshops for educators on Africa
given by leading experts.

Morning refreshments and a box lunch

Curricular materials specific to the workshop sessions they attended.

List of web sites that provide lesson plans for different grade levels.

Follow up advice through network of New York area Africa educators.

An opportunity to dialog with Africa experts from around the world in
small groups.


"Draft" PROGRAM

8:30-9:00 am - Morning Reception at the MET Museum Petrie Court Cafe

9:00-9:20 am - Welcome and Orientation at the MET Museum Education Center

9:30-11:00 am - Session I*

11:00-11:40 am - Box Lunch @ MET Cafe

11:45 am -- 1:00 pm - ASA Children's Africana Book Award Ceremony with
award-winning authors

1:10-2:30 pm - Session II*

2:40-4:00 pm - Session III*

4: 00-5:00 pm - "Live" West African Music -- Alhaji Papa Susso & Co. and Raffle Prizes

* Each session (Session I, II, III) will have four simultaneously running 80-minute seminars.

Some of the topics covered at the workshop include:

Human Rights in a Global Age: View from Africa
African Art at the Met Museum
Islam in Africa
Ghana at 50 Years
Changing Status of Women in Africa
African Literature
West African Music

REGISTRATION

1) Interested individuals are invited to submit an application and pay the
registration fee. ***Space is limited to 100 participants in total.

CLICK HERE FOR APPLICATION FORM

2) Early application period lasts from August 15 to September 14. Participation fees are $50 if paid by September 14.

3) Late participation fees from September 15 to October 1 are $65.

4) Applications must be postmarked no later than October 1, 2007.

***For more information, please call 732-445-6638