Job-embedded professional learning throughout educators' careers for culturally relevant pedagogical knowledge and skill acquisition is necessary to support historically marginalized and minoritized students. Transforming culturally responsive practices from knowledge into skill requires time, self-reflection, and examining one's own bias. When…

The term educator is defined as, "one skilled in teaching (Merriam-Webster)". In this annotated bibliography, the term educators includes special education teachers, general education teachers, career and technical educators, and any other educators that would be involved in teaching Career and Technical Education (CTE) skills to…

Estimates of school-aged English learners are derived from national counts of children enrolled in school. There is no precise analogue for preschool children, and hence there is no exact nationwide count of this population of children. The number of 3- and 4-year old children enrolled in center-based care is rising, and some center-based programs…

This bibliography contains citations of selected documents and journal articles on the characteristics of teacher candidates which have appeared in the ERIC database since 1982. (MT)

On July 17, 2008 the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) awarded a contract to the American Institutes for Research (AIR) to assist OVAE in conducting a descriptive study of instructional and programmatic practices that support the transition of English language learners (TELL) from English as a second…

This article identifies and describes a selection of print and electronic resources to help educators understand and support students with Asperger syndrome, a disorder characterized by significant impairment in social interaction and relationships. The annotated bibliography of 31 items is organized into general overviews, strategies, personal…

This bibliography provides an overview of recent scholarship on community, continuing, and adult education at community colleges. Community colleges provide important services to their surrounding communities through community education programs. By partnering and collaborating with various community interests, these programs and other noncredit…

This three section bibliography lists approxiamtely 20 books, 40 dissertations, and 300 journal and magazine articles relating to the middle schools. Most publication dates range from the later 1970s to 1984. Within each section, citations are alphabetized by author, and sources are identified. Topics included in the bibliography are: middle…

This four-part bibliography lists approximately 75 books, 300 papers, dissertations, and reports, 700 journal and magazine articles, and two filmstrips dealing with middle schools. The bibliography is alphabetized by author, and sources are identified. Topics covered in the bibliography include: middle school curriculum; surveys of the quality and…

Selected citations from the ERIC database dealing with the relationship between teachers' self-perception and perceptions of students' characteristics are listed in this article. Abstracts are included of the 14 journal articles and five documents chosen. (DF)

The list of resources printed in this guide were taken from the EdSource report, "High Schools in the Hot Seat," an overview of the challenges facing California's high schools. The information is divided into three sections: students, standards, and high-school reform. The topics covered include peer culture, disengagement, and…

The paper examines the uniqueness of gifted children and the problems facing them and their families as a result of the giftedness. Annotations from the literature are preceded by selected quotations from gifted children designed to reflect the research and expert opinions which follow. The first section considers the complex nature of giftedness…

The bibliography lists 875 citations from over 40 professional journals and reports on diverse aspects of higher education for adult students. A brief introduction discusses the developmental stages of adult learners and the challenges of researching this diverse population. (MSE)

This booklet identifies materials and organizations that provide information on learning disabilities. An overview describes learning disability identification procedures and eligibility for special education or related services in Colorado. The pamphlet then provides an annotated list of 9 general books on learning disabilities, 10 books for…

The bibliography on the hyperkinetic behavior syndrome focuses on the behavior characteristics of and treatment for hyperactivity. Entries are divided into the following sections (sample subsections are in parentheses): general review of pediatric psychopharmacology; the hyperkinetic behavior syndrome (overview, diagnosis and evaluation,…