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My Stone of Hope
Cadet tells the story of his youth as a restavek, a practice of using children as unpaid and uneducated domestic workers often subjected to physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. He is an advocate for these children and argues that the practice has created damaged adults incapable of participating in a productive economy--From P. [4] of cover.
Teacher's Study Guide to Akin to No One
Nicole Titus is a writer, artist, and humanitarian born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. She came to the United States with her family when she was in her early teens, and settled in Brooklyn, New York, where she still lives. Ms. Titus holds a B.A and an M.A in English, and is the author of several books such as Akin To No One, The Prisoner of Jacmel, Prizonye Jakmèl la, From Disaster to Hope/De Dezas a Espwa, Going to the Restaurant: Proper Etiquette for Young People . Her novel, Akin To No One, has been used to teach social justice at the university level. Stephen Smith is a retired high school English teacher who taught for many years in the New York City school system. He wrote the preface to Akin To No One, and is the author of An Inkwell of Pen Names, and Foursquare Stories.
Coaching Teacher-Writers
When teachers write, good things can happen; writing helps educators to better understand themselves, as well as students, parents, and colleagues. This practical book illustrates how to encourage, lead, and sustain teacher-writers, especially in group contexts. In contrast to guides on writing and teacher research, this book is designed for those who support teacher-writers, such as teacher educators and literacy coaches. The authors offer descriptions of key practices they have developed over years of coaching, teaching, and collaborating with K–12 teachers who write about classroom instruction, teacher research, or advocacy for better policy and pedagogy. Knowing firsthand just how hard...
Playbuilding as Arts-Based Research
The new edition of Playbuilding as Arts-Based Research details how playbuilding (creating an original performative work with a group) as a methodology has developed in qualitative research over the last 15 years. The second edition substantially updates the award-winning first edition by making connections to current research theories, providing complete scripts with URL links to videos, and including a new section with interviews with colleagues. Chapter 1 provides an in-depth discussion of the epistemological, ontological, axiological, aesthetic, and pedagogic stances that playbuilding takes, applying them to research in general. The value of a playful, trusting atmosphere; choices of styl...
The Seelys of New Brunswick
Robert Seeley (1602-1667) was born in the County of Huntingdon, England, son of William Seeley and Grace Prett. He married Mary Mason and they came to America in 1630 where they lived in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Long Island. Descendants lived in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Brunswick, Ontario, Australia, Utah, California, and elsewhere. Some descendants came to New Brunswick as Loyalists in 1783. Includes other Seely families from Ireland and England.
An Inkwell of Pen Names
An Inkwell of Pen Names tells the stories of 100 authors’ pen names in a hundred short chapters. Many other authors who used pen names are discussed incidentally. Features of the compendium include pen names beginning with every letter of the alphabet, authors from twenty-five countries, the recipients of the Nobel Prize for literature who used pseudonyms, and a balanced selection of men and women authors.
Voices of Healing
This book looks at the impact of the terrorist attacks of September 11 on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, profiles Asian American survivors and victims and includes the perceptions of community leaders, artists, and children.
Losing Alicia
In Losing Alicia, readers not only witness a father's struggle over the murder of his young, vibrant and beautiful daughter, but they walk with him through his agonizing grief after one of the most horrific tragedies in history, September 11, 2001. - Olga Bonfiglio is a freelance writer and author of Heroes of a Different Stripe Unflinchingly honest, John Titus takes us on a journey from an unimaginable night of the soul to the realization that as long as we have faith and love, we are never alone. - David Potorti, Cofounder, September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows This book isn't the government or the media's take on 9/11, it's a father talking...with all the pain, eloquence and wisdom of a broken heart. For the real story of 9/11 - the human story - delve into Losing Alicia. If you read one book about 9/11, make it this one. - Marianne Williamson, New York Times best-selling author, international speaker...
Commemorative Joint Meeting of the Congress of the United States in Remembrance of the Victims and Heroes of September 11, 2001, Federal Hall, New York, NY, Friday, September 6, 2002
Serial Set version distributed to all depository libraries. Shipping list no.: 2003-0044-S.
