Education & Curriculum

Curriculum

Bright Ideas, Vol. 9 , Issue 3: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Issues in Adult Basic Education,

Description: http://www.sabes.org/bi93.htm Subjects: Gay/Lesbian; Curriculum

World Education, 2000, Winter, (no isbn), pdf on Internet, 28 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $---Internet.

Celebrating International Women's Day March 8 -- a curriculum sample: Women's Issues Series, Vol. 1, Refugee Women's Alliance (Developed by)

Description: This booklet provides a sample of lessons and activities used to prepare learners for International Women's Day. (from the introduction) Subjects: Women's Issues; Politics; Curriculum; Learner Writings

Refugee Women's Alliance, 1996, no isbn, Staple Bound, 8 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $---Contact Source. Level: mixed.

Civic Participation and Community Action Sourcebook: A Resource for Adult Educators, Andy Nash (editor)
Description: The complete table of contents can be viewed at:
http://easternlincs.worlded.org/docs/vera/index1.htm
Section 4 especially has may topics of interest to women, though women's issues are present throughout Subjects: Curriculum; Community Involvement; Politics

New England Resource Center, date unknown, (no isbn), Spiral Bound, 218 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $14.00.

Economic Literacy: Curriculum Guidebook, The Literacy Project and Lindy Whiton
Description: This guidebook was created from the works of the staff and students who participated in economic literacy classes as part of The Literacy Project's Economic Literacy Strand. Subjects: Economy / Money; Popular Education; Curriculum

North Quabbin Adult Education Center, 1997, no isbn, Spiral Bound, 33 pgs, 11 x 8 1/2, $---. Level: mixed.

ESL Job Skills Curriculum, Lincoln Literacy Council
Description: Using 4 units with several lessons each, this curriculum has been developed by Lincoln Literacy Council and has been used with their Refugee Women's Group. The units work through job basics, getting ready to get a job (writing a resume, etc.), job search and other work-related issues (child-care, workplace concerns, insurance and money issues, and so on). Subjects: ESL; Work / Career; Learning Center Publication; Immigration Issues; Curriculum

Lincoln Literacy Council, 1999, (no isbn), Paperback, ? pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $---Contact Source.

Family Violence&emdash;a curriculum sample: Women's Issues Series, Vol. 2, Refugee Women's Alliance (Developed by)
Description: The materials in this curriculum sample are written as an ESL lesson to begin the discussion of family violence. (from the introduction) Subjects: Violence; ESL; Family; Curriculum

Refugee Women's Alliance, 1996, no isbn, Staple Bound, 10 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $---Contact Source. Level: mixed.

Getting Involved in Community Issues: Yes, You Can Make A Difference, Pat Larson, Cindy Rodriguez, Caridad Santiago and Lisa Willard
Description: What one group of women did to get involved in their community -- A Manual of activities and reflections. While discussing some of their community problems, this group of women decided the biggest problem was lack of transportation. This packet outlines what they did. Subjects: Community Involvement; Economy / Money; Learner Writings; Curriculum

North Quabbin Adult Education Center, 1997, no isbn, Spiral Bound, 17 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $---. Level: mixed.

Getting There: Producing Photostories with Immigrant Women, Deborah Barndt, Ferne Cristall and dian marino
Description: Getting There is the story of immigrant women surviving in a new culture, and provides an introduction to a collective method of learning based on personal and social experience. The authors are community workers and activists committed to alternative forms of education. Subjects: Immigration Issues; Writing; Curriculum

Between the Lines, 1982, 0-919946-29-1, Paperback, 110 pgs, 11 x 8 1/2, $10.95.

Health Education in Plain Language: Curriculum Guidebook for Plain Language Health Resources, Women's Network PEI
Description: from the website...The lives of women in your program will be enriched as they explore their physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. Beyond Prescriptions, a holistic health workbook for students, is accompanied by a curriculum guidebook which provides 25 hours of instruction. The curriculum focuses on four topics: You are a whole person, What makes you healthy, Making a health plan, and Supporting your health. This series also includes a plain language handbook about menopause entitled Is it Hot in Here? Subjects: Health; Curriculum

Grass Roots Press, (date unk), 0-9695419-2-9, Spiral Bound, 36 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $16.00 (US).

The Her Project: Homebound English for Refugee Women, Deborah Reck
Description: Subjects: Curriculum

Tacoma Community House, , no isbn, Paperback, $---Contact Source.

June Jordan's Poetry for the People: A Revolutionary Blueprint, Lauren Muller
Description: June Jordan prepared this book to encourage young people to develop a love for poetry. she views poetry as an accessible way of writing for culture, power, and revolution. The book includes example of poems written by new writers (youth) but is still usable with adult new writers. Subjects: Poetry; Writing; Curriculum
Routledge, 1995, 0-41591168-0, Paperback, 232 pgs, 7 x 9 1/4, $25.00.

Learner's Lives As Curriculum: Six Journeys to Immigrant Literacy, Gail Weinstein
Description: from the catalog...Learners' Lives as Curriculum is a framework for developing curriculum and materials that speak to the most pressing issues of learners' lives. Includes the Breast Cancer Oral History Project--Alameda County Public in California. (Video & Workbook) Subjects: ESL; Curriculum; Immigration Issues; Popular Education/Participatory

Delta Systems Co., Inc., (date unknown), 1-887744-21-5, Paperback, 8 1/2 x 11, $16.95.
1-887744-20-7, Video, $29.95.

Love Your Body Day - Educational Kit, NOW (National Organization for Women Foundation)

Description: This organizing tool sponsors a national day of action to speak out against ads and images of women that are offensive, harmful, dangerous, and disrespectful. Though not specifically designed for basic readers, the information is prepared for classroom teachers. Facts Sheets are available on topics such as Advertising & Health; Date Rape; Size Discrimination; Domestic Violence. ÝÝÝÝ Subjects: Health; Women's Issues; Curriculum

NOW, Internet, $---http://www.nowfoundation.org/health/lybdkit/index.html

Making Connections: A Literacy and EAL Curriculum from a Feminist Perspective, Kate Nonesuch (ed)
Description: This book is a collection of lesson plans, sample lessons, materials and resources on themes such as herstory, role models, cross-cultural awareness, work, safer sex, identity, self esteem. It was created by a group of literacy workers from across Canada. Audio cassette included. Subjects: Curriculum; Teacher's Guides

Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW), 1996, 0-921283-18-0, Spiral Bound, 398 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $19.95.

The Money Management and Home-Buying Readiness Sourcebook, Fannie Mae Foundation

Description: The Money Management and Home-buying Readiness Sourcebook is the culmination of efforts by numerous organizations--the Fannie Mae Foundation, the Adult Literacy Resource Institute, the Center for Applied Linguistics, and all of the organizations that have enthusiastically incoporated the subjects of money management and home-buying readiness into their adult basic education classrooms. The Sourcebook has four major sections: * Getting Started: Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating a Home-Buying Readiness Project; * Supporting a Home-Buying Readiness Project: Fundraising and Resource Development; * Expanding Your Resources: Tools for Teachers; and * Appendices
Also available on the Internet: http://www.fanniemaefoundation.org/ESOL_ABEÝÝÝÝ Subjects: Economy / Money; CurriculumÝ

Fannie Mae Foundation, Spiral Bound, 8 1/2 x 11, $FREE. To order a free copy of the Sourcebook please call (800) 665-0012.

Other Colors, Rachel Martin and Tatiana Schreiber

Description: This set includes two audiocassettes and a teacher's guide. The cassettes have excerpts from interviews of women immigrants from a variety of countries. Health is touched on occasionally in the stories. The first cassette has two parts, "No Time for Home" and "Here, Everything is Different." The second cassette includes discussions of domestic violence; mothers and daughters; employment; lesbian immigrants; and race, color and identity. The teacher's guide includes suggestions for activities to use before, during, and after listening to the tapes. The activities are writing and processing exercises that provoke thoughtful discussion and can be adapted to ESOL, ABE, or college-level classes. The Teacher's Guide includes sections on Facilitating Rich Discussions, and Notes on the Uses of Writing, as well as suggested readings.
http://www.worlded.org/us/health/docs/culture/materials/video_audio_004.html
Subjects: Immigration Issues; Curriculum

Other Colors Project, 215-849-3775, 1996, no isbn, Audio Cassette, $20.00 (individuals) / $35.00 institutions.

Personal and Life Management Skills for Women: A facilitator's manual, Kwantlen University College
Description: This manual consists of three workshops on Self-esteem, Stress, and Assertiveness. Over 60 interesting and innovative group exercises, which vary in length from 15 minutes to an hour, are woven throughout the workshops. The stress workshop includes four guided relaxation scripts which are also available on audiotape cassettes. The manual also features a 30-page section entitled An orientation to group facilitation. Subjects: Women's Issues; Self-Help; Curriculum

Grass Roots Press, , no isbn, Paperback, 329 pgs, $57.00.

Refugee & Immigrant Women's Project Curiculum, Educators at Tacoma Community House
Description: Subjects: Curriculum; ESL

Tacoma Community House, 2000, no isbn, Paperback, $---Contact Source.

Scarves of Many Colors: Muslim Women and the Veil, Audiotapes by Joan Bohorfoush, Diana Dickerson and Curriculum by Bill Bickerton, Sandra Childs, Norm Diamond, Diana Dickerson, and Jan HaakenÝÝ
Description: This award-winning audiotape and an accompanying curriculum engage students in thinking critically about stereotypes of "covered" Islamic women. The audiotape introduces a range of U.S. and Middle Eastern women who tell stories and offer insight. The curriculum offers four classroom-tested lessons, including an excellent role play/tribunal on "Women and the Veil," with accompanying student handouts. Ideal for Global Studies, psychology, sociology, women's studies, world history, or teacher education. ìIt's an excellent resource for helping to dispellÝ stereotyping of Muslim women.î -- Mary Ann Corley, NIFL-Povracelit ModeratorÝÝÝÝ Subjects: Muslim; InternationalÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ

Teaching for Change, 2000, Audio Cassette & Curriculum, 54 pgs, $15.00.

Sex Education Activities: Just for the Health of It, Unit 4 , Janet Rizzo Toner
Description: (From the catalog... The Just for the Health of It series is an unmatched tool for teaching basic health concepts and skills to students in grades 7-12. Features ready-to-use games, puzzles, worksheets, skits, and more. Each volume features 90 reproducible activities, a teacher's guide, and complete answer keys. Subjects: Health; Sexuality
Prentice-Hall, 1993, 0-876-28851-4, Paperback, $19.95.

Tacoma Community House ESL Curriculum, Educators from Tacoma Community House Description: Subjects: Curriculum; ESL

Tacoma Community House, 1998, (no isbn), Spiral Bound, 195 pgs, $40.00.

Take on the Challenge: A Source Book from the Women, Violence, and Adult Education Project, Elizabeth Morrish, Jenny Horsman and Judy Hofer

Description: This resource book includes photos and original artwork along with a practical collection of ideas and activities. The examples come from teachers working in GED, native language literacy, ABE, ESOL, welfare-to-work, corrections, and shelter settings.Ý It shows how they successfully changed their curriculum and learning environment to address the impact of violence on learning.ÝÝÝÝ Subjects: Violence; Curriculum; ResearchÝÝ

World Education, 2003, (no isbn), Paperback, 191 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $15.00.

Talking Shop: A Curriculum Sourcebook for Participatory Adult ESL, Andrea Nash, AAnn Cason and Madeline, McGrail, Loren, & Gomez-Sanford, Rosario Rhum
Description: Subjects: ESL; Curriculum

Delta Systems Co., Inc., 1992, 0-937354-78-3, Paperback, 70 pgs, $---Out of Print.

WEdGE, Women's Education in the Global Economy: A Workbook of Activities, Games, Skits and Strategies for Activists, Organizers, Rebels and Hell Raisers, Miriam Ching Louie and with Linda Burnham
Description: Sample lesson can be seen at: http://www.coloredgirls.org/pub/pub_wedge.html
from their website... Women, workers, indigenous peoples, and poor communities are paying a heavy price for the ever-expanding global economy. Women's Education in the Global Economy (WEdGE), a new workbook, increases our understanding of how women around the globe are affected by the global economy and how they are organizing to defend their rights. Subjects: Community Involvement; Women of Color; Curriculum; Popular Education

Women of Color Resource Center, 2000, 1-892999-01-3, Spiral Bound, 166 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $24.95.

The Womenís Health Project, NOW (National Organization for Women Foundation)ÝÝÝÝ

Description: NOW offers a series of Health Fact Sheets on a variety of topics including: Body Image, HIV/AIDS, Eating Disorders, Mental Health, Smoking, Reproductive Health and other issues. ÝÝÝ Subjects: Health; Women's Issues; Curriculum

NOW, Internet, $FREE. http://www.nowfoundation.org/health/whp/Ý

Women's Words: A Change Curriculum for Tutors and Learner, SCALE
Description: This reflection and action curriculum was designed for volunteer tutors who are working with girls and women in their community. The curriculum offers women-focused social change texts, accompanied by reflection session agendas for use by tutors and lesson plans for use with learners. Through the provided texts, both tutors and learners will examine the issues women face, as well as learn about women who have taken positive action in their communities. The curriculum will also prompt tutors and learners to examine their own experiences and contexts, and to make their own plans for action.Packets include:
* Girls and... Education; Social Change; Well-Being; Family
* Women and... Education; Social Change; Well-Being; Family; Work Subjects: Curriculum; Women's Issues

SCALE / http://www.unc.edu/depts/scale/, 2001, July, , Internet, $---Internet.

Education

Book Discussion Clubs for Adult New Readers, Nancy Oakley
Description: This handy book developed by Project: LEARN in Cleveland, OH provides step-by-step guidelines for organizing and running book groups for new readers. Until it was no longer available, this book proved helpful for training facilitators of the Women Leading Through Reading book clubs in Minnesota. Subjects: Education

New Readers Press, 1988, 0-88336-090-X, Staple Bound, 39 pgs, 6 1/2 x 7 3/8, $---Out of Print.

Circles of Sisterhood: A Book Discussion Guide for Women of Color, Pat Neblett
Description: This comprehensive guide provides practical information on how to organize and facilitate book discussion groups for women of color&emdash;though it emphasizes African American communities. It includes some recommended titles and sources for books as well as the names of organized book groups around the U.S. Subjects: Reading; Education
Harlem River Press, 1997, 0-86316-245-2, Paperback, 214 pgs, 6 x 9, $14.00.

Discovering Our Voices: Women and Literacy Programs, Betty-Ann Lloyd
Description: This book examines the experiences of women in literacy programs, and how those experiences could be improved. Contains many direct quotes from women learners about their experiences. Subjects: Education; Research

Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW), 1991, 0-921283-09-1, Spiral Bound, 64 pgs, 11 x 8 1/2, $---Contact Source.

Family Reading: An Intergenerational Approach to Literacy -- Teacher's Guide, Ellen Goldsmith and Ruth D. Handel
Description: From the catalog... Family Reading Teacher's Guide provides lessons for each of the 10 units and a supplementary bibliography of relevant children's books and teacher resources. The teacher demonstrates and learners practice good reader strategies using children's books and adult reading selections. Subjects: Family; Education

New Readers Press, 1990, 0-88336-990-7, Staple Bound, 31 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $18.50.

Family Reading: An Intergenerational Approach to Literacy - a manual for trainers, Ellen Goldsmith and Ruth Handel

New Readers Press, 1990, 0-88336-990-7, Staple Bound, 31 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $---*In Series Only*.

My Name's Not Susie: A Life Transformed by Literacy, Sharon Jean Hamilton
Description: As a child she lived in foster care and was abused. Literacy changed and saved her life. Subjects: Memoir; Education; Violence
Heinemann, 1997, 0867094044, Paperback, 176 pgs, 6 x 9, $13.95. Level: 8+.

The Power of Woman-Positive Literacy Work: Program-based Action Research, Betty-Ann Lloyd, with Frances Ennis and Tannis Atkinson
Description: This book provides the background for the research, details the research process and describes what actually happened when women in twelve programs decided to do something they consider women-positive. Subjects: Education; Women's Issues; Research

Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW), 1994, 1-895686-36-9, Paperback, 250 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $18.00.

Something in My Mind Besides the Everyday: Women and Literacy, Jennifer Horsman
Description: Subjects: Education; Women's Issues

Women's Press (Canada), 1991, 0-889611-45-9, Paperback, 238 pgs, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, $14.95.

Women in Literacy Speak: The Power of Woman-positive Literacy Work, Betty-Ann Lloyd, with Frances Ennis and Tannis Atkinson
Description: This book includes material written by students and staff, and a summary of the research process, collaborative analysis, and recommendations. Subjects: Women's Issues; Education; Research

Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW), 1994, 1-895686-37-7, Paperback, 180 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $15.00.

Discovering Our Voices: Women and Literacy Programs, Betty-Ann Lloyd
Description: This book examines the experiences of women in literacy programs, and how those experiences could be improved. Contains many direct quotes from women learners about their experiences. Subjects: Education; Research

Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW), 1991, 0-921283-09-1, Spiral Bound, 64 pgs, 11 x 8 1/2, $---Contact Source.

The Power of Woman-Positive Literacy Work: Program-based Action Research, Betty-Ann Lloyd, with Frances Ennis and Tannis Atkinson
Description: This book provides the background for the research, details the research process and describes what actually happened when women in twelve programs decided to do something they consider women-positive. Subjects: Education; Women's Issues; Research

Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW), 1994, 1-895686-36-9, Paperback, 250 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $18.00.

Common Occurrence: The Impact of Homelessness on Womenís Health / Phase II: Community Based Action Research, Prepared by Kappel Ramji Consulting GroupÝ for Sistering

Description: This ground-breaking report looks at the particular nature of womenís homelessness and its impact on womenís physical, mental and spiritual health. Efforts were made to reach women not usually included in studies on poverty and homelessness, including women who are not in the shelter system but who are in impermanent living conditions, such as a sofa at a friendís house or on the floor of an adult childís apartment. Over 125 women were interviewed in over 12 languages for this report, which also looked at the barriers women face as they try to access the current system of support through the current determinants of health and health care. Subjects: Research

Sistering , June 2002, Paperback, 8 1/2 x 11, $20.00.

Take on the Challenge: A Source Book from the Women, Violence, and Adult Education Project, Elizabeth Morrish, Jenny Horsman and Judy Hofer

Description: This resource book includes photos and original artwork along with a practical collection of ideas and activities. The examples come from teachers working in GED, native language literacy, ABE, ESOL, welfare-to-work, corrections, and shelter settings.Ý It shows how they successfully changed their curriculum and learning environment to address the impact of violence on learning.ÝÝÝÝ Subjects: Violence; Curriculum; ResearchÝÝ

World Education, 2003, (no isbn), Paperback, 191 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $15.00.

Tell Them Who I Am: The Lives of Homeless Women, Elliot Liebow
Description: Using participant-observer methods, Liebow offers a moving and illuminating study about the lives of women living in a homelss shelters in ad around Washington, DC. Subjects: Housing Issues; Women's Issues; Research

Penguin, 1995, 0-14-024137-X, Paperback, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, $13.95. Level: 8+.

Women in Literacy Speak: The Power of Woman-positive Literacy Work, Betty-Ann Lloyd, with Frances Ennis and Tannis Atkinson
Description: This book includes material written by students and staff, and a summary of the research process, collaborative analysis, and recommendations. Subjects: Women's Issues; Education; Research

Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW), 1994, 1-895686-37-7, Paperback, 180 pgs, 8 1/2 x 11, $15.00.