tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56708932124842968722024-03-05T09:40:31.090-06:00AGENTS OF CHANGEAGENTS OF CHANGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18409203530381863854noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670893212484296872.post-19723084887528401282010-10-31T12:20:00.000-05:002007-11-07T23:34:02.861-06:00GENERAL: Blogging instructions<span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7KJ_E9J5g18ksoeehcxqDicnqxfm_f1iRBAtZ0U81d2XZGOconb1PQDeB-sPAvfnGsHWvXe9qBBN3jzC-yeFAU6CpgQEhzJkhhSOEkAp89U9JxprcdiXLsa6s7R6qe5lG2hN46sUfkc/s1600-h/child003_215x215.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130338156279947250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7KJ_E9J5g18ksoeehcxqDicnqxfm_f1iRBAtZ0U81d2XZGOconb1PQDeB-sPAvfnGsHWvXe9qBBN3jzC-yeFAU6CpgQEhzJkhhSOEkAp89U9JxprcdiXLsa6s7R6qe5lG2hN46sUfkc/s400/child003_215x215.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><p align="center"></p><p><span style="color:#006600;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Becoming a Blogger</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>STEP 1</strong></span><br /><br />Create you own <span style="color:#009900;">Gmail </span>account<br />(Go to <span style="color:#009900;">Google</span> and look for the <span style="color:#009900;">Gmail </span>account link; follow instructions for e-mail)<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>STEP 2</strong></span><br /></span><span style="color:#006600;"><br />To contribute to this blog, visit: </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/i.g?inviteID=3360388158885832291&blogID=5670893212484296872" target="_blank"><span style="color:#000099;">http://www.blogger.com/i.g?inviteID=3360388158885832291&blogID=5670893212484296872</span></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;">(which is the link provided in the invitation, or just click above once you have a Gmail account)<br /><br />It will take you to a page that requests the following:<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Email address <span style="color:#33cc00;">Your username, not mine @gmail.com</span> </span></span><a href="http://www.google.com/accounts/Logout?continue=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Faccounts%2FNewAccount%3Fservice%3Dblogger%26naui%3D8%26continue%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.blogger.com%252Floginz%253Fd%253D%25252Fnew-account.do&il=true&zx=1squ5ct3u2q2e"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000099;">Use a different account</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;color:#006600;"><span style="color:#000099;"><br /></span><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;color:#006600;"></span><span style="font-size:85%;color:#006600;">Your name <span style="color:#33cc00;">Your name</span><br /><br />Display name <span style="color:#33cc00;">The name that will be displayed, your display name<br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#006600;">Acceptance of Terms<br />I accept the </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/terms.g" target="new"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#006600;">Terms of Service</span></a><span style="color:#006600;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Indicate that you have read and understand Blogger's Terms of Service<br /><br /></span></span><span style="color:#006600;"><br />Click on <strong><span style="color:#009900;">continue</span></strong>….make sure you check acceptance of terms<br /></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>STEP 3</strong></span><br /><br />Click on </span><a href="http://changeagentsutsa.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#000099;">View Blog</span></a><span style="color:#006600;"><br /><br />This will take you to the Blog from where you are free to navigate and make yourself acquainted with how it functions. Click on the table of content on the right hand side (it could move to the left later if somebody wants to have a different design). Initially the Blog had a blue theme, but somebody requested a change and now it is a bright green.<br /><br />On that initial page, you will see on the top, right hand corner, your username followed by two tabs: <span style="color:#009900;"><strong>NEW POST</strong></span> and <span style="color:#009900;"><strong>LOG OUT</strong></span>. To post, follow <span style="color:#009900;"><strong>NEW POST</strong></span>. Once on the edit page (or posting page), you will be able to create your title and your content by either typing them in or by cutting and pasting from a Word document. I’m sure you can also copy/paste material from anywhere on line.<br /><br /></span><span style="color:#006600;"><span style="color:#006600;">-keep in mind your hyperlinks will be preserved automatically </span></span><br /><span style="color:#006600;"><span style="color:#006600;">-you also have the option of <strong><span style="color:#009900;">POST</span></strong>ing it immediately or saving your entry until you edit it, in that case click on <strong><span style="color:#009900;">SAVE</span>.</strong> You can re-edit as often as you wish<br />-to edit your work, simply go to edit posts and make your changes (by clicking on the choices available)<br />-to verify your post, click on <span style="color:#009900;"><strong>VIEW POST</strong></span></span></span><br /><span style="color:#006600;"><span style="color:#006600;"><span style="color:#006600;">-</span><span style="color:#009900;"><strong>LOG OUT</strong></span>, and you are done.<br /></span></span><br /><span style="color:#006600;"><br /></span>Let me know if you have any trouble or if you need for me to post your links.<br /><br />I would strongly suggest that you look at other blogs out there. Like everything else on the Web, the content varies from blog to blog. Here are some that I have visited lately. Perhaps you will be inspired to follow suit and become a full time blogger.<br /><br />This one belongs to my friend Miguel who was in Yemen last year teaching ESL. This year he will be in Argelia, a few years back he was in Mauritania. I met him when we were both working on our Master’s degree here at UTSA. The things you could do with blogs in your classroom are limited only by your imagination. If nothing else, check out his amazing pictures, you might even know the guy.<br /><a href="http://miguelinyemen.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2007-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-08%3A00&updated-max=2008-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-08%3A00&max-results=2">http://miguelinyemen.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2007-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-08%3A00&updated-max=2008-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-08%3A00&max-results=2</a><br /><br />Here’s another one replete with Chicano authors’ information and links to their home pages. My kids approve of it because it links directly to Gary Soto’s Webpage, whom they met recently at a UTSA reading and book signing.<br /><a href="http://labloga.blogspot.com/">http://labloga.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br />This blog cites many things going on locally. I like to refer to it to find out what’s going on in San Antonio. It has some nice hyperlinks.<br /><a href="http://slhwnotes.blogspot.com/">http://slhwnotes.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /><br />Here's another one that is just interesting somehow...you be "the judge."<br /><a href="http://quotation-marks.blogspot.com/">http://quotation-marks.blogspot.com/</a><br /></p><br /><p><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124047837880335794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 251px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 233px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="153" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgciywIUyN8UyFQ0ICT1rUd5M-cd_RUEa045BgJ4_gaOBE9LnmApD-U79hmxU0yECVHSWNoZTzAB0ghLRaHsjKNtFn3Ki2I2kGDfHRigRgvIR5_O7pS4wL8KFn7xLsVUuEzXmpCgGPiH3w/s320/security_guard.jpg" width="259" border="0" /> </p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">Picture from unnecessary quotation marks blog.<br /><br /></span></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">.</span>AGENTS OF CHANGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18409203530381863854noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670893212484296872.post-88200799468869487492007-11-27T02:11:00.000-06:002007-11-27T02:15:11.823-06:00Robert E. Lee Ethnography<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Community Ethnography of<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Robert</span></st1:PlaceName><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> <st1:placename st="on">E.</st1:PlaceName> <st1:placename st="on">Lee</st1:PlaceName> <st1:placename st="on">High School</st1:PlaceName></span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><st1:street st="on"><st1:address st="on"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">1400 Jackson Keller Rd</span></st1:address></st1:Street><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">San Antonio</span></st1:City><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> <st1:state st="on">TX</st1:State>, <st1:postalcode st="on">78213</st1:PostalCode></span></st1:place><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Part A<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Nov, 7, 2007<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Lauren Beckworth<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Nicole Brooks<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Jessica Dixon<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Desirae Hendricks<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Kristen Kirchgessner<o:p><br /></o:p></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><u><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Multicultural Resources<o:p></o:p></span></u></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Websites:<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Teaching Diverse Learners <br /> <span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.alliance.brown.edu/tdl/tl-strategies/index.shtml">http://www.alliance.brown.edu/tdl/tl-strategies/index.shtml<span style="text-decoration: none;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" spt="75" preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"> </v:formulas> <v:path extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" connecttype="rect"> <o:lock ext="edit" aspectratio="t"> </v:shapetype><v:shape id="snap_com_shot_link_icon" spid="_x0000_i1025" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" href="http://www.alliance.brown.edu/tdl/tl-strategies/index.shtml" style="'width:.75pt;height:.75pt'" button="t"> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\WINDOW~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtml1\01\clip_image001.gif" href="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.0/t.gif"> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><span style=""><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/WINDOW%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image001.gif" shapes="snap_com_shot_link_icon" border="0" height="1" width="1" /></span><!--[endif]--></span></a><br /> • A website designed to help teach English language learners</li></ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="2" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Black Books Direct-Online<br /> <a href="http://www.blackbooksdirect.com/">http://www.blackbooksdirect.com/<span style="text-decoration: none;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_i1026" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" href="http://www.blackbooksdirect.com/" 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style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: 0.25in;">• A translation dictionary for a variety of languages included Spanish</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: 0.25in;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="6" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.diversitystore.com/">www.diversitystore.com</a></li></ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: 0.25in;">• Posters featuring different ethnic groups and holidays)</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="7" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style=""> </span>Multicultural Book Review Homepage<br /> <u>www.isomedia.com/homes/jmele/homepage.html</u></li></ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;">• Suggests multicultural books and has reviews for them)<br /> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /> <!--[endif]--></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Literature:<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.25in;">8.<span style=""> </span><u>My name is Bilal</u> By: Asma Mobin-uddin</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.25in;"><span style="color: black;">9.<span style=""> </span><u>Legend of the Indian Paintbrush</u> By: Tomie de Paola</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: black;">10.<span style=""> </span><u>The Tree is Older than You Are: A bilingual Gathering of Poems and Stories from <st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on">Mexico</st1:country-region></st1:place> with Paintings by Mexican Artists</u> By: Naomi Shihab Nye</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.25in;"><span style="color: black;">11.<span style=""> </span><u>All the Colors of the Earth</u> By: Sheila Hamanaka</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.25in;"><span style="color: black;">12.<span style=""> </span><u>Whoever You Are</u> By: Mem Fox</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.25in;"><span style="color: black;">13.<span style=""> </span><u>We’re Different, We’re the Same</u> By: Bobbi Kates</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">14.<span style=""> </span><u>Monster</u> By: Walter Dean Myers<br />• A lot of black kids believe that they are on trial for a crime they didn’t commit. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="">15.<span style=""> </span></span><u>No More Strangers</u> By: Tim McKee<br />• A Book of Diversity </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">16.<span style=""> </span><u>Young, Black and Determined</u> By: Patricia C. McKissak<br />• This book is a biography of a black playwright who received recognition of her<span style=""> </span>work at an early age.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">17.<span style=""> </span><u>International Journal on Multicultural Studies</u><br />• Published by UNESCO. <span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>• Focuses on migration, multiculturalism and minority rights.<o:p><br /><br /> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: center; text-indent: -0.25in;" align="center"><u><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Community Resources</span></u><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: black;">Allied Women’s Center of San Antonio </span></b><br /><b><span style="color: black;">102 Marshall Street<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on"><b><span style="color: black;">San Antonio</span></b></st1:City><b><span style="color: black;">, <st1:state st="on">TX</st1:State></span></b></st1:place><b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;">Distance: 4.6 Miles</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in;"><span style="color: black;">They have provided service to hundreds of women in the <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">San Antonio</st1:City></st1:place> area free of charge. In 2006, they gave over 240 free pregnancy tests, insure a years worth of free diapers if you keep the baby, provides healthy alternatives to abortion, and promises to assist a woman even after the child is born. Whether the mother is a teenager or an adult, Allied Women’s Center is a non for profit organization that is here to help the people in this city.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Boy Scouts of <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">America</st1:place></st1:country-region><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:street st="on"><st1:address st="on"><b style="">10810 Wedgewood Dr</b></st1:address></st1:Street><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on"><b style="">San Anotnio</b></st1:City><b style="">, <st1:state st="on">TX</st1:State></b></st1:place><br />Distance: 2.3 Miles</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span class="street-address1"><span style="color: black;" lang="EN">The Boy Scouts of America provide </span></span>numerous youth programs, including Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting, and Venturing. The Boy Scouts pride themselves by offering the community educational program for boys and young adults to build character, to train in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and to develop personal fitness. This organization provides a positive role model and environment for students of all ages.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Holy Spirit Sports Complex<br /><st1:street st="on"><st1:address st="on">6315 West Ave</st1:address></st1:Street><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="" lang="ES-MX">San Antonio, TX<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="ES-MX">Distance: </span><span style="" lang="ES-MX">1.3 Miles<br /> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in;">San Antonio Pop Warner Little Scholars is the only city organization that offers three different programs; football, dance, and cheer. The organization is the only in <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">San Antonio</st1:place></st1:City> that required the kids to maintain academic excellence and hold teamwork and sportsmanship to a very high standard. The standards they set will help teach kids about respect, self worth, and motivation in every aspect of their life. HSSC will help the community by bettering the children that will one day run our city.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.25in;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on"><b style="">McNay</b></st1:PlaceName><b style=""> <st1:placetype st="on">Art Museum</st1:PlaceType></b></st1:place><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">6000 North New Braunfels<br /><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">San Antonio</st1:City>, <st1:state st="on">TX</st1:State></st1:place><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Distance: 7.1 Miles<br />Website: <u>www.mcnayart.org<br /></u> Phone number: 210-824-5368</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">"Step Into A Masterpiece"</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">McNay</st1:PlaceName> <st1:placetype st="on">Art Museum</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> house art exhibits, talks, gallery talks and performances. All these components are conducive to the lives of students. Some people once they are older will never visit a museum but the memory of going as a child may spark a desire to go again and maybe even take their children.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Mommy's Freedom by the Hour</b><br /><st1:street st="on"><st1:address st="on"><b style="">11825 West Ave Ste 106</b></st1:address></st1:Street><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on"><b style="">San Antonio</b></st1:City><b style="">, <st1:state st="on">TX</st1:State></b></st1:place><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Distance: 3.0 Miles</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in;">Mommy’s freedom by the hour is an hourly charging daycare center that stays open late hours during the week as well as the weekend. With low hourly prices such as 5.75$ an hour, this daycare is designed to give families a brake. This daycare makes it possible to forget having to go through the pain to find a babysitter so that you have the opportunity to study or do whatever your day might require.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: black;">Morningside Ministries<br /><st1:street st="on"><st1:address st="on">700 Babcock Road</st1:address></st1:Street><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on"><b><span style="color: black;">San Antonio</span></b></st1:City><b><span style="color: black;">, <st1:state st="on">TX</st1:State></span></b></st1:place><b><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;">Distance: 3.0 Miles</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in;"><span style="color: black;">They are a non for profit organization providing assisted living and care to older adults in the <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">San Antonio</st1:City></st1:place> area. Morningside Ministries provide affordable living space and a comfortable new home for families and friends to visit. They help the <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">San Antonio</st1:place></st1:City> people stay close to their loved ones in an affordable way.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">National <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Alliance</st1:City></st1:place> on Mental Illness; San Antonio Affiliate<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:street st="on"><st1:address st="on"><b style="">510 Belknap Place</b></st1:address></st1:Street><b style="">, Room 242<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on"><b style="">San Antonio</b></st1:City><b style="">, <st1:state st="on">TX</st1:State></b></st1:place><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Distance: 4.3 Miles </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Website: <a href="http://www.nami-sat.org/">http://www.nami-sat.org/</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.25in;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in;">NAMI was created by a group of families who each have a family member who suffered from a mental illness of some kind, and over the years this has become one of the nations’ largest grassroots organization.<span style=""> </span>According to their website, “NAMI San Antonio believes education is an essential part of understanding and coping with mental illness.”<span style=""> </span>In addition to the free education programs, NAMI also sponsors support groups for people living with mental illness, and their family, and even peer to peer substance abuse counseling.<span style=""> </span>These services are not limited to English speakers—Spanish language support groups and classes are also available. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.25in;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Planned Parenthood<br /><st1:address st="on"><st1:street st="on">120 W Ashby Pl</st1:Street><br /><st1:city st="on">San Antonio</st1:City>, <st1:state st="on">TX</st1:State></st1:address><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Distance: 4.6 Miles<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Website: </span><a href="http://www.ppsctx.org/">www.ppsctx.org<span style="text-decoration: none;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_i1028" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" href="http://www.ppsctx.org/" style="'width:.75pt;height:.75pt'" button="t"> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\WINDOW~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtml1\01\clip_image001.gif" href="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.0/t.gif"> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><span style=""><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/WINDOW%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image001.gif" shapes="_x0000_i1028" border="0" height="1" width="1" /></span><!--[endif]--></span></a><span style="color: black;"><br /> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"> The Planned Parenthood Trust of San Antonio and South Central Texas is the oldest and largest family planning and sexual health care organization in South Central Texas. Offering reproductive health care and family planning services, including birth control, STD testing and treatment, pregnancy testing and abortion care.</span> <br /> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /> <!--[endif]--></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">SAM Ministries</b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span><st1:street st="on"><st1:address st="on">5922 Blanco Road</st1:address></st1:Street><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on"><b style="">San Antonio</b></st1:City><b style="">, <st1:state st="on">TX</st1:State></b></st1:place><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Distance: 0.6 Miles</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""> <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">SAM</st1:PlaceName> <st1:placename st="on">Ministries</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>: giving hope to the hopeless, and a place like home to the homeless. Founded in 1983 SAMM provides shelter and care to the homeless of <st1:city st="on">San Antonio</st1:City> and is the largest of care and shelter facility in <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">San Antonio</st1:place></st1:City> and surrounding areas. <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">SAM</st1:PlaceName> <st1:placename st="on">Ministries</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> only provide a safe environment for the homeless, they also get the homeless off the streets which gives the community and their businesses a sense of comfort.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:placename st="on"><b style="">San Antonio</b></st1:PlaceName><b style=""> <st1:placetype st="on">College</st1:PlaceType> Dual Credit Courses </b><br /><st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on"><b style="">Lee</b></st1:PlaceName><b style=""> <st1:placename st="on">High School</st1:PlaceName></b></st1:place><b style=""> Campus<br /></b>Distance: 0.0 Miles</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Website: <a href="http://www.neisd.net/curriculum/CurComp/dual_credit_program.html">http://www.neisd.net/curriculum/CurComp/dual_credit_program.html<!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_i1029" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" href="http://www.neisd.net/curriculum/CurComp/dual_credit_program.html" style="'width:.75pt;height:.75pt'" button="t"> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\WINDOW~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtml1\01\clip_image001.gif" href="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v3.0/t.gif"> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><span style=""><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/WINDOW%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image001.gif" shapes="_x0000_i1029" border="0" height="1" width="1" /></span><!--[endif]--></a> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in;">Lee campus offers Anatomy/Physiology/Biology, General Biology II, English IV-AP, and Calculus I-AP as dual credit courses. Dual Credit is a program that allows eligible high school students to earn college credit for certain courses such as English, math, science, and foreign languages (The offerings vary from campus to campus.) The dual credit program offers a curriculum that adheres to college level standards and is free to North East eligible students on their home campus while they are taking high school courses for high school graduation credit.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:city st="on"><b><span style="color: black;">San Antonio</span></b></st1:City><b><span style="color: black;"> Public Library<br /></span>600 <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Soledad</st1:place></st1:City> <o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on"><b>San Antonio</b></st1:City><b>, <st1:state st="on">TX</st1:State></b></st1:place><b> <o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Distance: 5.3 Miles<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in;"><span style="">The public library and its branches offers free books to check out as well as free computers with internet access. Because a library card is offered to any adult of child over thirteen who can show proof of address, the library is a valuable resource to those who can not otherwise obtain books. The <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">San Antonio</st1:place></st1:City> library also has a program where books can be requested from branches all of the city so that the person themselves does not have to travel very far to get the book they want. In addition the library supplies meeting rooms (for a price), and a range of other activities including yoga, dance classes, and classes for windows office programs, and book reading. Most of these programs are free or have a small charge.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in;"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on"><b>San Antonio</b></st1:City></st1:place><b> Youth Center</b><br /><st1:street st="on"><st1:address st="on"><b style="">1215 W Poplar St</b></st1:address></st1:Street><b style="">.<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on"><b style="">San Antonio</b></st1:City><b style="">, <st1:state st="on">TX</st1:State></b></st1:place><b style=""> <o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Distance: 3.8 Miles</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in;"><span class="street-address1"><span style="" lang="EN">The <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">San Antonio</st1:place></st1:City> youth center gives all the children in the neighborhood the </span></span>opportunity<span class="street-address1"><span style="" lang="EN"> to develop strength talent and skills while learning who they are. They offer </span></span>activities<span class="street-address1"><span style="" lang="EN"> such as </span></span><span style="" lang="EN">a sunset hike up a mountain or swim in the river. Get away adventures are available to anyone. This group also offers a safe retreat in a church basement to keep children off of the street and give them something positive to do. This gives the students something positive to look forward to and keeps them off of the street and out of trouble.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Unlimited Thought Bookstore<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>5525 Blanco # 107<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on"><b>San Antonio</b></st1:City><b>, <st1:state st="on">TX</st1:State></b></st1:place><b><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Distance: .58 Miles<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> Unlimited thought is a specialty bookstore that and learning center. It offers a large selection of spiritual and physiological books and CDs. This selection includes metaphysics, self-help, alternative health and healing. Aside from selling books, the store also offers candles, crystals, posters, wind chimes, oils, and divination tools. This is a very important resource for those who have religions off the main-stream.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">The <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Wittie</st1:PlaceName> <st1:placetype st="on">Museum</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:street st="on"><st1:address st="on"><b style="">3801 Broadway St</b></st1:address></st1:Street><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on"><b style="">San Antonio</b></st1:City><b style="">, <st1:state st="on">TX</st1:State> <st1:postalcode st="on">78209</st1:PostalCode></b></st1:place><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Distance: 5.8 Miles</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Website: <a href="http://www.wittemuseum.org/">http://www.wittemuseum.org/</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in;">With rotating, visiting exhibits—in addition to long term exhibits, like the HEB Science Tree House—the <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Wittie</st1:PlaceName> <st1:placetype st="on">Museum</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> gives students the opportunity to learn in a new environment.<span style=""> </span>The Wittie even offers educational programs specifically for secondary public schools; currently a program entitled “Fantastic Forces” allows students to observe and physical science concepts, such as gravity, force, and even <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Newton</st1:City></st1:place>’s Laws of Motion.<span style=""> </span>Fantastic Forces is offered Monday though Friday and even lists the corresponding TEKS on The Wittie website for teachers and parents.<span style=""> </span>With exhibits on everything from Dinosaurs to <st1:place st="on">South Texas</st1:place> photography the Wittie is an excellent place for students to enrich their minds outside their every day learning environment of the classroom.<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Women’s Neighborhood Prayer Inc.<br /><st1:street st="on"><st1:address st="on">104 Ivywood Circle</st1:address></st1:Street><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on"><b>San Antonio</b></st1:City><b>, <st1:state st="on">TX</st1:State></b></st1:place><b><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Distance: 1.1 Miles</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">They are tied with Women’s Prayer International. WNP is a nonprofit prayer ministry supporting and preparing women in the community to unite across all colors, races, and denominations to transform their neighborhoods around them, their work, and the nation through and for Christ.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>YMCA<br /><st1:address st="on"><st1:street st="on">2900 Ruiz St</st1:Street></st1:address>, <o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on"><b>San Antonio</b></st1:City></st1:place><b> <o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Distance: 5.16 Miles</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> The YMCA features a variety of activities to keep the community fit and healthy. Inside, they feature a weight and nautilus room, a gymnasium, a pool, racquetball and handball courts. Outside they have tennis courts, lighted soccer fields, and a running track. They also offer programs to high schoolers including swimming and karate lessons and basket ball and soccer leagues.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670893212484296872.post-13317310830736775412007-11-14T14:21:00.000-06:002007-11-14T15:47:23.645-06:00Community/ Multicultural Resources: Robert G. Cole Jr./Sr. High SchoolGroup Members: <br /><br /> Yvonne Avila<br /> Angelica Perez<br /> Donna Tucker<br /> Chen-Hui Wang <br /> <br />Community Resources<br /><br />Parent Resources <br /><br />1.Community Morale & Welfare <br /><br />Army Community Service Center located in 2010 Stanley Road, Building 2797, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234 provides integrated access to all sorts of information to meet the needs of a military person as well as his/her family. It includes MWR (Morale, Welfare and Recreation), which offers programs and activities. It is inclusive of army community service, child & youth services, special events, and community recreation designed to be of beneficial value today's military. Also available are Military OneSource with both a website and a free toll number whose professionals can immediately answer any problem from minor to severe. It also has translation services in more than 150 languages, and the multicultural staff is available to satisfy the needs of military personnel of color. Also available is the Fort Sam Houston News Leader, a newspaper, which is regularly issued by FSH. It provides information concerning military life. Military Sealife Command is available and supplies job opportunities and training for military. Finally, Army Emergency Relief is available, which is a private non-profit organization with a mission to provide emergency financial assistance to soldiers. The soldiers will be either on continuous active duty or retired from active duty for a long period of time, or for physical disabilities. It also includes their dependents. <br /><br />2.Family Building Resources <br /><br />Army Community Service and Army Family Team Building are organizations which supply programs and classes to educate and train all of American's Army in a wide variety of knowledge, skills, and behaviors. It is designed to prepare Army families to adjust themselves to their constantly changing lives, owing to deployment. It helps families with activities such as analyzing the pros and cons between buying or renting a house for military families. In addition, there are many useful parents' handbooks for resolving family conflicts, how to strengthen long distance relationships between children and military parents staying far away. These pamphlets suggest 250 activities and advertise the regularly held classes which help military families learn about the impact of the mission on family life. There are also pamphlets on army community resources, benefits, entitlements and compensation, the army language and so on. If a soldier still has any issue needing resolution, community forms provided by Fort Sam Houston Army Family Action Plan can be utilized to submit the issue he or she is concerned with. <br /><br />3.Financial Resources <br /><br />These resources deal specifically with the income of military families. They offer financial benefits for childcare. They also offer financial classes which deal with issues such as personal financial management, identity theft, and checkbook maintenance. There is also a magazine entitled Military Money, which informs the readers about financial and life tips. There are articles that deal with buying new cars, buying a new home, and even "half-price living." <br /><br />4.Military Directory <br /><br />This resource is a DVD-ROM that provides a telephone directory and yellow pages for San Antonio area military. This disc includes Brooke Army Medical Center, Brooks City Base, Fort Sam Houston, Camp Bullis, Camp Stanley, Lackland Air Force Base, Randolph Air Force Base, Wilford Hall Medical Center, and Laughlin Air Force Base. <br /><br />5.Commissary/Pxtra Resources <br /><br />These resources include a guide to the benefit for Military Single Service Members. It provides an internet link to the commissary at www.commissaries.com. In addition, there is a link to the Army and Air Force Exchange Service at wvvw.aafes.com. <br /><br />6.Educational Resources <br /><br />Also available through the community center are many educational pamphlets. These resources include a flyer for English as a Second Language, facts about technical and career education, P ALSI Advocacy (parent Alliance for Learning & Support; specifically helps parents and teachers of children with disabilities), and a question and answer document for Least Restrictive Environment, which pertains to children with disabilities as well. There is also a pamphlet for Army Childcare and Texas Financial Aid via Texas Grant. <br /><br />7.Pet/Veterinary Resources <br /><br />This resource is Fort Sam Houston's veterinary service for the animals of military personnel. There is a veterinary clinic available on base. This pamphlet resources soldiers off post to spay their pets at the Gladys Harborth Animal Resource Center. <br /><br />8.WIC <br /><br />This resource folder includes information about WIC in two pamphlets. One is available in English and the other in Spanish. There is also information about breast-feeding in Spanish, as well as information about interpretation services available for WIC beneficiaries. Languages spoken by WIC include Arabic, French, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Korean, and others. <br /><br />9.Family Advocacy Resources <br /><br />This is a folder especially full of resources for the military family or family individual. There are brochures on family violence, domestic abuse, and rape in marriage. It also provides brochures for advice and services for victims of violence and also, for the spouse of a rape victim. There is a flyer with numbers that a person can call to report Domestic abuse. Included is a flyer specifically for newly assigned commanders and NCO's to receive training in family advocacy issues. <br /><br />10.Historical Resources <br /><br />For the newly arrived military family, Fort Sam Houston offers opportunities for the family to learn about their new home. There are brochures for the Fort Sam Houston Museum. As well, there are pamphlets with Fort Sam Houston historical facts and pictures, a self-guided tour brochure of the base, and a tour visiting the historic sites on post. <br /><br />11. San Antonio Parents <br /><br />The community center at Fort Sam offers the magazine Our Kids, which is directed especially for parents in the San Antonio area. This magazine provides activities and ideas for children. This magazine would help parents find resources that may not be available on base. <br /><br />12.Combat-Related Resources <br /><br />There are multiple resources for this specific topic. Inside the folder are brochures for the support of the families of our fallen heroes and information on the challenges of deployment and reunion. There are flyers advertising classes for those returning from an over-seas assignment, and reunion and reintegration briefings. There are also handbooks for Combat-Related Stress Reactions (has information on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, depression, and reconnecting with others), Reintegration (a guide for service members and their families), and Mission Readiness (information on how to prepare your family and yourself for deployment). <br /><br />13.Healthcare Resources <br /><br />There are many healthcare resources available to the military family. This includes brochures for Home Healthcare, a Disability Resource Library, Anger Management classes, and information on immunizations. There is also a newsletter called "Wellness in Action," and a newspaper available entitled the Medical Patriot. Both contain information in medical and healthcare issues. Also available are pamphlets for breastfeeding problems, prevention of the whooping cough, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, Smallpox vaccinations and advice for family members of those with Smallpox, treatment of Anthrax, and even information on how to talk to your child about smoking (even if you do). <br /><br />14.Hotel Resources <br /><br />This folder contains a list of hotels that military personnel can find on post. It includes the Guest House and Transient Lodging Facilities. It also lists links that you can click on to take you to local hotels or to military lodging all around the world. (See also List of Off-Post Community Resources) <br /><br />15Church (Religious) Resources <br /><br />This resource contains a list of religious services for military personnel. The 5 chapels on base offer Catholic, Jewish, Protestant, and Muslim (and more) services. (See also List of Off-Post Community Resources to find more churches in the surrounding area) <br /><br />16.List of Off-Post Community Resources <br /><br />This is a list of all resources and locations found in a ten mile radius of Fort Sam Houston. The areas surveyed include the following streets: Rittaman, Wurzbach away from 4-10, Wurzbach toward 4-10, Eisenhauer, and Austin Highway. All the resources on this list are on these roads. <br /><br /> <br /><br />Student Resources <br /><br />1.School Resources <br /><br />Information in this folder comes directly from the school itself. There are music brochures, information about drugs and drug abuse and health brochures. There is also a sheet with school policies and another sheet with the year schedule. There are also copies of "Paw Prints," the school newsletter. <br /><br />2.Youth Services <br /><br />This specific resource services the youth on base. Included is runaway information in a pamphlet, a Fort Sam Houston Brochure, and also information on learning needs. There is also a request for care record. <br /><br /><br />Multicultural Resources:<br /><br />Books<br /><br />1.Neito, S. (2004). Affirming Diversity: The sociopolitical context of multicultural education. New York: Peearson Education.<br /><br />The book written by Sonia Nieto is a great book for people in the field of education. The reason is that it has captured the essence of multicultural education because she focuses on real students in real classrooms. She also enhances educators’ understanding of different cultural groups by presenting case studies in the book with the share of ethnic minorities’ struggle, pain, and frustration in dominated culture. In addition, she helps educators or future educators realize that their goals are the education of all the children in their classrooms. This book is beneficial to any teacher who works with children whose native language is not English.<br /><br />2.Howard, G. (2006). We Can’t Teach What We Don’t Know: White Teachers, Multiracial Schools. New York: Teachers College Press.<br /><br />This book written by Gary R. Howard is perfect for white educators, the teachers who intend to work in the field of education, the beginners who are exploring the issue of racism, and people who are confused and distressed about racism owing to past experiences. The book begins with a personal narrative, which explains how the author went from ignorance of racism to being an activist for anti-racism. It continues with a history of how Europeans and their descendants gained their dominant position; an exploration of how this history has enormous influences on white people and people of color today; suggestions for white awareness and action; and a final call to share in vision and action.<br /><br />3.Rattigan, J. K. (1993) Dumpling soup. Illustrated by Lillian Hsu-Flanders. Boston: Little, Brown and Company.<br /><br />Jama Kim Rattigan wrote the book, which is suitable for children in elementary schools. Her vivid, colorful picture book brings us to the Hawaiian Islands. Women in a Korean family gather together and celebrate New Year. As part of a family tradition, the cheerful clan makes dumplings for the feast. Seven-year-old Marisa is old enough to help out with the wrappings. Little Marisa, however, worries about the shape of her dumplings and feels insecure about how her concoction might not measure up with other dumplings. Marisa's Granny decides to cheer up and encourage her little princess. Granny features Marisa's dumplings as starters at the dinner table on New Year's Day. Dumpling Soup is more than a picture book-it is a celebration of cultures that have rooted in the Hawaiian Islands: Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Hawaiians.<br /><br />4.Yip, M. (2004) Chinese Children’s Favorite Stories. Illustrated by Minggmei Yip. North American: Tuttle Publishing.<br /><br />Mingmei Yip is an excellent writer--very engaging. She wrote the book for children who speak Chinese to have a better understanding of their own culture. Her illustrations are very colorful and eye-catching as well. The writer is an excellent selection of stories that are a good way to bridge the culture for children in this country. For example, the monkey story is worth reading because it is an important character in Chinese culture.<br /><br />5.Kindersley, B. (1997) Children Just Like Me: Celebrations. New York: DK Punlishing.<br /><br />It is a book great for ESL classroom and is also a good one for young and old. It also serves as a useful resource to teach children how people in different countries celebrate various holidays and festivals, carnivals and feast days. It has great photos, interesting texts, and endearing children as guides to introduce their own cultures, and each holiday is categorized in the order of four seasons.<br /><br />6.Kates, B. J. (1992) We’re different, We’re the same. Illustrated by Joe Mathieu. New York: Random Hous.<br /><br />The author uses a lot of the Sesame Street characters so that the children are immediately attracted to the book. Therefore, it is easy for teachers to guide their children of guessing each character by their distinguishing feature. The book is perfect for bridging the understanding multiculturalism for all ages. The book conveys the concept that “We're different, we're the same and we're All Wonderful show; despite all of our vast difference, we are so alike!” We all have beating hearts; have hopes and dreams for our future. We all laugh and smile the same even though we may speak different languages. Teachers can utilize the book to teacher our children that even though we look different, we are all very much the same. No one is superior to another only because of different races he or she belongs to.<br /><br />7.Hopkinson, D. (1993) Sweet Clara and The Freedom Quilt. Pantings by James Ransome. New York: Scholastic Inc.<br /><br />This is a great book written by Deborah Hopkinson to share with young students as an introduction to the history of the Underground Railroad and a delightful story to add to any classroom discussion on the topic of freedom and slaves. The author and illustrator accurately portray specific cultures and customs of the ethnic situation. The story tells of a twelve-year-old girl named Clara made a quilt, which was used to assist herself and her sweetheart, Jack, to reunite with her mother and slaves to freedom.<br /><br />8.Marshall, D. (1996) Guide to Kenya. Columbus, Ohio: Highlights for Children, Inc.<br /><br />The book, which is suitable for young children, introduces one of Africa’s most fascinating countries, Kenya. The contents include Kenya’s geography, history, language, wildlife, and surprising facts, which can bridge children’s understanding about the culture and custom of the people living in Kenya.<br /><br />9.Lipsyte, R. (1967) The Contender. New York: Scholastic Inc.<br /><br />The book written by Robert Lipsyte is suitable for all ages, especially good for 7-10 grade ages. <br />The Contender is about a boy named Alfred, living in Harlem in the 1960's. He fell into the stereotype for a kid from Harlem. He is a high school dropout and his best friend, James, is a drug addict. Trying to get away from the bad influences of his friends, he trained to be a contender in a boxing club in Harlem. Even though he had to overcome many hardships in the process, he never gave up. Although the book shows the serious side of the life, it inspires young children to make every effort to be the best they can be before it is too late.<br /><br />10.Wilson, A. (1990) The Piano Lesson. New York: the Penguin Group.<br /><br />August Wilson who depicts a play of African-American family copes with its past. The central character of the play--the piano--is a pictorial history of the family, carved by a woodcarving ancestor from the families’ slavery days. The confrontation between Berniece, who cherishes the piano, and Boy Willie, who wishes to sell the piano in order to use the profit to buy the land their family tilled as slaves, leads readers to the dilemma- Should one cling to the past or use it to make one's future? The author succeeds in creating characters with virtues, flaws and noble goals which readers can relate with.<br /><br />11.Dixon, J. (1992). Land of Hope. New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell Books. <br /><br />This small novel by Joan Lowery Dixon is a tale of immigration in the early twentieth century. The story tells of three girls from Russia, Sweden, and Ireland as they make the journey to New York. Upon arrival, they discover that America is not all that it seems. The heroine of the story, Rebekah, is a girl full of hope and dreams, determined to get an education and go to Columbia University.<br /><br />12.Hughes, V. (2002). Aziz the Storyteller. New York: Crocodile Books.<br /><br />This children’s hardcover book deals with storytelling and the importance of storytelling. The protagonist is a young Arabic boy named Aziz. The boy loves to listen and tell stories instead of doing work to provide for his family. Aziz must overcome the disagreement of his father and accept his storytelling as a means of supporting himself and his family. The magic of storytelling and its worldwide importance is impressed upon the reader.<br /><br />13.Howard, E. F. (1995). Papa tells China a Story. New York: Simon & Schuster Books.<br /><br />This is a children’s hardcover book about the Spanish-American war. The story tells of a little girl listening to her father tell the story of a mission that he embarked on when he was a soldier. The father exaggerates some of the tale and adds whimsical and adventurous elements to the story for her amusement. This story contains Spanish words and ideas—good for Latino students.<br /><br />14.Miller, W. (2000). Tituba. San Diego: Gulliver Books Harcourt Inc. <br /><br />The tale of Tituba is of the African slave who was accused of witchcraft in the Salem Witch Trials. This story goes over the history of the witch hunt and the life that Tituba had before the trials. It is also a story about hope and perseverance in a time of great distress. This book would be good supplemental reading for a history class, or for any young readers interested in historical stories. <br /><br />15.Bulosan, C. (1943, 1973). America is in the Heart <br /><br />This book by is a good resource for researching the history of Asians coming to America in search of the "American dream." It is the autobiography of Filipino poet Carlos Bulosan on his childhood in the Philippines and his voyage to America. It is a book recommended for a classroom library of young adults in grades 9th to 12th. <br /><br />16.Davis, J. A. (1991). African American History for Young Readers <br /><br />This book can be used as a supplement to classroom textbooks that do not cover African American History successfully. There are critical thinking discussion questions and activities at the end of each chapter. This book would be an excellent resource for cultural or ethnic research for young students in various Social Studies classes. <br /><br />17.Gates, H. L. & West, C. (2000). The African-American Century; How Black Americans Have Shaped Our Country <br /><br />This book covers the beginning of the 20th century to the end of it in 1999. It starts with W.E.B. Du Bois and ends with Tiger Woods. The focus is on Black Americans who impacted the USA from musicians like Scott Joplin the "king of Ragtime" to revolutionaries like Black Panther Angela Davis. Best usage would be as a supplement to research on an individual in this book or as part of a classroom library. <br /><br />18.McKissack, F. a. (1996). Rebels Against Slavery; American Slave Revolts <br /><br />This is an excellent supplement for classroom textbooks that do not cover the slaves' discourse on their struggle against slavery in the Americas. The McKissacks have written a book that grade school and high school students can learn from. This book also covers the day to day resistance to being slaves. This is also an excellent resource for a classroom library. <br /><br />19.Myers, W. D. (1999). At Her Majesty's Request; An African Princess in Victorian England <br /><br />This book covers the true story of an African Princess named Sarah Forbes Bonetta who was brought to England by a British naval officer and while there she became the protegee of Queen Victoria of England. It is a series of letters concerning Sarah that were written by several people including some written by Sarah and Queen Victoria. This book would be a good book for a classroom library. <br /><br />20.Ostergren, R. C. & Rice, J. G. (2004). The Europeans; A Geography of People, Culture, and Environment <br /><br />This book would be a good resource or supplement for a classroom textbook that doesn't completely address the culture of the European people. Part II of this book covers the culture and identity of the European people. Besides being a good book to have in a classroom library, those students who have ancestors that are traced back to Europe would appreciate and learn from this historical book. <br /><br />21.Shirley, D. (1994). Alex Haley; Author<br /><br />This book covers the life of Alex Haley on a small scale. It was written as a book for young and mature students and maybe some adults. Mostly the book is about his strides in producing Roots and The Autobiography of Malcolm X. Good book for a classroom library and helpful in a book report a student may have to do on Alex Haley . <br /><br />22.... y no se 10 trago la tierra; ... And the Earth Did Not Devour Him <br /><br />This book is on the life and times of a fictional boy who recalls the difficulty in the Mexican-American migrant workers life of the 40s and 50s in America. The book is rooted in reality because of the research of the author, Tomas Rivera. This book carries both the Spanish and English translations which make it a perfect book for a BBL or ESL classroom library. <br /> <br />Magazines<br /><br />1.American Educator, “Get Real: Here's the Boost that Poor Children, Their Teachers, and Their Schools Really Need”<br /><br /> Antonia Cortese discusses some strategies to use to help children who are academically behind excel to the same achievement levels as their peers. She says educators need to focus on teaching quality. Educators also need to support a culture of respectful student behavior. Antonia believes that early diagnosis and immediate intervention of reading problems will help children achieve higher academic levels. She supports a knowledge-rich core curriculum as an essential part of academic achievement. Additional supports of staff, time, and resources benefit the “neediest” of students.<br /><br /><br />2.American Teacher, “Improving education means working outside the schools, too”<br /><br /> Edward McElroy compares student success in schools to the branches of a tree-all the branches need tending. He says we need to build strong coalitions of organizations to support the public education system. Educators also need to examine out of school factors that contribute to the educational issues of a school. McElroy believes changing schools and universities is the start to changing the society. He also says that better professional development and compensation are essential to effective teaching. We need to support good public policies inside and outside the school.<br /><br />3.National Geographic: Magazine. Special issue: Africa; Whatever You Thought, Think Again <br /><br />For the month of September 2005, the National Geographic Magazine issued this special issue on Africa. It is a sweeping report on Africa's cultural, economic and health issues. This magazine is a great resource for classrooms already, but this special issue on Africa would be an excellent supplement to World History classroom texts that briefly mention Africa. It would also be a good addition to classroom libraries. <br /><br /><br /> <br />Videos<br /><br />1.A&E, “The Biography Project for Schools Project Overview”<br /><br /> The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) helps teachers and students explore the lives of extraordinary Americans. The biographies of these people, who have made a difference in America, are portrayed in a way that helps teachers link them to different subject areas of art, science, math, history, language arts, and media literacy. The NBPTS demonstrates for teachers how to incorporate the biographies into their lesson plans. It’s easy to use, informative, and entertaining for the whole class. Teachers can adapt the format given in the video to fit their unique teaching style.<br /><br />2.Johnson Institute, “Growing Up Black and Proud: The Role of Racial Identity in Drug Abuse Prevention”<br /><br /> The Johnson Institute describes why racial identity is important among African-American teenagers. Peter Bell is the speaker in the video. He conducts training workshops on developing skills for multicultural competence. He presents cultural concepts of effective drug prevention efforts that target Black teenagers. He examines concepts of color consciousness, Black authenticity, cultural ignorance, and racism. This video is recommended for educators and professionals that implement drug abuse prevention programs targeting African-American teenagers. <br /><br /><br /> <br />Lesson Plans<br /><br />1. English as a Second Language: Lesson plans and Teaching ideas<br /> http://www.webenglishteacher.com/esl.html<br /> -It includes Activities for ESL Students<br /> The Adult Literacy Resource Institute Web Site<br /> American Accent Training<br /> Auto-English<br /> Better English: English Exercises<br /> Boggle’s World ESL<br /> Breaking News English<br /> The Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers<br /> Center for Adult English Language Acquisition<br /> Color Coded Parts of Speech<br /> Easy English On Line<br /> EFL Reading<br /> English, Baby!<br /> English Daily<br /> English Exercises Online<br /> English Firsthand Café<br /> English Language Listening Lab Online<br /> English Maze<br /> English Online<br /> English Teaching Program<br /> English-Zone<br /> EnglishPage.com <br /><br />2. Women in Science<br /> http://www.education-world.com/a_tsl/archives/99-1/lesson0011.shtml<br />Subject: Science, History of Science<br />Grade: 9-12<br />Description: This lesson features a study of various women (past and present) and the ways in which these women have overcome the obstacles presented to them because of their sex or ethnicity.<br /><br />3. Let’s Get Along<br />http://www.education-world.com/a_tsl/archives/07-1/lesson014.shtml<br />Subject: Art and Humanities, Social Studies<br />Grade: 3-5/6-8<br />Description: A book by Eve Bunting teaches valuable lessons about getting along with people we don’t know.<br /><br />4. Yours and My Trail of Tears<br />http://www.education-world.com/a_tsl/archives/06-1/lesson024.shtml<br />The trail of Tears<br />http://ngeorgia.com/history/nghisttt.html<br />The Neverending Trail<br />http://ngeorigia.com/poetry/theneverendingtrial.html<br /><br />The Indian Removal Act of 1830<br />http://www.civics-online/library/formatted/texts/indian_act.html<br />Subject: History<br />Grade: 6-8/9-12<br />Description: This lesson brings to life the story of the Trail of Tears and the Cherokee Nation in the 1830s.<br /><br />5. Edutainment-“How to teach English with fun and games”<br />http://www.eslgames.com/edutainment/<br />It includes 18 proven English teaching games and successful techniques and cariations for ALL levels, plus much more! (best for students 12-112 years)<br /> <br />6. ESL Lesson Plans and Resources<br />http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/eslplans.html<br /><br /> <br />Multicultural Websites<br /> <br />1. Center for Multilingual Multicultural Research<br />http://www-bcf.usc.edu/~cmmr/BEResources.html<br />It includes rich bilingual/ESL/ Multicultural Education Resources.<br /><br />2. Especially Espanol<br />http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/espanol/<br /> It includes a variety of good Spanish language resources.<br /><br />3. Bilingual Family Web Page<br />http://www.nethelp.no/cindy/biling-fam.html<br />It includes Definition<br /> Myths about Bilingualism<br /> Politics of Bilingualism<br /> Practical Help<br /> Special Problems of Bilingual Families<br /> Resources <br /> Our Story: The Haug/Kandolf Family<br /> Future Plans For This Web Page<br /> Member’s Pages<br /> Frequently Used Terms <br /> <br />References<br /><br />Bulosan, C. (1943, 1973). America is in The Heart. Seattle: University of Washington Press.<br /><br />Cortese, A (2007, Spring). Get Real: Here's the Boost that Poor Children, Their Teachers, and Their Schools Really Need. American Educator, Spring 2007, 4-9.<br /><br />Davis, J. A. (1991). African American History for Young Readers; A Chronological Account. <br /> Yellow Springs: Epps-Alford .<br />Dixon, J. (1992). Land of Hope. New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell Books. <br />Gates, H. L., & West, C. (2000). The African-American Century; How Black Americans Have <br /> Shaped Our Country. New York: Simon & Schuster.<br /><br />Hopkinson, D. (1993) Sweet Clara and The Freedom Quilt. Pantings by James Ransome. New <br /> York: Scholastic Inc.<br /><br />Howard, E. F. (1995). Papa tells Chita a Story. New York: Simon & Schuster Books. <br />Hughes, V. (2002). Aziz the Storyteller. New York: Crocodile Books. <br />Kates, B. J. (1992) We’re different, We’re the same. Illustrated by Joe Mathieu. New York: <br /> Random House.<br /><br />Kindersley, B. (1997) Children Just Like Me: Celebrations. New York: DK Publishing.<br /><br />Lipsyte, R. (1967) The Contender. New York: Scholastic Inc.<br /><br />Marshall, D. (1996) Guide to Kenya. Columbus, Ohio: Highlights for Children, Inc.<br /><br />McElroy, E.J. (2007, March/April). Improving education means working outside the schools, <br /> too. American Teacher, [91(6)], 2.<br /><br />McKissack, F. a. (1996). Rebels Against Slavery; American Slave Revolts. New York: Scholastic <br /> Press.<br /><br />Miller, W. (2000). Tituba. San Diego: Gulliver Books Harcourt Inc.<br /><br />Myers, W. D. (1999). At Her Majesty's Request; An Anfrican Princess in Victorian England. <br /> New York: Scholastic Inc.<br /><br />National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. (1999). The Biography Project for Schools Project Overview [VHS]. (Available from A&E Television Networks).<br /><br /><br />Neito, S. (2004). Affirming Diversity: The sociopolitical context of multicultural education. <br /> New York: Peearson Education.<br /><br />Ostergren, R. C., & Rice, J. G. (2004). The Europeans; A Geography of People, Culture, and <br /> Environment. New York: The Guilford Press.<br /><br />QVS, Inc.. (1993). Growing Up Black and Proud: The Role of Racial Identity in Drug Abuse <br /> Prevention [VHS]. (Available from Johnson Institute, 7205 Ohms Lane, Minneapolis, <br /> MN 55439-2159). <br /><br />Rattigan, J. K. (1993) Dumpling soup. Illustrated by Lillian Hsu-Flanders. Boston: Little, Brown <br /> and Company.<br /><br />Shirley, D. (1994). Alex Haley, Author. New York: Chelsea House Publishers.<br /><br />The National Geopgraphic Society. (2005, September). Africa; Whatever You Thought, Think <br />Again. National Geographic Magazine . Washington, D.C., United States of America/North America: National Geopgraphic Society.<br /><br />Wilson, A. (1990) The Piano Lesson. New York: the Penguin Group.<br /><br />Yip, M. (2004) Chinese Children’s Favorite Stories. Illustrated by Minggmei Yip. North <br /> American: Tuttle Publishing.Chen-Hui Wanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14504894449104000398noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670893212484296872.post-74939799284316410382007-11-09T15:22:00.001-06:002007-11-09T15:43:51.211-06:00Multicultural resources<span style="font-weight: bold;">Here are some multicultural resources for our group.</span><br /><br /><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Group Members: Christiana, Nikki, Tania, Zach and Eddie</span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 111);font-family:Tahoma;" ><br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 111);font-family:Tahoma;" >FairTest</span></strong></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 111);font-family:Tahoma;font-size:130%;" >The National Center for Fair & Open Testing</span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 164);font-family:Tahoma;" >The</span></b></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 164);font-family:Tahoma;font-size:130%;" > <b>National Center for Fair & </b></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 164);font-family:Tahoma;font-size:130%;" ><b>Open Testing (FairTest) </b></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">Works to end the misuses and flaws of standardized testing and to ensure that evaluation of students, teachers and schools is fair, open, valid and educationally beneficial.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Tahoma;" > </span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://fairtest.org/">http://fairtest.org/</a></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.eslcafe.com/images/design_logo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://www.eslcafe.com/images/design_logo.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A great place to find multiple resources for ESL and EFL students, with active forums that have over 60 ESL games and lesson plans available.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.eslcafe.com/">http://www.eslcafe.com/</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://towerofenglish.com/images/towerlobby2.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://towerofenglish.com/images/towerlobby2.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span new="" roman="" style=";font-family:helvetica,times;font-size:100%;" ><b>The Tower of English</b> is here to help ESL students and teachers quickly find the best places on the Internet to practice real English! You'll find about 300 fun and interesting websites in 34 different categories.<br /><br /><a href="http://towerofenglish.com/">http://towerofenglish.com/</a></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span new="" roman="" style=";font-family:helvetica,times;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br />Some good examples from this site are:<br /><br /><a href="http://towerofenglish.com/humor.html">http://towerofenglish.com/humor.html</a><br /><a href="http://towerofenglish.com/idioms.html">http://towerofenglish.com/idioms.html</a><br /><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/graphics/splash07.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/graphics/splash07.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Adult Basic and Literacy Education (ABLE) includes Basic Skills Education, GED Preparation, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Family Literacy, and Workplace Education. Students come from all walks of life and represent a wide range of ages and cultural backgrounds. Classes are held at various times throughout the day in a variety of locations. People attend ABLE programs to get their GEDs, to improve their basic skills, to get a job or a better job, to go to college, and to help their children or grandchildren with school work.<br /><br /><a href="http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/lessonplans/index.html">http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/lessonplans/index.html</a><br /><br />Also see: <a href="http://literacy.kent.edu/">http://literacy.kent.edu/</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.everythingesl.net/img/eesl_logo_20041014.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://www.everythingesl.net/img/eesl_logo_20041014.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Features more than <b>66</b> lesson plans, <b>45</b> teaching tips, <b>230</b> downloads, <b>830</b> discussion topics, and <b>90</b> classroom resource picks.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.everythingesl.net/">http://www.everythingesl.net/</a>Eddie Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02225958509523526233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670893212484296872.post-33644601754920130402007-11-09T14:40:00.000-06:002007-11-09T14:43:16.715-06:00Ethnography Part ACOMMUNITY RESOURCES<br /><br />1) Angel Valley Christian Day Care<br />Mrs. Munoz, (210) 673-3019<br /> <br /> This is a day care facility located near the now defunct Westlakes Mall. Mrs. Munoz has lived in the area for quite some time, and has worked at the day care for years. She should be able to offer an invaluable perspective on the challenges that both children and their parents face within this community. <br /><br />2) Radiance Academy of Learning<br />Doug Perry, (210) 670-8800<br /><br /> Radiance is a charter school, offering an alternative to parents who wish to work outside of the traditional public school framework. The school offers seminars to parents who wish to secure higher education for their children, but will need advice and guidance in acquiring loans and grants to make this possible. Mr. Perry should be able to say something about the parental struggle to achieve an improved quality of life for their children.<br /><br />3) Karate Plus<br />Dr. Lockhart, (210) 675-0838, Cell (210) 287-5423<br /> <br /> This martial arts center offers youth a positive alternative to destructive pursuits. We believe that Dr. Lockhart can tell us what kind of impact the discipline has had on children over the years, in this way shedding light on his personal experience with the community’s youth.<br /><br />4) Encore Dance Dimensions<br />Loral Brown, (210) 670-0003<br /><br /> As another business that primarily deals with youth, Mrs. Brown will be able to offer insight into whether, and to what extent, positive hobbies and leisure pursuits predict success. Mrs. Brown spoke candidly about various issues pertinent in the community as she addressed graffiti, ethnic tensions, and financial depravity. <br /><br />5) St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church<br />Pastor Juan Alfaro, (210) 675-1920<br /><br /> Churches are excellent community resources as they interact with the community on many different levels, being involved in ameliorating social problems and in providing solace and comfort to those in need. As such, we believe that Pastor Alfaro will be able to provide a perspective with great breadth and depth. <br /><br /><br /><br />6) Columbia Little League, Inc.<br />Ms. Evans, (210) 674-3746<br /><br /> The baseball fields located at the intersection of Ellison and Adams Hill reflect this community acquiescence to the national youth sports trajectory. Seeing as how many children pass through the ranks of the various sports teams rooted here, Ms. Evans should be able to provide important commentary based on her observations and experiences with the youth, as well as with their parents.<br /><br />7) Adams Hill Neighborhood Association<br />Gregory Evans, (210) 675-0964<br /><br /> Mr. Evans should be able to convey community concerns adroitly, especially within the realm of residential values. Although his insight clearly will not be limited strictly to this aspect, his experiences should serve to be especially helpful in understanding how neighborhoods work to maintain maximum fiscal viability. <br /><br />8) Lil’ Dragon Den Childcare Center<br />Victoria Hastey, (210) 645-4130<br /><br /> As another day care facility, the staff at this center should be familiar with the challenges facing working parents in the process of raising young children. Mrs. Hastey’s observations should provide our group with specific examples, through anecdotes and recollections, of how individuals cope with difficulties uniquely framed through community realities. <br /><br />9) Resurrection of the Lord Catholic Church<br />Pastor Adolfo Valdivia, (210) 675-1470<br /><br /> The church is involved in community service and outreach programs that aim to identify and address prevailing problems. As the leader of a devoted congregation, Pastor Valdivia’s commitment to helping others will undoubtably strengthen this ethnography’s veracity. <br /><br />10) San Antonio Public Library, Guerra Branch<br />Branch Manager, Joyce Anne Stevens, (210) 673-1492, <a href="mailto:jstevens@sanantonio.gov">jstevens@sanantonio.gov</a><br /><br /> Mrs. Stevens was very eager in participating in our research. She was more than willing to participate, and she conversed candidly with the group members for quite some time, revealing her personal commitment to the community and to the library within it. This branch was constructed only a few years ago and its modern design and pleasant furnishing reflects this. However, Mrs. Stevens general sentiments reveal a host of underlying concerns. <br /><br /><br /><br />11) Performance Automotive and Trans<br />(210) 675-7500<br /><br />This gentleman didn’t want to give his name. He’s been working at this shop for about 14 years. There is a variety of ethnicity that comes to this shop. There is an equal diversity working there as well. When asked what’s the majority and minority that come to this shop he said that it is equal. When I went there I walked around and there was an equal amount of ethnicity as customers and as workers as well. <br /><br />12) Ellison Drive Animal Hospital<br />(210) 670-8400<br /><br />This was one of the very few animal hospitals within 10 mile range of Adams Hill Elementary school. Most people who come to this hospital are military people. The majority of there customers are the one who live in the Lackland area. The majority ethnicity was ranged as 1st White 2nd Hispanic and 3rd Black. The reason she liked this community was that it is a safe area and that some people make it seem that it’s not safe at all. She said there are always police men going up and down the neighborhoods and all over the community. There are rarely any car accidents. And that the community is a clean area. They like to keep everything clean around them. Even though the majority is white then Hispanic and lastly African Americans she did emphasize that the big majority are military men and women. <br /><br />13) Goodwill Industries<br />(210) 924-8581<br /><br />This the only goodwill located around the marbach area at a huge distance from where all the other ones are located. She’s been working here for two years going on to her third year within the next two months. She enjoys working here because the customers are very nice and she likes communicating with others. She sees the same customers every week the majority here are Hispanics. The minority are Whites. When asked what she thought about the community she said it was decent. She lives about 10 minutes away from her job. <br /><br />14) Peter Piper Pizza<br />(210) 674-7008<br /><br />This person has been working here for seventeen years and is a manager here. He likes helping people and greeting them. He enjoys making them happy. There are some days when customers could be really ruse but what makes his day is that there are those few customers who actually are polite when greeted and ask for things in a nice manner. The majority of people who come eat here are Mexicans/ Hispanics and the minority would be African Americans. The community is very peaceful. You don’t see big commotions when there is an accident. There are a few accidents but that happens every where, he said. The only difference is that an accident happens they solve it quick and move on. <br />15) New Life Christian Center<br />(210) 679-6050<br /><br />This was a person who had attended this center for six months. He gave credit to the ministry of the city and that there were many friendly people that his wife and he had met. They are very multi cultural. They preach on prosperity and instilling within the membership the attitude that God wants you to be a millionaire. He then realized several little things that made him decide to leave this center. The pastor and his wife were heavily into the prosperity. The pastor wife would always get up and ask how many millionaires were in the house and would emphasize giving in order to be blessed financially. The pastor’s were wealthy people. the church did emphasize very much there Jewish roots<br /><br />MULTICULTURAL TOOLS<br /><br />“The highest result of education is tolerance.”--- Helen Keller<br /><br /><br />Children’s Ethnic Literature Resources:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.multiculturalchildrenslit.com/">Http://www.multiculturalchildrenslit.com</a><br /><br />Provides literature for most cultures related to the ethnic makeup seen within the Adams Hill community. The web site also provides many genres for children and classroom teachers. The website lists literature for the Hispanic, Black American, Middle Eastern cultures, and many more.<br /><br /><br />Category: Latino/Hispanic Americans<br /><br />Ada, A.F. (2002). I Love Saturdays y Domingos. Illustrated by E. Savadier. New York: Atheneum. (k-3)<br /><br />Saturdays and Sundays are very special days for the child in this story. In Saturdays, she visits Grandma and Grandpa, who come from a European-American background, and on Sundays--los domingos--She visits Abuelito y Abuelits, who are Mexican American. While the two sets of grandparents are different in many ways, they also a great deal in common--in particular, their love for their granddaughter.<br /><br />Anaya, R. (1995). Farolitos for Abuelo. Illustrated by E. Gonzales, Hyperion. (1-4)<br /><br />When Luz’s beloved grandfather dies, she places luminaria around his grave on Christmas Eve as a way of remembering him.<br /><br />Christopher, M. (1994). Centerfield ballhawk. Illustrated by E. Beier. New York: Little Brown and Company. (3-5)<br /><br />While grounded from team play for two weeks after breaking a neighbor’s window, Jose Mendez bemoans his inability to be a .375 hitter like his father was in the minor leagues. Even his sister is a good hitter. Jose comes to recognize his value as a fielder in the satisfying, if predictable, resolution.<br /><br /><br />Category: Middle Eastern<br /><br />Matze, C.S. (200). The stars in my Geddoh’s sky. Illustrated by B. Farnsworth. Albert Whitman. (k-3)<br /><br />Alex’s Arabic-speaking grandfather comes to visit the United States, and Alex learns about his grandfather’s Middle Eastern homeland.<br /><br />Douglass, S.L. (2003) Ramadan (On my own holidays). Illustrated by J.Reeves. Carolrhoda. (1-4)<br /><br />An introduction to Islamic observation during the month of Ramadan and the subsequent festival of Eid-al Fitr.<br /><br />Fitterer, C.A. (2002) Arab Americans (Spirit of America: Our cultural heritage)> Child’s World. (3-5)<br /><br />Introduces readers to the Arab American culture, immigration aspects, customs, religion, foods, and holidays. Famous Arab Americans, as well as noted contributions and inventions by Arab Americans, are also presented.<br /><br />Category: African Americans<br /><br />Adoff, A. (1996). Black is Brown is Tan. Illustrated by E.A. MCCully. New York: Harpercollins Juvenile Books. (K-3)<br /><br />Mom is black and Daddy is white but the family is many colors. The members of their loving circle make the world sweet for the young children growing up tall and strong.<br /><br />Bunting, E. (1999). Smokey Night. Illustrated by D. Diaz. New York: Harcourt Brace.(1-4)<br />When the smell of smoke wakens Daniel and his mother during the night, the flee from the rioting outside their apartment to a shelter. Inspired by an innocent comment from Daniel, his mother introduces herself to a neighbor; the African-American woman’s attempt to reach out to the Korean-American woman is a clear result of surviving the riots together.<br /><br />Collier, B. (2000). Uptown. New York: Henry Holt & Company. (K-3)<br /><br />Discover the vibrant world of Harlem, New York, as seen through the eyes of one little boy who lives there.<br /><br />Greenfield, E. (1992). African Dream. Illustrated by C. Byard. New York: Harper Collins Juvenile Books. (k-3)<br /><br />An African-American child dreams of Africa, where she sees animals, shops in a market place, reads from a strange old book, and returns to the village where her granddaddy welcomed her so long ago.Mateusz Dondahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03171115985721312901noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670893212484296872.post-35647638706300665852007-11-09T13:56:00.000-06:002007-11-14T12:26:13.806-06:00Community and Multicultural Resources - Pat Neff MSGroup members: Blas Treviño, Stephanie López, and Alejandra Osejo<br /><br />Located at 5227 Evers Rd, and named after named after former Governor Pat Morris Neff <a href="http://www.nisd.net/neff/">Pat Neff MS </a>is one block inside the I-410 Loop. Neff MS is one of the 15 <a href="http://www.nisd.net/schools/info/Middle">Northside Independent School District</a>'s middle schools.<br /><br />According to data provided by The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) for the school year 2004-2005, <a href="http://www.schoolsnoop.com/SchoolDetail.asp?NCESSCH=483312003714&State=TX">Snoopschool.com</a> reported Pat Neff's enrollment by ethnicity for those years. The results showed that, from the total of 997 students, 2 students were American Indian, 18 were Asian, 72 were Black, 693 Hispanic, and 212 where White.<br /><br />Resources around Pat Neff MS resemble the ethic population of the school. A wide variety of multicultural resources are available to the community, especially for the Hispanic population.<br /><br />We include in this report just some of the many resources available for the community around Pat Neff. We include as well some multicultural resources that will be of much help to either parents and educators to address the challenging cultural diversity in our schools and society.<br /><br /><br /><strong>COMMUNITY RESOURCES</strong><br /><br /><strong>Adult & Community Education</strong><br />Northside Learning Center-Portable 8B<br />6632 Bandera, San Antonio, TX 78238<br />NISD extends its services to adults, through programs that help for non-English speakers become sufficient in speaking, writing, and reading English. ACE offers classes per semester that cost 70.00 to 90.00 dollars.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Business and Industry Customized Training<br /></strong>6632 Bandera Road<br />San Antonio, TX 78238<br />Phone: (210) 397-8100 ask for Anna Lisa Garcia<br />These training classes fulfill the specific training and educational needs of employers with individually-designed training programs taught at the employer’s place of business or in the Northside classrooms. ACE coordinates with more than 20 employers a year to set up literacy, vocational, and related training programs for their workers.<br /><br /><br /><strong>ESL Education at NISD</strong><br />5651 Grissom Road, San Antonio, TX 78238<br />Phone: (210) 397-3500<br /><a href="http://www.nisd.net/bilingualesl/">http://www.nisd.net/bilingualesl/</a><br />Northside's Bilingual/ESL Department proudly serves a diverse part of the student population. The ESL department conducts testing to identify these students so that they may receive the most appropriate services to meet their educational needs. Each year, hundreds of students from different parts of the world come through the doors and go through the testing process for proper educational placement. The ESL department provides enriched programs in Bilingual Education, Dual Language, English as a Second Language (ESL) at the elementary level, and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) at the Middle and High School level.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Forest Hills Public Library</strong><br />5245 Ingram Road, San Antonio, TX 78228<br />Phone: (210) 431-2544<br /><a href="http://www.ci.sat.tx.us/library/branch/foresthills.asp">http://www.ci.sat.tx.us/library/branch/foresthills.asp</a><br />A branch of the San Antonio Public Library, Forest Hill is open the seven days of the week. It has a wide variety of resources including books, audio books, videos, DVDs, magazines, and music CDs. It also holds several cultural events and events for children.<br />The catalogue can be accessed through the Library's web site and if a certain article is not in stock, it will be send to the library from other branches where the article is available.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Gregorio Exparza Accelerated Elementary School<br /></strong>5700 Hemphill<br />San Antonio, TX 78228<br />Phone: (210) 397-1850<br />Teachers in this school possess high levels of proficiency and literacy skills in the target language. bilingual instructional assistants and support staff serve as language role models.<br />dual language instruction differs from traditional bilingual education in its philosophy. Most bilingual programs aim for students to be exited from mainly Spanish instruction as soon as they become proficient in English. The objective of dual language instruction is for the student to become proficient in both Spanish and English. "I think it's an excellent program," states teacher Carla Rocha. "The students who speak Spanish benefit from receiving instruction in their native language, while the English speakers are quickly learning Spanish and still maintaining their English."<br /><br /><br /><strong>Islamic Center of San Antonio<br /></strong>8638 Fairhaven San Antonio, TX 78229<br />Phone: (210) 614-0989<br />Fax: (210) 614-2281<br /><a href="http://www.icsaonline.org/">http://www.icsaonline.org/</a><br />The mosque is open for prayers daily. It offers other services such as classes on both English and Arabic languages on Islamic law to its 700 regular members as well as to the non-Muslim community. The expansion project will soon add to the facilities a Multipurpose Hall for different events and activities. It will be used as a community and youth center; it will have school classrooms, a gymnasium, and extra space for prayers.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Little India Grocery</strong><br />5727 Evers Road, San Antonio, TX 78238<br />Phone: (210) 521-4778<br />Little India Grocery is a supermarket whose atmosphere resembles that of India. A great variety of Indian food and spices is for sale along with Indian movies, music, and fine Indian-fashion dresses, jewelry, and other garments.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Northside Education Foundation<br /></strong>6632 Bandera Road, Building A, San Antonio, TX 78238<br />Phone: (210) 397-8599, Fax: (210) 706-8846<br /><a href="http://www.nisd.net/foundation/homepage.htm">http://www.nisd.net/foundation/homepage.htm</a><br />An independent non-profit corporation promoting quality education in the Northside Independent School District located in San Antonio, Texas. The Foundation's mission is to foster community involvement in innovative educational programs by generating and disbursing funds and other resources to provide enrichment for Northside students. Schools and their communities can apply for grants to be disbursed to their campus in order to excel in education.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Parent Teacher Association (PTA)</strong><br />Pat Neff Middle School<br />5227 Evers Road, San Antonio, TX 78238<br />Pat Neff 6<br />Phone: (210)397-4100, Fax: (210) 706-7235<br /><a href="http://www.nisd.net/neff/pta.htm">http://www.nisd.net/neff/pta.htm</a><br />PTA parents are a special group of parents that advocate for our children. The parents promote wellness and education in their community. All PTA Meetings are held in Neff Cafeteria from 6:00 to 6:30 p.m. The next PTA meeting will be on December 11, 2007 at 6:00 p.m.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Pat Neff Middle School Library<br /></strong>5227 Evers Road , San Antonio, TX 78238<br />Phone: (210) 397-4100<br /><a href="https://nisd.schoolnet.com/outreach/pnms/library/">https://nisd.schoolnet.com/outreach/pnms/library/</a><br />The library offers over 14,000 books, a wide selection of audiovisual materials and print periodicals. The students have access to 23 networked computers, 2 scanners, and several online databases. Students can check out books and have various resources available to them to expand their knowledge in their school subjects as well as their own interests.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Regional Day School Program for the Deaf (RDSPD)</strong><br />5900 Evers Road, San Antonio, TX 78238<br />Phone: (210) 706-8500<br /><a href="http://www.tea.state.tx.us/deaf/">http://www.tea.state.tx.us/deaf/</a><br />NISD Regional Day School Program for the Deaf coordinates the services that the Texas Education Agency's Division of Services for the Deaf offers to students who are deaf or hard of hearing. The services of this program may extend to families, service providers, and educational systems and institutions. The program also provides a certificate that verifies hearing loss for applicants for tuition waiver at state supported post-secondary schools in Texas.<br /><br /><br /><strong>School Age Parenting</strong><br />6632 Bandera Road, San Antonio, TX 78238<br />Phone: (210) 397-8111, 522-811<br /><a href="http://www.nisd.net/compensatory/SAP/index.htm">http://www.nisd.net/compensatory/SAP/index.htm</a><br />The Northside ISD School Age Parenting Program is a drop out recovery and prevention program that provides support services to teen parents to enable them to stay in school and obtain their high school diploma successfully. Other services that the center provides are parenting enriching classes, assistance in obtaining scholarships, and academic instruction to teen moms during their post partum period, in which students attend to classes with their babies twice a week from 9 AM to 12 PM.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Spanish, English and Foreign Languages for America Inc.</strong><br />5805 Callaghan Road, Suite 304<br />San Antonio, TX 78228<br />Phone: (210) 520-5518<br /><a href="http://www.spanishenglishedu.com/">http://www.spanishenglishedu.com</a><br />Spanish, English and Foreign Languages (SEFLA) is a language school responding to the U.S. population increase toward the need for multilingualism. SEFLA opens its doors to serve the community in San Antonio, collaborating with the U.S. Government in its efforts to reinforce education and excellence for all citizens. Open from Monday through Saturday, it offers training in different languages such as English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Arabic, and many more.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Summer Youth Programs: NISD Sponsored</strong><br />6632 Bandera Road<br />San Antonio, TX 78238<br />Phone: (210) 397-8011<br />This program combines academics and recreation for elementary and middle school youth and is operational on four to six Northside campuses during the month of June. The "day camp" setting gives students a chance to build on and go beyond learning from the regular school year in their specific area of interest. Classes include science, music, writing, computers, language, math, drama, and sports.<br /><br /><br /><strong>VITA Goodwill Store</strong><br />3401 Fredericksburg r Road, San Antonio, TX 78201<br />Phone: (210) 924-8581<br /><a href="http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=107626,00.html">http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=107626,00.html</a><br />The VITA Program offers free tax help to low- to moderate-income (generally, $39,000 and below) people who cannot prepare their own tax returns. Certified volunteers sponsored by various organizations receive training to help prepare basic tax returns in communities across the country. VITA sites are generally located at community and neighborhood centers, libraries, schools, shopping malls, and other convenient locations. Most locations also offer free electronic filing. To locate the nearest VITA site, call 1-800-829-1040.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>MULTICULTURAL RESOURCES</strong><br /><br /><strong>Achievement Trap</strong><br />Wyner, J. S. (2006). “Achievement trap: How America is failing millions of high achieving<br />students from lower-income families.” Retrieved November 5, 2007, from http://www.civicenterprises.net/pdfs/jkc.pdf<br /><br />The study analyzes national data to track the school performance of about 3.4 million K-12 children who come from households with incomes below the national median but score in the top quartile on nationally normed tests. It finds that they start school with weaker academic skills and are less likely to flourish over the years in school than their peers from better-off families. The report says that such children enter school with a disadvantage that shows up in their national test scores. More than 70 percent of 1st graders who score in the top quartile are from higher-income families, and fewer than three in 10 are from lower-income families.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Alameda National Center for Latino Arts and Culture</strong><br />101 South Santa Rosa, San Antonio, TX 78207<br />Phone: (210)299-4300, Fax: (210) 299-4340<br /><a href="http://www.thealameda.org/">http://www.thealameda.org/</a><br /><br />The mission of The Alameda is to create a cultural zone for the arts, economic development, education and entertainment in downtown San Antonio that reflects San Antonio's diverse heritage, with an emphasis on Latino arts and culture. For instance, on November 2, the center organized a public altar (after the Hispanic tradition for honoring the death) for all of our heroes: family, friends, and veterans. Some of the future events include the film screening and discussion on Celia Cruz on November 17, and a Salsa concert on December 15.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Con Respeto</strong><br />Valdes, G. (1996). Con Respeto: Bridging the Distance between Culturally Diverse Families and<br />Schools: An Ethnographic Portrait. New York, NY: Teachers College Press.<br />In Con Respeto, ethnographer Guadalupe Valdes gives a clear understanding of the Mexican culture. This book provides insight from eight immigrant families about their values and morals and how deep they really run. There is an explanation to why some Mexican families seem as if they do not value education. It also provides clear views of what these families consider failure and success and why they do it.<br /><br />Creatively Teaching Multicultural Art<br />Bartel, M. (n.d.). “Creatively teaching multicultural art.” The International Education Daily.<br />Retrieved November 2007 from, http://www.goshen.edu/art/ed/multiculturalart.html<br />In his essay, Marvin Bartel questions himself how to I teach art in a way that makes the students take pride in their own culture while gaining respect and appreciation for the art and customs of other cultures. This site contains a story of how he learned to bring out the pride in his own culture using art expressions of different cultures. Art of different cultures is included so as to not leave out any one. The purpose is to develop critical thinking and creativity while making cultural and historical connections.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Online Journals and Magazines<br /></strong>Gorski, P.C. (2006). Online Journals and Magazines. EdChange Multicultural Pavilion<br />Retrieved November 2007 from, http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/sites/journals.html<br /><br />Founded and still maintained by Paul C. Gorski, PhD, EdChange.org offers many links to online journals and magazines intended to develop multicultural awareness. Teachers, children, and<br />Pat Neff 11<br />teens may found it easier to read a fun online magazine with lots of illustrations and interesting and up to date facts than just letters in a piece of paper. Teachers may use these resources to illustrate themselves with multicultural issues and to help their students gain multicultural insights.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Exploring Culture: Exercises, Stories, and Synthetic Cultures<br /></strong>Hofstede, G. J. (2002). Exploring Culture: Exercises, Stories, and Synthetic Cultures. Maine:<br />Intercultural Press.<br /><br />This book for educators contains exercises, dialogues, stories, and simulations that put Geert Hofstede's five dimensions of culture into action.<br />The activities follow the classic culture learning sequence of awareness, knowledge, and skills. The book also contains ample background information on society and culture.<br /><br /><br /><strong>From My People: 400 Years of African American Folklore</strong><br />Cumber Dance, D. ed. (2002). From My People: 400 Years of African American Folklore. New<br />York: W. W. Norton & Company.<br /><br />This anthology book promotes a better understanding of African American culture. It contains a variety of rumors, riddles, proverbs, recipes, song lyrics, sermons, photos, art objects, stories, and folk songs of African-American folklore and culture.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Increasing the School Involvement of Hispanic Parents<br /></strong>Inger, M. (1992). Apples for the Teacher.com. “Increasing the school involvement of Hispanic<br />parents.” Retrieved November 4, 2007 from: http://www.apples4theteacher.com. Path: Articles; Bilingual Education.<br /><br />This article gives information about getting Hispanic parents more involved in their children's education. Some parents may be afraid to get involved because they might have had a negative<br />Pat Neff 12<br />experience in school themselves. The article gives examples of how to pull parents into the education process of their children. Morton Inger explains how schools and Hispanics are separated by social barriers and recommends strategies to improve Hispanic parent involvement in their children's education.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Introducing Mexico </strong><br />(1991). Introducing Mexico. [Motion Picture]. Educational Video Network, Inc.<br /><br />This video program is part of the immense catalogue of the Educational Video Network from Texas. The video focuses on both the geography of Mexico and the people who live there. The program comes with study guide questions and answers.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Multicultural Art Activities Kit: Ready-to-Use Lessons and Projects with 194 Drawings, Photos, and Color Prints</strong><br />Bloom, D. (1994). Multicultural art activities kit: ready-to-use lessons and projects with 194<br />drawings, photos, and color prints. West Nyack, N.Y.: Center for Applied Research in Education.<br /><br />This multicultural art book contains lots of art expressions from all over the world in the form of ready-to-use lessons and projects with 194 drawings, photos, and color prints. It includes the history of the particular art work, step-by-step instructions, and follow-up review questions for the students.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Multicultural Book Review</strong><br />Mele, J. (1996). Multicultural Book Review. Retrieved November 2007 from,<br />http://www.isomedia.com/homes/jmele/homepage.html<br /><br />This web site is intended for K-12 educators to place their reviews of books on multicultural topics. The books are individually graded by educators and then the site manager gives the book one average score. This site is not related to the print magazine Multicultural Book Review.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Multicultural Children’s Literature in the Elementary Classroom</strong><br />Kidsource OnLine, Inc. (2007). Multicultural Children’s Literature in the Elementary<br />Classroom. Retrieved November 2007, from http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content5/multi.cult.lit.class.html<br /><br />Children of diverse cultures can use this web site to find literature that relates to their lives. Here is a site that can help the teachers of these classrooms bring out the children’s individual culture. There are selections for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and K-12; topics such as recreation, health, and parenting are included.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Multicultural, Cross-cultural and Intercultural Games and Activities</strong><br />The Wilderdom Store: Gear for Adventurous Learning. (2006). Multicultural, Cross-cultural &<br />Intercultural Games & Activities. Retrieved November 2007, from <a href="http://wilderdom.com/games/MulticulturalExperientialActivities.html">http://wilderdom.com/games/MulticulturalExperientialActivities.html</a><br /><br />On this web site many games and brain teasers are available for educators to use in their classrooms. These games are fun yet relevant to multiculturalism. The site also has links to other sites’ multicultural activities.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Multicultural Heroes</strong><br />Walbridge, M. (n.d.) Multicultural Heroes. Retrieved November 2007 from, http://multiculturalheroes.com/<br /><br />This web site gives teachers multiples resources that can be used as role models in their classroom curriculum. Biographies of important Hispanic-American, African-American, Asian-American, and Native-American heroes in the fields of history, literature, math, and sciences can be obtained and then implemented in to the class room. The web sites listed can be used independently or in conjuncture with the biographical research activities described in the teacher’s guide of both the Latino and the African American 'Heroes of the Civil War Set' by Mike Walbridge.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Multicultural lesson plans</strong><br />Sass, E. J. (2007). Multicultural Lesson Plans. Retrieved November 2007 from,<br />http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/edmulticult.htm<br />Hundreds of lesson plans and resources can be obtained by going to this web site. For teachers who want to bring out the importance of ones identity this could be a perfect place to begin. Just scroll down the page and select the topic of your choice from the alphabetic list. Topics include but are not limited to world religions, culture languages, and important issues such as tolerance, and traditional roles. Among hundreds of resources, here is a lesson plan for Sandra Cisneros’ The House of Mango Street book.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Multicultural Literature Resources</strong><br />Hiden Ramsey Library. (2004) Multicultural Literature Resources. Retrieved November 2007<br />from, <a href="http://bullpup.lib.unca.edu/library/rr/multcultlit.html">http://bullpup.lib.unca.edu/library/rr/multcultlit.html</a><br /><br />This web site contains multicultural literature for students and young adults. Also, there are links for other web sites with more multicultural literature.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Multicultural Resources</strong><br />TeachersFirst.com. (2006). Multicultural Resources. Network for Instructional TV, Inc.<br />Retrieved November 2007 from, <a href="http://www.teachersfirst.com/multicult.htm">http://www.teachersfirst.com/multicult.htm</a><br /><br />This web page lists resources from a variety of disciplines that are suitable for using in multicultural settings. While some of these resources are listed under Teachers First’s academic headings, the web site has grouped them here for added convenience in finding multicultural information and lessons. This page also contains a number of sites specifically dedicated to multicultural resources and teaching strategies.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Multicultural Teaching: A Handbook of Activities, Information, and Resources</strong><br />Tiedt, P. L. Tiedt, Tiedt, I. M. (2005). Multicultural teaching: a handbook of activities,<br />information, and resources. Boston: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon.<br />This book explains how to bring multicultural education to the classroom. It explains different social activities in which culture is embedded, as well as many other subjects related to multicultural education. It suggests several activities to individualize multicultural instruction as much as possible.<br /><br /><br /><strong>National Education Association (NEA)<br /></strong>National Education Association. (2006). NEA State Affiliates Online. Retrieved November 4,<br />2007 from <a href="http://www.nea.org/aboutnea/affiliates.html">http://www.nea.org/aboutnea/affiliates.html</a><br /><br />NEA is a volunteer-based organization supported by a network of staff at the local, state, and national levels. At the local level, more than 14,000 NEA local affiliate organizations are active in a variety of activities as determined by the local members. These may range from raising funds for scholarship programs to conducting professional workshops on issues that affect faculty and school support staff to bargaining contracts for school district employees. NEA also provides the Minority Community Outreach program which regardless of race or ethnicity every child receives the education he or she deserves.<br /><br /><br /><strong>National Latino Children's Institute (NLCI)</strong><br />1115 South St. Mary's St. San Antonio, TX 78210<br />Phone: (210) 228-9997<br />http://www.nlci.org<br />All across the nation, young Latinos are finding their voices and speaking out what is important to them and their community. Cultural events led by youth, families, and community organizations open the doors to a new understanding and inclusion of everyone. The NLCI focuses on policies, programs, and community initiatives that lead to the full and healthy development of Latino children.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Raising Nuestros Niños</strong><br />Rodriguez, G. G. (1999). Raising Nuestros Niños: Bringing Up Latino Children in a Bicultural<br />World. New York, NY: Fireside.<br />This book provides Latino parents as well as educators with ways to preserve their culture as they grow up in a homogeneous world. It provides insight on various activities that children from infancy to age 12 can do to help them understand, love, and preserve their familial and cultural heritage. The activities include Spanish songs, rhymes, recipes, and celebrations.<br /><br /><strong>Religious Diversity in America<br /></strong>(2002). Religious diversity in America. [Motion Picture]. Educational Video Network, Inc.<br />This video program is part of the immense catalogue of the Educational Video Network from Texas. The video focuses in America's variety of cultures that are defined by many different<br />Pat Neff 17<br />religions such as Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism. The program comes with study guide questions and answers.<br /><br /><br /><strong>School Snoop</strong><br />SchoolSnoop. (2005). School details by state / county. Retrieved November 2007, from<br />http://www.schoolsnoop.com/<br />This web site presents school details by state and county such as enrollment by ethnicity and gender. The information provided by the web site represents the results of school surveys for the 2004-2005 school year made by the National Center for Education Statistics.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Turning Winds/Troubled Teens<br /></strong>Turning Winds. (2007). Division of Family Solutions Network, Inc. Retrieved November 2007,<br />from http://www.turningwinds.com/index.htm<br />Turning Winds Academic Institute is an industry leading therapeutic private boarding school for troubled teens in Montana. It provides a teen help program for parents of troubled teens. The web site provides useful information, resources, and links to many other resources for troubled teens and their families.<br /><br /><br /><strong>United Nations Kids Bookshop</strong><br />United Nations Bookshop. (2006). Kids. Retrieved November 2007, from<br />https://unp.un.org/bookshop/browse.aspx?sid=2&oid=0<br />The Kids section of the United Nations online bookshop offers a variety of multicultural resources (videos, books, flash cards, games, and more) focused on understanding diversity, fighting hate among youngsters, promoting values and good manners, environmental sustainability, and many more.Alejandra Osejohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095784295201453956noreply@blogger.com64tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670893212484296872.post-24766456775603894452007-11-09T10:11:00.000-06:002007-11-09T10:12:00.717-06:00Starla Whitener, Amy Autry, Arlene Najera and Isiah Robinson's GROUP15 Community Resources<br /><br /><br /><br />1. AVANCE<br /> Address: 114 W. Vestal<br /> San Antonio, TX. 78221<br /> Contact: Sylvia Enriquez (210) 927-5375<br /><br />2. Catholic Charities Archdiocese of San Antonio<br /> Address: 1405 Main, Suite 222<br /> San Antonio, TX. 78212<br /> Contact: Carl James (210) 222-1294<br /><br />3. Communities in Schools<br /> Address: 1660 E. Commerce<br /> San Antonio, TX. 78205<br /> Contact: Nancy Reed (210) 520-8440 Ext 222<br /><br />4. Food Bank<br /> Address: 4311 Director Drive<br /> San Antonio, TX. 78219<br /> Contact: Eric Cooper (210) 431-8302<br /><br />5. Habitat for Humanity<br /> Address: 311 Probandt<br /> San Antonio, TX. 78204<br /> Contact: Melissa (210) 223-5203<br /><br />6. Harlandale ISD Parent Education Center<br /> Address: 901 March<br /> San Antonio, TX. 78214<br /> Contact: (210) 921-4440<br /><br />7. Jewel C. Wietzel Center<br /> Address : 9131 Yett, Bldg. 4<br /> San Antonio, TX. 78221<br /> Contact: (210) 977-1635<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />8. Pan American Library<br /> Address: 1122 Pyron<br /> San Antonio, TX. 78221<br /> Contact: Elda Flores (210) 924-8164<br /><br />9. Planned Parenthood<br /> Address: 2346 E. Southcross<br /> San Antonio, TX. 78223<br /> Contact: (210) 333-5454<br /><br />10. Salvation ArmyAdult Rehabilitation Center<br /> Address: 1324 South Flores<br /> San Antonio, TX. 78204<br /> Contact: Gary Wilson (210) 223-6877<br /><br />11. San Antonio Missions (Mission San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo)<br /> Address: 2202 Roosevelt<br /> San Antonio, TX. 78210<br /> Contact: (210) 932-1001<br /><br />12. VFW Post 9186 (Veterans of Foreign War)<br /> Address: 650 East White San Antonio, TX 78214<br /> San Antonio, TX. 78214<br /> Contact: (210) 532-9191<br /><br />13. WIC Program (by the San Antonio Metro Health Department)<br /> Address: 2322 Buena Vista<br /> San Antonio, TX. 78207<br /> Contact: (210) 225-1870<br /><br />14. YMCA (Southwestern Bell)<br /> Address: 835 W. Southcross<br /> San Antonio, TX. 78211<br /> Contact: (210) 924-2277<br /><br />15. JOVEN Center<br /> Address: 102 W. White<br /> San Antonio, TX. 78204<br /> Contact: George Alonzo (210) 924-0330<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />AVANCE<br /> AVANCE strives to strengthen families of the community by preventing child abuse, child neglect and educational handicaps. AVANCE provides parent-child education programs, including a nine month program that teaches parenting skills, child development and addresses the social and emotional issues faced by at-risk mothers. They also assist with adult literacy, child development and address issues related to low income status.<br /><br />Catholic Charities Archdiocese of San Antonio<br /> The Catholic Charities Archdiocese provides culturally sensitive social services to all those in need, regardless of race, religion, or socioeconomic status. They provide immigration refugee programs, crisis intervention programs, adolescent pregnancy programs, catholic consultation services, and a program for foster grandparents. They also work with the retired seniors and take part in the Parents as Teachers Program.<br /><br /> class=Section2><br />Communities in Schools<br /> Communities in Schools provides immediate accessible services to young people and their families facing obstacles that interfere with their personal and academic success. The program currently implements stay in school and pre-college programs in 46 schools in seven Bexar county school districts. They provide counseling and supportive guidance, health and social service referrals, academic enhancement, educational enrichment, career awarness and work hard to encourage parental involvment.<br /><br /> class=Section3><br />Food Bank<br /> The San Antonio Food Bank supports non-profit food pantries and on-site feed locations in the community. They also provide referral services to individuals or agencies. They provide food for pantries, offer application assistance for Medicaid, TANF, and food stamps. They also give referrals to other community agencies that might help and provide USDA commodities.<br /><br /><br />Habitat for Humanity<br /> Habitat for Humanity helps low income families build homes. Those who can’t afford to apply for a home can seek assistance through them. With thier assistance families can provide stability for their children. With their assistance Habitat can improve a families health, physical safety and security. It is also known to increase educational and job prospects.<br /><br />Harlandale ISD Parent Education Center<br /> The Harlandale Parent Education Center offers the community adult education and awareness programs. They provide adult basic education GED classes, and ESL classes. They also provide a lending library and gardening classes.<br /><br />Jewel C. Wietzel Center<br /> Provides services to severely handicapped children. These are often children born handicapped, but the center also accomadates those who became handicapped due to injury or other circumstances. The center offers various types of services ranging from educational learning to physical therapy.class=Section4><br /> <br /><br />Joven<br /> Joven strives to create a healthy community where youth and their families can experience healing and empowerment. They provide life skills education, anger managment training, tutoring, crisis interventioin, and inidvidual family counseling. They also offer a year round sports program, after school programs, and summer programs.<br /><br />Pan American Library<br /> The Pan American Library provides a welcoming atmosphere full of resources for reading and learning. The library provides 17 computers for public use, books, videos, audio cassesttes, and magazines for checkout. They also hold story time sessions on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for preschoolers. A summer reading club also convenes at this library’s location.<br /><br />Planned Parenthood<br /> Planned Parenthood is an organization committed to the sexual and reproductive health of all people. They provide birth control, pregnancy testing, emergency contraception, and testing and treatment for STD’s. They also provide assistance to those going through menopause and assist with refferals for adoption and parental care.<br /><br /><br />Salvation ArmyAdult Rehabilitation Center<br /> The Salvation Army Rehab Center cares for those withe alcohol or drug related problems. They offer counseling, work therapy and spiritual guidance to the community. They also have a local store that benefits their organization that sales cheap second hand items to the community.<br /><br />San Antonio Missions (Mission San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo)<br /> The San Antonio Missions National Park Service provides historical information surrounding the Missions and is one of San Antonio’s popular tourist destinations. The mission churches remain active today. The Missions provide tours and orientation talks to school groups. They also have outreach programs and participate with other organizations.<br /><br />VFW Post 9186 (Veterans of Foreign War)<br /> VFW is an American organization whose members are current or former members of the U.S. armed forces. This organization assumes the responsibilities of lobbying congress for better veterans’ health care benefits. They also volunteer to assist veterans with their VA disability claims. The organization provides service to the community and participates in Operation Uplink, which provides free phone cards to overseas service members.<br /><br /> <br />WIC Program (by the San Antonio Metro Health Department)<br /> The WIC program provides nutritional assistance to women during the critical stages of fetal and early childhood development. They provide nutrition information to expecting mothers, vouchers for food, breast feeding support and referrals to other social services.<br /><br /><br />YMCA (Southwestern Bell)<br /> The mission of the YMCA is to promote healthy mind, body and spirit. They provide afterschool programs for children, daycare services, sports for the youth, and youth leadership development.<br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> 25 Multicultural Resources<br /><br />Books<br /><br />Alvarez, J. (2005). How the Garcia girls lost their accents. Middlesex: Plume Publishing.<br /><br />Auaya, R. (1991). Bless Me Ultima. New York: Grand Central Publishing.<br /><br />Bunting, E. (1996). Going home.New York : Harper Collins Publishing. <br /><br />Chavarria-Chairez, B. (2000). Magda’s tortillas. Houston, Texas: Arte Publico Press.<br /><br />Cisneros, S. (1991). The house on Mango Street. Houston: Vintage Press.<br /><br />De Zavala, A. (1996). History and legends of the Alamo and other missions in and around San Antonio. San Antonio: Arte Publico Press.<br /><br />Fisher, M. (2001). Rosita’s bridge. San Antonio, Tex. : Maverick Pub. Co.<br /><br />Merrell, F. (2003). The Mexicans: a sense of culture. Boulder: Westview Press.<br /><br />Miller, C. (2004). Deep in the heart of San Antonio: Land and life in south Texas. San Antonio: Trinity University Press.<br /><br />Nikola-Lisa, W. (2004). My teacher can teach . . . anyone!. New York: Lee and Low Books.<br /><br /><br /><br />Other<br /><br />American Library Association. (2000, May). Multicultural Cinderella Stories. Retrieved October 24, 2007, from <a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/booklinksbucket/multicultural.htm.">http://www.ala.org/ala/booklinksbucket/multicultural.htm.</a><br /><br />DiversityStore.com. (2007). Multicultural education. Retrieve October 24, 2007, from http://www.diversity.store.net/ds/index.cfm.<br /><br />Garcia, S. (2005, August 07). Multicultural websites: diversity and ethnic studies. Retrieved October, 24, 2007, from <a href="http://www.public.iastate.edu/~savega/multicul.htm.">http://www.public.iastate.edu/~savega/multicul.htm.</a><br /><br />Gorski, P. (2007). Multicultural pavilion. Retrieved October 24, 2007, from <a href="http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/">http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/.</a><br /><br />Jefferson County Educators. (2007). Multicultrual lesson plans. Retrieved October 22, 2007, from http://jeffcoweb.jeffco.k12.co.us/passport/lessonplan/lessonindex.htm.<br /><br />Smith, R. (1993). Celebrating cultural diversity thruogh children’s literature. Retrieved October 24, 2007, from <a href="http://multicultrualchildrenslit.com/">http://multicultrualchildrenslit.com/.</a><br /><br />Multicultural Kid Inc. (2007). Multicultural kid incorporated. Retrieved October 24, 2007, from <a href="http://www./">http://www.</a>multiculturalkids.com/shop/home.php.<br /><br />Multicultrual Review. (2007). Multicultural review. Retrieved October 24, 2007, from <a href="http://www.mcreview.com/">http://www.mcreview.com/.</a><br /><br />National Multicultural Institute. Leading with diversity. Retrieved October 24, 2007, from http://www.nmci.org/<br /> Palo Alto College (2006, August 21). El pueblo community development project and harlandale idependent school district. Retrieved October 7, 2007, from <a href="http://www.harlandale/">http://www.harlandale</a>.k12.tx.us/co mmunity_page/community_ed/parent_ed/MyPACC/index.h~Starz4jovihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01307590110700945257noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670893212484296872.post-51015719941637509752007-11-09T02:54:00.000-06:002007-11-09T03:04:18.802-06:00Community resources for Rodriguez Elementary<p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Here are some resources around the area. Hope this helps</span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Group: Christiana, Nikki, Tania, Zach and Eddie<br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" ><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Young Women Christian Association<o:p></o:p></span><st1:street st="on"><st1:address st="on"><span style=";font-family:";" ><br /></span></st1:address></st1:street></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><st1:street st="on"><st1:address st="on"><span style=";font-family:";" >503 Castroville Rd.</span></st1:address></st1:street><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Donna Harris 433-9922</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >This is a community outreach center who focus not just on women, but families themselves. They have twelve progrems to help the community, and also have a child development center that has up to seventy-five students on any given day. They have programs such as: kinder readiness, positive youth development, sports programs for children, Mi Carrera (go into schools and discuss abstinence with young women), teen volunteer program, young women's enterprise. There is also a program called La Familia which focuses on teaching on realtionship family skills. There is also a senior connection program they have things to do such as: yoga, dance, and water aerobics. Teachers could use this center as a way to connect families with their students. Also if the teacher was teaching older kids they could let them know to volunteer. Student volunteers at the YWCA get to go on trips to the coast and other fun things to get repaid for their service.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >The Benavides Learning and <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Leadership</st1:placename> <st1:placename st="on">Development</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">Center</st1:placetype></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Richard DeLeon<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">435-2352</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >This center focuses on adults in the area around Rodriguez Elementary. It provides free services and teachers classes in reading and writing, english as a second language, G.E.D. preparation, adult basic education, financial literacy, classes to help people obtain citizenship, and computer technology. The classes range in enrollment from 20-40. This center also offers tutors for the main courses in case the students need extra help. They also help to teach english to immigrants. This is an important center for people in and around <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on"><span class="yshortcuts">San Antonio</span></st1:city></st1:place>, and it also benefits teachers to have this option if parents come to the teacher and ask for help because they want to better themselves and their families with an education.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on"><span style=";font-family:";" >Las Palmas</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style=";font-family:";" > Library<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">434-6394</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >This library is located a mile away from Rodriguez Elementary. This branch circulates Spanish language periodicals, and also has staff that is bi-lingual to assist everyone. With over 68 thousand volumes there is much to choose from. As a teacher, a field trip to a large library would be beneficial to chidren. Even though Rodriguez Elementary has a library, a change of scenary to a different location would be interesting to young children.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on"><span style=";font-family:";" >Communicare</span></st1:placename><span style=";font-family:";" > <st1:placename st="on">Health</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">Center</st1:placetype></span></st1:place><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Nimet<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">431-6117</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Communicare provides comprehensive, affordable quality health care while respecting the dignity, values, and culture of the individual. This center is federally funded as a non-profit community health center. The center focues on primary health care services, including medical, dental, behavioral health, and health education. The center helps people who have insurance, but also the uninsured. This center is beneficial to teachers because they know of a place that will take anyone who is sick, no matter their income.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style=";font-family:";" ></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Southwestern Research Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><i><span style=";font-family:";" >Dan Bates<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >(210) 522-2257.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" lang="ES-MX">6220 Culebra Road. <span style="">San Antonio</span>, <span style="">TX</span> 78238</span><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" lang="ES-MX"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >Southwestern Research Institute is not only a company for engineers; they also have programs that are educational for students and the community around it.<span style=""> </span></span><span style=";font-family:";" >Since 1994, SwRI engineers have served as volunteers and mentors for the annual SA BEST (San Antonio Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology) competition, in which area high school students and mentors from local businesses team for six weeks to design and build remote-controlled robots that compete in a robot-to-robot competition. SwRI is a proud sponsor of the event.<span style=""> </span>Students also receive a tour of the Institute and an opportunity to meet with scientists and engineers in his/her field of interest. They also scout students and promote being engineers when going to college.<span style=""> </span>They also have members actively participate in various community activities in <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">San Antonio</st1:city></st1:place> usually volunteers to help refurbish facilities such as Joseph Children's Home in 2006.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Our Lady of the <st1:place st="on"><st1:placetype st="on">Lake</st1:placetype> <st1:placetype st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold;"><st1:address st="on"><st1:street st="on"><span style=";font-family:";" >411 S.W. 24th St.</span></st1:street><span style=";font-family:";" >, <st1:city st="on">San Antonio</st1:city></span></st1:address><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold;"><span style=";font-family:";" >Tessa Martinez Pollack<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tele: 210-434-6711</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Almost directly next to <st1:placename st="on">Rodriguez</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">Elementary School</st1:placetype> is Our Lady of the <st1:place st="on"><st1:placetype st="on">Lake</st1:placetype> <st1:placetype st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>.<span style=""> </span>Our Lady of the <st1:placetype st="on">Lake</st1:placetype> <st1:placetype st="on">University</st1:placetype> was the first <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">San Antonio</st1:place></st1:city> institution of higher education to receive regional accreditation. It has been accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools since 1923. In 1927 it became the third <st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on">Texas</st1:place></st1:state> school to be approved by the American Association of Universities. Aside from the obvious fact that it’s a university which sets an immediate example for the students to look up academically, it also sets a very religious tone for the entire area. OLLU is a catholic-based university which can be seen from very far away. It’s not surprising to see several other religious references in the area around the school, including several other primary schools. The university also has a rich Hispanic history and that also feeds into the surrounding area, as many of the community resources seemed to be of Hispanic influence. <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold;"><span style=";font-family:";" lang="ES-MX">Las Palmas Square</span><span style=";font-family:";" lang="ES-MX"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold;"><span style=";font-family:";" lang="ES-MX">803 Castroville Rd <span style="color:black;">San Antonio tx 78237<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">210-431-9758</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><st1:street st="on"><st1:address st="on"><span style=";font-family:";" >Las Palmas Square</span></st1:address></st1:street><span style=";font-family:";" > is located about half a mile away from <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Rodriguez</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">Elementary School</st1:placetype></st1:place>, and within it is a plethora of community resources available to its occupants. Inside the square, there was a Dollar General, an Easy Pawn, a Subway along with several other restaurants, and several beauty salons, among other things. <st1:street st="on"><st1:address st="on">Las Palmas Square</st1:address></st1:street> is definitely a place where a person can generally find something that suits them.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold;"><span style=";font-family:";" >La Fiesta supermarket<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold;"><span style=";font-family:";" >(210) 432-8844<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><st1:address style="font-weight: bold;" st="on"><st1:street st="on"><span style=";font-family:";" >448 Castroville Rd</span></st1:street><span style=";font-family:";" >, <st1:city st="on">San Antonio</st1:city></span></st1:address><span style=";font-family:";" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:";" >A few blocks from <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Rodriguez</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">Elementary School</st1:placetype></st1:place>, and on the same street as the H-E-B, is the La Fiesta supermarket. It is substantially smaller in the H-E-B, and due to its proximity, seemed unusual. It blended in well with the culture of the area however, and did seem to have plenty of customers. It appeared that customers chose to shop at La Fiesta if they only needed a specific ingredients that are rare in mainstream grocery stores.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Calderon Branch Boys and Girls Club:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Branch Director: Sebrina Ornelas and her number is 434-4383<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">600 SW 19th </span><st1:city style="font-weight: bold;" st="on"><st1:place st="on">San Antonio</st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-weight: bold;">, TX 78207</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Boys and Girls Club provides services to disadvantaged youth living within the communities of the east and west sides of <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on"><span class="yshortcuts">San Antonio</span></st1:place></st1:city> since 1939. They serve over 6,300 members ages 6-18 years old. 97 percent of club members are minorities; and more than 50% are from single parent families. 90% of members' families untilize jsome form of federal assistance. The annual dues is $50 per member. The major programs include sports & recreation activities, academic assistance, career and leadership activies, arts & crafts, substance abuse prevention services, enviromental awareness, counseling, individual and neighborhood safety, adult mentoring, and outreach for Hispanic families and referral services as needed.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on"><span style=";font-family:";" >Avance</span></st1:placename><span style=";font-family:";" > <st1:placename st="on"><span class="yshortcuts">Child</span></st1:placename><span class="yshortcuts"> <st1:placename st="on">Development</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">Center</st1:placetype></span></span></st1:place><span style=";font-family:";" >:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" lang="ES-MX"><span style="font-weight: bold;">2642 Castroville Rd</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> San Antonio, TX 78237</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >The person I spoke to was Cathy Guerrero but the head of that branch is Priscilla Ponce. The number is 735-9155. Only allows children from 0-3 years. Starting at 30 months they start the transition for the child to a school district of a PCI. This center is for low income families below the poverty line and for the parents to recieve help they either have to be working or attending school. The program is free and they are open Monday thru Friday 8-5. The center only has 32 children with four classrooms. That is 8 children to a classroom with 2 teachers in each. While there the children get free diapers, wipes, formula, and <span class="yshortcuts">baby food</span>. If the parents income happens to become higher than the poverty line while the kids are still attending, the children are allowed to stay until they reach the age of 3. There are a total of 4 of these centers in <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on"><span class="yshortcuts">San Antonio</span></st1:place></st1:city>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on"><span style=";font-family:";" >San Antonio</span></st1:city></st1:place><span style=";font-family:";" > Fire Station 8<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >David Valero<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >(210) 207-8422.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:address style="font-weight: bold;" st="on"><st1:street st="on"><span class="yshortcuts"><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >600 S. Hamilton</span></span><span class="yshortcuts"><span style=";font-family:";" > St.</span></span></st1:street><span class="yshortcuts"><span style=";font-family:";" > <st1:city st="on">San Antonio</st1:city>, <st1:state st="on">TX</st1:state> <st1:postalcode st="on">78207</st1:postalcode></span></span></st1:address><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >San Antonio Fire Station 8 is one of the older fire stations in <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">San Antonio</st1:place></st1:city>.<span style=""> </span>They go out and give guest lectures to the near by schools helping them become more aware of fire safety.<span style=""> </span>They have the children go through a simulated fire to educate the students how to be safe.<span style=""> </span>Because the increasing problem of children causing fire hazards in 1994 they also created a program called the Juvenile Firesetters Intervention. The program teaches a system to educate and referral children who have set fires or display firesetting behaviors. This program is mainly focused on children.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >Bazan Library<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><st1:address st="on"><st1:street st="on"><span style=";font-family:";" >2200 W. Commerce St.</span></st1:street><span style=";font-family:";" > <st1:city st="on">San Antonio</st1:city>, <st1:state st="on">TX</st1:state> <st1:postalcode st="on">78207</st1:postalcode></span></st1:address><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >(210) 225-1614<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >Laurie Gruenbeck<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";color:black;" >This Library<b> </b></span><span style=";font-family:";" >serves approximately 60,000+ persons: 95% Hispanic, 1% African-American, 4% Other.<span style=""> </span>They opened in 1977 being the only library in this area.<span style=""> </span>They provide all the resources that the children need to work with and does joint business with the schools surrounding it.<span style=""> </span>They have a large activist Spanish book collections and a small Latino collection.<span style=""> </span>Their purpose is to “To promote public use of the San Antonio Public Library and appreciation of its value as a cultural and educational asset to the community, and to encourage the extension and improvement of its services.”<span style=""> </span>They have multicultural events that happen every month.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p>Christianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06769617060663210068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670893212484296872.post-88568159186418471102007-11-08T22:18:00.000-06:002007-11-08T22:21:33.063-06:00W. W. White Elementary School Community/Multicultural Resourceswoop der it iz!<br /><br />Bruce Gonzales Jr.<br />Elizabeth Ghrist<br />Jennifer Arreola<br />Elizabeth Morrow<br /> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: 200%;" align="center"><u>Community Resources<o:p></o:p></u></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><b>1.<span style=""> </span>Family Service Association <o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style=""> </span>Location: 702 San Pedro, 78212</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style=""> </span>This resource actually has many branches and other locations inside our community, along with their main building.<span style=""> </span>They provide services such as child abuse information and treatment centers, daycare, family counseling, senior citizens services, social services, and welfare.<span style=""> </span>This is very helpful and beneficial for the whole community.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><b>2.<span style=""> </span>Via Bus System<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style=""> </span>Location: Intersection of <st1:address st="on"><st1:street st="on">W. W. White Rd.</st1:Street></st1:address> and Rigsby</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 200%;">Although this source is all over <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">San Antonio</st1:City></st1:place>, it is particularly helpful to this community.<span style=""> </span>The area is of a low <st1:stockticker st="on">SES</st1:stockticker> and having transportation to work, school, or family is essential.<span style=""> </span>And just driving through the neighborhood you can tell that this resource is widely used.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><b>3.<span style=""> </span>St. Phillip's Community Family Resource and <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Learning</st1:PlaceName> <st1:placetype st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style=""> </span>Location: <st1:address st="on"><st1:street st="on">101 Meerscheidt St.</st1:Street></st1:address>, 78203</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 200%;">This center provides ample information for parenting, emergency resources (if a member of the community were ever in need of the basic needs such as food or shelter), staying healthy, and child care services.<span style=""> </span>This source is equal to about five sources.<span style=""> </span>They provide important knowledge to those who have no other way of obtaining it.<span style=""> </span>And it's all for free!</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><b>4.<span style=""> </span>Bob and Jeanne Billa Community Family Resource and <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Learning</st1:PlaceName> <st1:placetype st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style=""> </span>Location: <st1:address st="on"><st1:street st="on">1033 Ada St.</st1:Street></st1:address>, 78223</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 200%;">This center provides free classes for adults.<span style=""> </span>These classes include GED certification, Basic English, basic education, computer classes, and citizenship.<span style=""> </span>This is very useful to adults who wish for an education, but don't have the money.<span style=""> </span>It is set in a small building, so it is less intimidating for those who try to go to a community college, but are embarrassed by their age.<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><b>5.<span style=""> </span><st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Neighborhood</st1:PlaceName> <st1:placename st="on">Resource</st1:PlaceName> <st1:placetype st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style=""> </span>Location: 2401 <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Wilson</st1:City></st1:place>, 78228</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 200%;">This center is located inside a church so it doesn't have its own building, but it is still a great community resource.<span style=""> </span>This is a facility to train neighborhood leaders.<span style=""> </span>By doing this, the leaders will be able to use information and resources to develop their neighborhood or community.<span style=""> </span>They offer an annual neighborhood conference with workshops.<span style=""> </span>They also have scholarship opportunities and rewards up to 1,000 dollars in association with neighborhood efforts.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><b>6.<span style=""> </span>Community Action Program<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style=""> </span>Location: 115 Plaza De Armas #150</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 200%;">This resource provides many services to the community.<span style=""> </span>Some services include information on child care, child abuse and neglect, child support, early childhood education, and fatherhood initiative, just to name a few.<span style=""> </span>This program provides to people in the community resources that they need for every day life, but may not know where or how to obtain it.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><b>7.<span style=""> </span>McCreless Library<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style=""> </span>Location:<span style=""> </span><st1:address st="on"><st1:street st="on">1023 Ada St.</st1:Street></st1:address>, 78223</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 200%;">Not only is this library a great place to do research and find books, but it is a community resource.<span style=""> </span>This library in particular was an early voting site.<span style=""> </span>For people who don't have time to find other places, or don't have transportation to other places, this library in their community gave them a chance to vote.<span style=""> </span>Voting is extremely important for everyone, not just this community.<span style=""> </span>When people get the chance to vote, they are having their voice heard, and something might get done.<span style=""> </span>It is a sense of empowerment to those who have none.<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><b>8.<span style=""> </span><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">San Antonio</st1:City></st1:place> WIC Clinic<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style=""> </span>Location: <st1:address st="on"><st1:street st="on">802 Pecan Valley Dr</st1:Street></st1:address>. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 200%;">This clinic, in the heart of our community, provides family planning for new families; and prenatal care for those women expecting a child.<span style=""> </span>Also, for those who need to know if they are pregnant, free pregnancy testing.<span style=""> </span>This location also provides adult and child check-ups and immunizations.<span style=""> </span>WIC is available here as well.<span style=""> </span>This program provides food vouchers, nutrition education and counseling, breastfeeding support, and health care referrals at no cost to pregnant or breastfeeding women.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><b>9.<span style=""> </span><st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Teachers</st1:PlaceName> <st1:placename st="on">Supply</st1:PlaceName> <st1:placetype st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style=""> </span>Location: <st1:address st="on"><st1:street st="on">903 S. W. W. White Rd.</st1:Street></st1:address></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 200%;">This is more of a source for teachers, rather than a community resource, but when you think about it teachers teach the community, therefore are a community resource.<span style=""> </span>This store provides teachers with a variety of supplies.<span style=""> </span>From posters to manipulatives, everything a teacher could need to make their classroom "student ready" is there.<span style=""> </span>Also, it is located less than half a mile away from <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">W.</st1:PlaceName> <st1:placename st="on">W.</st1:PlaceName> <st1:placename st="on">White</st1:PlaceName> <st1:placetype st="on">Elementary School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, the center of our community.<span style=""> </span>This location is ideal for those teachers at our school who want to draw students into the school experience. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><b>10. AIDS Foundation <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">San Antonio</st1:City></st1:place><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style=""> </span>Location: <st1:address st="on"><st1:street st="on">818 E Grayson St.</st1:Street></st1:address>, 78208</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 200%;">This resource provides free rapid test HIV testing, which takes 20 minutes, to the public. They also give free informational HIV/AIDS presentations to inform the public about the risks of HIV/AIDS and how to get it. Those infected with HIV/AIDS in the community have free programs available to them such as case management services and hot meals program; breakfast, lunch, and dinner are served for free. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 200%;">Contact: Vanessa Gonzales (Director of Education) - (210)-225-4715</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 200%;"><b>11.<span style=""> </span>Harvest Time Fellowship<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style=""> </span>Location: <st1:address st="on"><st1:street st="on">403 S W. W. White Rd.</st1:Street></st1:address>, 78219</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style=""> </span>This resource’s motto is to “work with the people.” Some of the services they provide are visiting the jury detention center every third Sunday of the month, visiting the nursing home every Saturday at 10 a.m., providing a step team/drug team for the youth, and providing a summer track program for the kids to participate in AAU track and field. Additionally Alonso runs a business for Christian entertainment promotions to promote Christian music concerts around town and reach out to children as well as adults.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 200%;">Contact: Alonso Hurtz (Youth Pastor) - (210)-304-6000</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 200%;"><b>12.<span style=""> </span>Community Evangelical United <st1:place st="on"><st1:placetype st="on">Church</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:placename st="on">Christ</st1:PlaceName></st1:place><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style=""> </span>Location: <st1:address st="on"><st1:street st="on">4443 Hunnicut Dr.</st1:Street></st1:address>, 78219</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style=""> </span>This resource is located close to I-10 and one thing they do especially for the surrounding community is to offer a Food Pantry to give food out to people who are in need. The pantry is for anyone at all who may be passing by and in need of food in the area. The Church is small and the rest of its community outreach is done through offerings and consist of donations to Forgotten Children Program; for foster kids, Medina Children’s Home, various Food Banks, and others.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 200%;">Contact: Rita Wilbur (Senior Pastor) - (210)-333-1603</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 200%;"><b>13. Catholic Worker House<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style=""> </span>Location: 622 Nolan, <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">San Antonio</st1:City>, <st1:state st="on">TX</st1:State></st1:place></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style=""> </span>The resource aims to offer hospitality, food, and shelter to the homeless in the area. Monday-Wednesday and Fridays they offer a soup line from <st1:time minute="30" hour="8" st="on">8:30a.m.-1:00p.m.</st1:time>; Pastries and Coffee are available in the morning and lunch is served at <st1:time minute="30" hour="11" st="on">11:30</st1:time>. The resource is run by a group of volunteers along with the house coordinator which are sometimes helped by groups such as a women’s group and sometimes school children. There is also room here for up to 4 families, an adult with at least one child, which receive housing and food.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 200%;">Contact: Maribel Espinoza (Volunteer) - (210)-224-7736</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><b>14. Salvation Army<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>Location: 226 Nolan, <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">San Antonio</st1:City>, <st1:state st="on">TX</st1:State></st1:place></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style=""> </span>The Salvation Army in any community offers a countless amount of resources for the needy in the neighborhood. The Salvation Army acts as an emergency overnight shelter for those in need. This location also is used for transitional housing. Salvation Army also hosts the toy giveaway during the Christmas season for those less-fortunate children.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">Contact: Milt Bruff - (210)-226-2291</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><b>15. American Red Cross<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style=""> </span>Location: <st1:address st="on"><st1:street st="on">3642 E Houston St.</st1:Street>, <st1:city st="on">San Antonio</st1:City>, <st1:state st="on">TX</st1:State> <st1:postalcode st="on">78219</st1:PostalCode></st1:address></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style=""> </span>This resource offers first aid/CPR training, lifeguard training, and babysitting training. The American Red Cross specializes in responding to emergency needs in the community in response to disasters such as fire, flood, and tornadoes. In these situations they set up shelters for the displaced in need and help assist with food, clothes, medication, etc, when a disaster destroys them.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style=""> </span>Contact: Courtney Banayad (Development Coordinator) - (210)-224-5151</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center; line-height: 200%;" align="center"><u>Multicultural Resources</u></p> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt;"><u>Un-Standardizing Curriculum: Multicultural Teaching in the Standards-Bases Classroom<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></u></li></ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.25in;"><span style=""> </span>Author: Christine E. Sleeter</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;">Publisher/Place: Teachers College Press/ <st1:place st="on"><st1:state st="on">New York</st1:State></st1:place></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;">Copyright: 2005</p> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="2" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt;"><u>White Teachers/ Diverse Classrooms: A Guide to Building Inclusive Schools, Promoting High Expectations, and Eliminating Racism<o:p></o:p></u></li></ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;">Editors: Julie Landsman and Chance E. Lewis</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;">Publisher/Place: Stylus Publishing, LLC/ <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Sterling</st1:City>, <st1:state st="on">Virginia</st1:State></st1:place></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;">Copyright: 2006</p> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="3" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt;"><u>Black Students and School Failure: Policies, Practices, and Prescriptions<o:p></o:p></u></li></ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;">Author: Jacqueline Jordan Irvine</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;">Publisher/Place: <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Greenwood</st1:City></st1:place> Press/ <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Westport</st1:City>, <st1:state st="on">Connecticut</st1:State></st1:place></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;">Copyright: 1990</p> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="4" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt;"><u>Black American Students in an Affluent Suburb: A Study of Academic Disengagement<o:p></o:p></u></li></ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;">Author: John U. Ogbu</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;">Publisher/Place: <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Lawrence</st1:City></st1:place> Erlbaum Associated Publishing/ <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Mahwah</st1:City>, <st1:state st="on">New Jersey</st1:State></st1:place></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;">Copyright: 2003</p> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="5" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt;"><u>Culture, Literacy, and Learning: Taking Bloom in the Midst of the Whirlwind<o:p></o:p></u></li></ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;">Author: Carol Lee</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;">Publisher/Place: Teachers College Press/ <st1:place st="on"><st1:state st="on">New York</st1:State></st1:place></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;">Copyright: 2007</p> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="6" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt;"><u>Black in School: Afrocentric Reform, Urban Youth, and the Promise of Hip-Hop Culture<o:p></o:p></u></li></ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;">Author: Shawn A. Ginwright</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;">Publisher/ Place: Teachers College Press/ <st1:place st="on"><st1:state st="on">New York</st1:State></st1:place></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;">Copyright: 2004</p> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="7" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt;"><u>English-Only Instruction and Immigrant Students in Secondary Schools: A Critical Examination<o:p></o:p></u></li></ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;">Author: Lee Gunderson</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;">Publisher/Place: <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Lawrence</st1:City></st1:place> Erlbaum Associated, Inc. Publishing/ <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Mahwah</st1:City>, <st1:state st="on">New Jersey</st1:State></st1:place></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;">Copyright: 2007</p> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="8" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt;"><u>Diversity Across the Curriculum: A Guide for Faculty in Higher Education<o:p></o:p></u></li></ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;">Editors: Jerome Branche, John W. Mullennix, and Ellen R. Cohn</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;">Publisher/Place: Anker Publishing Company, Inc. / <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Bolton</st1:City>, <st1:state st="on">MA</st1:State></st1:place></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;">Copyright: 2007</p> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="9" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt;"><u>Teaching in a Multicultural Society: Perspectives and Professional Strategies<o:p></o:p></u></li></ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;">Editors: Dolores Cross, Gwendolyn Baker, and Lindley Sites</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;">Publisher/Place: The Free Press: A Division of MacMillan Pub. Co., Inc. / <st1:place st="on"><st1:state st="on">New York</st1:State></st1:place></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;">Copyright: 1977</p> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="10" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt;"><u>Teaching and Learning in Multicultural Schools<o:p></o:p></u></li></ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;">Author: Elizabeth Coelho</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;">Publisher/Place: Multilingual Matters Ltd/ <st1:state st="on">Philadelphia</st1:State></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;">Copyright: 1998</p> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="11" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt;"><u>Revealing the Invisible: Confronting Passive Racism in Teacher Education<o:p></o:p></u></li></ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;">Author: Sherry Marx</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;">Publisher/Place: Routledge: <st1:state st="on">Taylor</st1:State> and Francis Group/ <st1:state st="on">New York</st1:State></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;">Copyright: 2006</p> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="12" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt;"><u>Black Students in Interracial Schools: A Guide for Students, Teachers, and Parents<o:p></o:p></u></li></ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;">Author: Ed Smith</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;">Publisher/Place: Garrett Park Press/ <st1:state st="on">Maryland</st1:State></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;">Copyright: 1980</p> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="13" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt;"><u>Across Cultures: A Guide to Multicultural Literature for Children<o:p></o:p></u></li></ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;">Author: Kathy East and Rebecca Thomas</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;">Publisher/Place: Libraries Unlimited: A member of the Greenwood Pub. Group, Inc. / <st1:state st="on"><st1:state st="on">Westport</st1:State>, <st1:state st="on">CT</st1:State></st1:State></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;">Copyright: 2007</p>Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09681993218671911594noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670893212484296872.post-82218816093439341462007-11-08T13:18:00.000-06:002007-11-08T13:38:35.905-06:00Holmes High School CommunityResourcesHere is the resources that are group came up of for the area by Holmes High School.<br /><br />Group members:<br />Jose Arevalo<br />Ervin Weatherspoon<br />Jennifer Wehe<br /><br /><br />1.Barnes Noble<br />It is a place where the community can buy books or they can just go and read them their. It is really close to their school which is good for the students because it can give them an easy access to getting books they need.<br /><br />2.Ingram Park Mall<br />It is a place that they can there clothes, shoes, books, CDs, magazines, and technology things. The mall is close to the school so the students could go after school to get things they may need such as a book. The mall is open seven days a week from M-Sa 10am-9pm, Su Noon-6pm.<br /><br />3.La Fiesta<br /><br />It is a grocery store that is close to their neighborhood in which they can get their food. They can get food and while they are there they can pay for their bills. It great for them to have a grocery store so close to where they live because they won’t have to waste money on gas to get to a store.<br /><br />4.Payless<br />This is a place where the community can get shoes. It is located close to the community which gives them good access to get shoes when they need some for a good price. They are open seven days a week on MON - THURS 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM FRIDAY 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM SATURDAY 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM SUNDAY 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM<br /><br />5.Brake Check<br /><br />This is close to their neighbor which is good for them because if they ever have problems with their car they can take it their. They do not have to go miles to get their car fixed. The store is open seven days a week and it hours of operation are Open 7:30am To 6pm Monday thru Saturday, 10am-5pm Sundays<br /><br />6. Seacroft Baptist Church<br />It is on Callaghan Rd- can serve as a community resource because they have services in Spanish and English, they also have activities for youth and for children from the community and finally they have a nursery to take children to take kids to. This place can serve to all the families in the community who want to find a good church in the area no matter whether you speak English or Spanish.<br /><br />7.Walgreens<br />It is on Evers rd and Callaghan rd will serve the community with many products that anyone might need. In his location there are products from drinks to food to eat. They also carry some clothe and makeup for women, toys for the kids and many kinds<br />of magazines. The main thing that is carried in this store is medicines all kinds from over the counter to prescribed ones, Walgreens has them.<br /><br />8.Forest Hills library<br />It is on Evers rd. is a community resource that is very helpful to the whole family as it is a place where the whole family can go in at once and the young ones have kids books the youth can use the internet there and the parents can read novels or magazines. College students can go and study there.<br /><br />9.YMCA SWIMMING POOL<br />It is on Hemp St. is a community resource that can mainly be enjoyed during the summer. Again all the family can go to this free entrance pool and cool off. It also serves as a way to keep young ones from getting in trouble by having something to do during the summer’s days when they are off from school.<br /><br />10.Gilbert Garza Public Park<br />It is open year round and everyone can go there till 11pm.<br />This park has a basketball court, a tennis court, baseball field, a gym and a area to have<br />Picnics. This park is not far is very close to all the neighborhoods in the Holmes high school area.<br /><br />11.Regal Cielo Vista 18 is a community resource where a family can go to be entertained. They can watch movies, play video games, and can eat at the restaurant. It is near the school so students could go their after school to entertain themselves.<br /><br />12.Northside Activity Center<br />It is a place where the students can actually play in school sports such as tennis, football and baseball. If they don’t play sports they can watch game of their friends or just be supporting their people in their classification.<br /><br />13.Bank of America<br />It is a community resource where the people in the community can go to deposit checks and where they can put their money. This resource is open Mon 9-4, Tue 9-4, Wed 9-4, Thu 9-4, Fri 9-6, Sat 9-1 and is closed on holidays.<br /><br />14.Texas Med Clinic<br />It is a place where the community can go for Sprains, Strains, Animal Bites, Scrapes Insect Stings Minor Fractures Contusions, Cuts, Colds, Fever, Urinary Tract Infections, Allergies, Earaches, Asthma, Abdominal Pain, Sore Throats, Eye Injuries, and Joint Dislocations. The clinic is open seven days a week from 8:00 am -11:00pm which is great because it well safe the people a trip from going to the hospital instead they can go here when their doctor office is closed.<br /><br />15.Bruce H. Warren MD<br />It is a place where the community can go when they are sick. They can get a prescription for whatever is wrong with them. By going to the doctor, they could get better and the family can work better in the community because of it.<br /><br />16. Memorial Branch Library Address: 3222 Culebra • San Antonio, TX 78228Phone: (210) 432-6783Fax: (210) 435-5471Memorial Branch Library opened May 4, 1981, on land that was originally part of a city park. The organization Communities Organized for Public Service was instrumental in raising funds for the facility. The Library Board of Trustees had originally voted to name the branch for José Bernardo Maximiliano Gutiérrez de Lara, governor of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas and opponent of Texas independence. However, the neighboring community strongly requested that the name be changed to honor San Antonio’s war dead, and the Board subsequently voted to make that change.In 1995 the building was renovated and enlarged.COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS• Serves schools in Edgewood ISD and San Antonio ISD. • Directly across the street from St. Mary's University and San Antonio ISD.<br /><br />17. Frank Garrett Center 1226 N.W. 18th Street San Antonio TX 78207 210/734-5550Under the San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department it provides: Recreational, Community Initiatives, and Health Services.Community Action ProgramThe Community Service Program provides emergency assistance and case management services designed to improve the immediate individual and family needs of residents of San Antonio and Bexar County.Services provided include: • Emergency Utility Assistance (electric, water, gas, etc.) • Emergency Rental Assistance • Emergency Food Assistance • Water Conservation Program • SAWS Affordability Discount Program Application (Download) • Disability Public Assistance Program • Information, Referral, and Follow-up Assistance • Case Management • Assistance with Bus Tickets • Prescriptions • Assistance with Birth Certificates, I.D. Cards • Mortgage Assistance • Miscellaneous items • Counseling • Form Preparation (job applications, Social Security, TANF, Food Stamp forms), Interpretation of documents in English and Spanish • Project Warm ________________________________________<br /><br />18.Project WARM The (Project Winter Assistance Relief Mobilization Program) W.A.R.M is designed to assist City Public Service rate payers with utility rate relief. This collaborative effort between the Community Action Division, San Antonio Water Systems, the Association of Plumbing, Heating, and Cooling Contractors (PHCC) and the Association of Plumbing Distributors assist low-income families with needed but unaffordable plumbing repairs. By fixing leaks or repairing/replacing faulty equipment in a timely manner, families are able to avoid more costly and physically threatening damage while the city as a whole preserves its most precious resource: water.<br /><br />19.Meadowcliff Community Center 1240 Pinn RdSan Antonio, TX 78227(210) 674-0820The San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department offers a variety of year-round programs for children and adults alike. These range from music, art and dance classes offered at our community centers, to fitness classes at the community centers, to a range of sports leagues for youngsters. Programming at the community centers is tailored to each of the 27 centers. These range from cooking classes to teen clubs to Scout meetings and remote control car workshops. For more information on specific programming call the center in your area. For adult athletes, we have basketball and softball leagues offered in the fall, winter and spring seasons. For seniors, check out activities at Commanders House and Lion's "Field Adult and Senior Citizens. Participants gather for a Book Club, travelogues, computer classes, aerobics, painting, and much more, providing that variety really is the spice that keeps us up and moving in life. People with disabilities will find plenty to choose from through our Therapeutic Recreation Program. Regular activities such as dances and bowlathons are just the tip of the iceberg. BlazeSports Club offers the opportunity for athletes with physical disabilities to play wheelchair basketball, rugby, tennis and fencing, as well as other sports.<br /><br />20. WHITE BREAD COMPETITION by Jo Ann Yolanda Hernandez (Piñata Books, 1997).<br />I picked this book because it is set in San Antonio. Since it is set in San Antonio, the students in the community that my group selected can relate to her story. Also, it talks about a girl who does not shy away from things that make them who they are. It will show students to be proud of whom they are and not hide away from what they are.<br /><br />21. I Love Saturdays y Domingos (Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature. Commended (Awards))by Alma Flor Ada, Elivia Savadier (Illustrator) This book would be a great book for this community since it is made up of most Hispanics it could let them seem themselves in this story. It is about a girl who visits both her grandparents on who are white and one who are Hispanic. It gives the student a idea of how it is for children who have families from different backgrounds. It also shows them how they can benefit from having parents from different backgrounds.<br /><br />22. Cut from the Same Clothby Robert D. San Souci, Brian Pinkney (Illustrator) I picked this book because it gives you a look in different cultures. American women of African, Native American, Mexican and European descent are all in these book. It talks about how they were quiet for so long and then they finally spoke up. I think this would be a great book for females in the community but it could also be a great book for the males to look up to.<br /><br />23. The Kids' Multicultural Art Book: Art & Craft Experiences from Around the World (Williamson Kids Can! Series) (Paperback) by <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/102-7949831-0662517?%5Fencoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Alexandra%20M.%20Terzian">Alexandra M. Terzian</a> (Author)<br />I thought this would be a good book because it would allow them to see how it is in different parts of the world. It would allow them to relate to people who are different from them. They may be able to see their own culture in the different crafts that are in the book.<br /><br />24.America Street: A Multicultural Anthology of Stories (Paperback) by <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/102-7949831-0662517?%5Fencoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Anne%20Mazer">Anne Mazer</a> (Editor)<br />This would be great thing for them to have because they could read stories about different cultures. It could let them imagine how it is in different cultures. They may then in return recognize the importance in this people cultures. It could lead them to understand people who are different then them.<br /><br />25.SHAKE IT, MORENA AND OTHER FOLKLORE FROM PUERTO RICO compiled by <a href="http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/lit_resources/authors/interviews/CarmenTBernierGrand.html">Carmen T. Bernier-Grand</a>, illustrated by Lulu Delacre (Millbrook, 2002)<br /><br />I think that this would be a great book to teach about diversity. It allows them to see the different traditions that people have. It gives them a look in their own culture and cultures different from their own. It will let them see how traditions some cultures have may be the same from their own. It could them a better idea how we are all similar in one way or another.<br /><br />26.Lesson Plan- Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto<br /><a href="http://www.sabine.k12.la.us/zes/toomanytamales/default.htm">http://www.sabine.k12.la.us/zes/toomanytamales/default.htm</a><br /><br />It can let them relate to their culture. They can learn about how they celebrate holidays different in Mexico than here. They can learn how to make tamales and how some people only have them during special occasions. Another thing is it could help some of the students learn Spanish which will make them relate to other children who speak Spanish.<br /><br />27. Lesson Plan- Celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month<br /><a href="http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2150.shtml">http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2150.shtml</a><br /><br />It allows them to explore their culture by seeing who is still speaking their native language. It allows them to see the areas where it is the official language. It will give them an idea of who is still using it and may lead them to know more about that country. I think it would be great for the community that we are doing because a lot of the students have these cultures part of their life.<br /><br />28.Lesson Plan- Advertising in the Multicultural Community<br /><a href="http://www.highschooljournalism.org/Teachers/Lesson_Plans/Detail.cfm?lessonplanid=426">http://www.highschooljournalism.org/Teachers/Lesson_Plans/Detail.cfm?lessonplanid=426</a><br /><br />It will let them explore what diversity is and allow them to get a field of cultures different from them their own. It will allow them to understand all the students at their school better. It will allow them to explore different religions and see how they may be the same as theirs. I feel that it would be good for them to do this because it will allow them to see that it is okay to be different. It will also show them that even though someone maybe different from them that there are some similarities.<br /><br /><br />29.The Gavel(volume 42 number 4, April 14, 2006) the Holmes High School paper is a great multicultural resource since many different students with different backgrounds go to this school. In this issue there are many different articles for different tastes from sports to prom talk to surveys on being a senior in high school. They all have some coupons for students and advertisement for restaurants that are near and have stories on studies that are planning to join the armed forces after high school. As mentioned before students have different interests and this paper does a good job of covering many issues to try to reach as many students as possibleJennifer Wehehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04055905465439227851noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670893212484296872.post-36444249224670164462007-11-08T11:23:00.000-06:002007-11-08T12:41:24.132-06:00Fox Tech Community ResourcesPresented in the link below is the gathering of community resources presented in a 10 mile radius pertaining to Fox Tech High School.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Multicultural Resources for Fox Tech High School<br />BBL3403.004<br />Due Date: 11/7/2007<br /><br /><br />Contributions By:<br />Rachel Brisco<br />Sonny Busanet<br />Lindsey Crumrine<br />Monique Ortega<br />Santiago Sandoval<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>25 Multicultural Resources for Fox Tech High School:<br /></strong><br />1. Rumbo de San Antonio<br />2. San Antonio Express News<br />3. THE PRICE OF ADMISSION by Daniel Golden<br />4. TESTED, by Linda Perlstein<br />5. IT’S OK IF YOU’RE CLUELESS by Terry McMillan<br />6. LATINO CULTURAL CITIZENSHIP Claiming Identity Space and Rights<br />7. COLLATERAL DAMAGE How High Stakes Testing Corrupts Schools by Sharon L. Nichols and David C. Berlinger<br />8. THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET by Sandra Cisneros<br />9. VIOLENCE IN AMERICAS SCHOOLS by R. Thomas Murray<br />10. CHICANAS AND CHICANOS by Robert M. DeAnda<br />Community Resources Contact # Contact Name<br />11. The Alamo 210 255 1391 Laura Garcia (Event Coordinator)<br />12. Institute Of Texan Cultures 210 458-2291 Blanca Valdez<br />13. The Witte Museum 210 357 1866 Aaron Luther<br />14. River Center Mall 210 225 0589 Chris Oviatt General Manger<br />15. San Antonio Children’s Museum 210 212 4453 Ext 1310 Sharon Franks (Event Cor.)<br />16. VIA Metropolitan Transit 210 475 9008 Ruth Olivarres<br />17. San Antonio Public Library 210 207 2500 Kendra Trachta<br />18. San Antonio College 210 733 2482 Alice Johnson Hooks (Advisor)<br />19. International Bank of Bank (IBC) 210 518 2500 Melissa Soto<br />20. Nix Heritage Center(Clinic/Hospital) 210 579 3800 Angela Diehl (Marketing rep)<br />21. Alamo Music Center 210 224 1010 John Gleitman<br />22. Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center 210 207 8560 Mary Alvarado<br />23. Circle of Care Daycare (SAISD) 210 212 4773 Ruth Miller<br />24. St Joseph’s Church 210 227-0126 Barbara Oliveira<br />25. Salvation Army 210 226 2291 Charles Mederis<br /><br /><strong>Community Resources</strong> - <strong>Contact #</strong> <strong>- Contact Name</strong><br /><strong><br /></strong>11. The Alamo- 210 255 1391- <em>Laura Garcia (Event Coordinator)</em><br /><em><br /></em>12. Institute Of Texan Cultures - 210 458-2291 - <em>Blanca Valdez</em><br /><em><br /></em>13. The Witte Museum - 210 357 1866 - <em>Aaron Luther</em><br /><em></em><br />14. River Center Mall - 210 225 0589 - <em>Chris Oviatt General Manager </em><br /><em></em><br />15. San Antonio Children’s Museum - 210 212 4453 (Ext 1310)- <em>Sharon Franks (Event Cor.)</em><br /><br />16. VIA Metropolitan Transit - 210 475 9008 - <em>Ruth Olivarres</em><br /><br />17. San Antonio Public Library - 210 207 2500 - <em>Kendra Trachta</em><br /><br />18. San Antonio College- 210 733 2482 - <em>Alice Johnson Hooks (Advisor)</em><br /><br />19. International Bank of Bank (IBC) - 210 518 2500 - <em>Melissa Soto</em><br /><br />20. Nix Heritage Center(Clinic/Hospital) - 210 579 3800 - <em>Angela Diehl (Marketing rep)</em><br /><br />21. Alamo Music Center - 210 224 1010 - <em>John Gleitman</em><br /><br />22. Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center - 210 207 8560 - <em>Mary Alvarado</em><br /><br />23. Circle of Care Daycare (SAISD) - 210 212 4773 - <em>Ruth Miller</em><br /><br />24. St Joseph’s Church - 210 227-0126 - <em>Barbara Oliveira25. Salvation</em><br /><br /><em>25. Salvation Army - 210 226 2291 - Charles Meder</em><br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">Rumbo de San Antonio</span> is a Spanish newspaper in San Antonio that is available to the students who are of ESL can read. In this newspaper there is a surplus of resources that the students may use. There are multicultural resources that students may receive in this newspaper. Many of the students’ parents already receive this newspaper.<br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">San Antonio Express News</span> is the number in newspaper here in San Antonio. Besides having sports, world, national, and local news, it also has a section called “Culturas”. Students can use this section as a resource because it provides several different cultures and lands from other countries. It’s available in subscription, in stores, and most bookstores and coffee shops for free. The students can use this paper to expand their knowledge on the world around them.<br /><br />The book <strong>THE PRICE OF ADMISSION</strong> by Daniel Golden, proves to be an immediate resource to the students from Fox Tech high school that is available at the Central Library right across the street. This book allows the student realize what is out in the real world which allows them in turn to be aware of Nepotism and favoritism in the selection process of the elite colleges. There are many middle class and lower class students that may be overlooked at Ivy League colleges who have the test scores and have made the grade. If they wondered why they didn’t get in the elite colleges after reading this book they shall wonder no more. This book promotes awareness of what the bigger picture of getting into college is really like to the minority and lower- middle class students. This book gives the facts and doesn’t sugarcoat why student’s from Fox Tech high school who are eligible to get into these schools are immediate looked over to others of “somewhat importance” like Al Gore average son jumped over more qualified candidates because of the social and political ties he has.<br /><br /><strong>TESTED</strong>, by Linda Perlstein is book that would allow not only the community of Fox Tech, but the students at Fox Tech high to have a better understanding of what it is like to live in the era of NCLB. It goes on to explain and teachers are over blamed and how many administrators are being accused of not knowing what is going on, but the reality is that this may be a result of a failed government system. This allows the students to have a better understanding of the NCLB and what it all intels.<br /><br /><strong>IT’S OK IF YOU’RE CLUELESS</strong> is a book for the college bound students who want to go college, but have no clue on what steps it would take to get there. Terry McMillan tells of her wisdom of getting into college. This could benefit and can be used as a resource for the students at Fox Tech she terry goes on to describe the difficulties of peer pressure and the role that parents play in what kids are going to be after they graduate. This resource for the students would answer many of the unknown questions that are lingering in the minds of the college bound students of the Fox Tech students.<br /><br />L<strong>ATINO CULTURAL CITIZENSHIP </strong>Claiming Identity Space and Rights is a book of how Latinos living in the United States are still being deprived of their rights. They are allowed to express themselves culturally through food and through wardrobe, but the opinions of the Latinos are soon hushed and shoved under the rug when we try to voice them in our society. Since about ninety percent of the students at tech are of Latin descent, this resource would give students’ a better understanding of how politics in the U. S. is perceived by their own people. This in turn would help the students be prepared for the real world. Earlier in the semester Professor Clark said that white supremacy still exist in the U.S. today. This book is the perfect example from the Latino point of view of how it still exists in America.<br /><br /><strong>COLLATERAL DAMAGE</strong> How High Stakes Testing Corrupts Schools by Sharon L. Nichols and David C. Berlinger is a resource that may enable the Fox tech students and teachers’ learn how testing can be a plague on American schools and how tests are able to allow schools to get ahead or behind the education system. Berlinger describes how pressure is the root that destroys the educational system and the foundation of the school. High pressure testing what many students go through in high school each year. When reading this book faculty and staff of fox tech would have a better understanding of what testing is evolved into.<br /><br /><strong>THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET</strong> is account of what Sandra Cisneros’s life was like through a fictional girl. This is an excellent source for students because this is what most the students go through in their everyday life. It gives an account of what it’s like to grow up in a poor neighborhood, or be darker than most of the people around you. It a fascinating view of another culture, and would benefit any student to read it, no matter what culture they come from.<br /><br /><strong>VIOLENCE IN AMERICAS SCHOOLS</strong> by R. Thomas Murray is a book that may benefit students and the surrounding neighborhood from Fox Tech in the sense that all schools whether elite or poverty stricken show evidence of violence. Fox Tech experiences violence in waves. This book would promote fundamental awareness for the faculty and staff of Fox Tech enabling them to understand be effective in cases of violence.<br /><br /><strong>CHICANAS AND CHICANOS</strong> <em>in Contemporary Society</em> is a book by Robert M DeAnda that depicts the life of students’ in school and the Chicano Race. Students from Fox Tech can benefit from this in the sense that they learn more about what other Chicanos have gone through and what many other Chicanos are going through.<br /><br /><strong>The Alamo</strong> is a historical landmark which is one of San Antonio’s main attractions. This landmark offers many to those in the city and of those individuals who travel to marvel in all its historical beauty. The Alamo gives the community and especially of the young generations, a chance to recognize the importance of history and a physical sense of its self. This historical resource helps students to experience and gain the knowledge of Texas and its history. The Alamo has no cover charge to visit which allows for all those who want to participate in enriching their minds, have it available to them at any time. Educators can also arrange for field trips for their students by calling the Shrine desk at the Alamo to have a group tour.<br /><br /><strong>The UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures</strong> is a community resource that expands knowledge of a wide variety of cultures. With its rich multicultural education center, the institute becomes a source of experience for those who want to learn about other cultures. One of San Antonio’s yearly celebrations, the Folk life Festival, is held at the Institute of Texan Cultures which entails all different cultures from all around. This community resource is one that can expand one’s learning experience with another culture.<br /><br /><strong>The Witte Museum</strong> is an educational and hands-on approach to learning new historical experiences and individuals or things that existed in that particular time period. The museum offers exhibits such as the dinosaur exhibit, which gives a student a more ideal representation of how dinosaurs existed on the earth long ago. There are activities and descriptive details of dinosaurs and their existence. In addition to the Witte Museum, there is the H.E.B. Tree House which is designed to allow students to experiment with different materials and projects to gain the knowledge of how particular things in our world develop and work.<br /><br /><strong>The Rivercenter Mall</strong> is a large shopping location where locals and tourists shop and get to experience the sites on the river. Not only is it a tourist attraction, it is also a place where the students in the surrounding community can come together and enjoy their weekends or it serves as a place of employment. The Rivercenter also is a place for students and others to experience various types of music on the river, cultural celebrations and holiday festivities.<br /><br /><strong>The San Antonio Children’s Museum</strong> is an educational resource to those students who want to experience different hands-on lessons or share the experience with their family. There are so many activities and lessons to partake in for the students. Each lesson has a different theme and activities to engage in to heighten their sense of discovery and educational learning at the same time. The Museum is open to the public and requires a entrance fee but the facility also accommodates those individuals and families who cannot afford the fee, free admission so they too can experience the museum and all it has to offer.<br /><br /><strong>The VIA Metropolitan Transit</strong> plays a vital role in the students’ lives in and around the community of the school. The buses not only take community members to their destinations but also the students utilize the bus system to go to and from school and also means of traveling to work or other destinations around the city. The VIA participates in school programs that offer field trips for students to experience the VIA bus and gain an understanding of the importance of riding the bus safely and they can experience riding the bus for the first time.<br /><br /><strong>The San Antonio Public Library</strong> has an overabundance of resources that are available to the students of Fox Tech. Although it is not often students’ check out books from this library there is a table that is has all sorts of sex education pamphlets on the second floor of the library. Students’ who go up the escalator to the second floor are immediate introduced by this type of resource. There are at least students’ that come through the library everyday to meet or hang out with friends. Even though students don’t actually check out books or other resources they will sit and do some homework at the tables at the library.<br /><br /><strong>San Antonio College</strong> is the closest college to Fox Tech High School. When you go to a Fox go Tech Graduation about 75% of the students will either join the work force or attend San Antonio Community College. This is likely the #1 resource that students seek after they graduate from college. It is close and many of their friends are going to be there after college. This would allow them to keep in touch with their own background and bring a sense of comfort when they get into college.<br /><br /><strong>IBC Bank</strong> is available to the students at Fox Tech High school. This bank is located within walking distance of the school and allows students to seek financial advice and when they are of age to open a bank account they may do so. This fundamental resource allows for knowledge in money management and the ability to experience a lifelong necessity.<br /><br /><strong>Nix Heritage Center</strong> is where the students can benefit from a smaller hospital to better suit their needs, while still getting the benefits of the latest technology. The Nix has been around for 75 years and offers everything from a general practitioner to inpatient and outpatient hospital care. There is health care for everyone's needs and the center also provides community classes for such things as nutrition, child birthing, and baby care classes. This helps teach the students how to care for themselves and their families.<br /><br /><strong>Alamo Music Center</strong> provides musical instruments to rent or own for the students. Here they can purchase books, flashcards with music notes, almost anything they need to study music. There are several different instructors to teach them piano, guitar, drums and brass instruments. They have Alamo Music Center available to them whether they’re part of the band or if they want to learn music on their own.<br /><br /><strong>Henry B. Gonzalez Center</strong> is a building could benefit the students because if they have an event/function it would be ideal to hold it at this facility since it can hold 1.3 million square feet of people! There’s also the Lilia Cockrell theater and the Alamodome which fall under the same family of buildings and function the same way, it would just depend on how many people need to be held inside. Events such as graduations, fairs, meetings, etc. have been held there since 1968. In addition, it has easy access to the mall, parking garages and restaurants thus putting money back into the city to provide more funding for the school.<br /><br /><strong>Circle of Care Daycare (SAISD)</strong>is located right next to Fox Tech it makes it easy for the students because they don’t have to go out of their way to drop off their children or siblings. It also allows the students who have children to have a place to keep their kids while they finish their education. Lastly it provides a job for students while giving them firsthand experience taking care of children.<br /><br /><strong>The Salvation Army</strong> provides relief for families in need. The students can benefit from the Salvation Army for multiple reasons. Some of these reasons include providing emergency shelter and if a student’s house ever burned down they could go there. It provides an adult daycare center, rehabilitation, and meals. It’s a shelter, a home like environment, and provides some stability for the students which unfortunately so many are lacking in their lives.<br /><div align="center"><br /><strong>St. Joseph’s Church:</strong> Besides being a facility to worship at, the students benefit because it’s a chance to connect with the community at parties, fundraisers, volunteering and other such events. It also is a place to get mentored and just have someone listen to the students and help guide them through the various stages of their lives. It’s been around since 1876 and has Spanish, German and Mexican cultures which allow the students to have a view of other cultures beliefs and ideals.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>Works Cited<br /></strong><br />Cisneros, Sandra. (1984) <strong>THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET</strong> New York: Vintage Books<br /><br />Thomas, Murray (2006) <strong>VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS</strong> Connecticut: Library of Congress Cataloging<br /><br />Perlstein, Linda (2007) <strong>TESTED </strong>New York: Henry Holt and Company<br /><br />McMillan, Terry (2007) <strong>IT’S OK IF YOU’RE CLUELESS</strong> New York: The Penguin Group<br /><br />Golden, Daniel (2006) <strong>THE PRICE OF ADMISSION NEW YORK</strong>: Crown Publishing Group<br /><br />Nichols, Sharon and Berlinger, David (2007) <strong>COLLATERAL DAMAG</strong>E Massachusetts, Harvard Education Publishing Group<br /><br />Flores William and Rina Benmayor (1997) <strong>LATINO CULTURAL CITIZ ENSHIP</strong> Boston: Beacon Press<br /><br />DeAnda, Robert (2006) <strong>CHICANAS AND CHICANOS IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY</strong> New York: The Penguin Group </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#3333ff;">http://www.salvationarmysatx.org</span> 11/6/07 Made by the Salvation Army<br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">http://www.igougo.com</span>/<span style="color:#3333ff;">attractions-reviews-b89829-San_Antonio-St._Josephs_Catholic_Church.html</span> 11/6/07<br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">www.nixhealth.com</span> 11/6/07<br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">www.alamomusic.com</span> 11/6/07<br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">http://www.sanantonio.gov/convfac/HBGCC/hbgoverview.asp</span> 11/6/07 </div>monique0219http://www.blogger.com/profile/08287133537124416091noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670893212484296872.post-54749852536766872192007-11-07T20:32:00.000-06:002007-11-07T20:42:09.224-06:0025 multicultural resources<h3 style="text-align: left; line-height: 200%; page-break-after: auto;" align="left"><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; font-weight: normal;">10 multicultural resources (i.e. multicultural books, tools and websites)<o:p></o:p></span></u></h3> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">Cisneros, Sandra. (1994) <i style="">The House on <st1:street st="on"><st1:address st="on">Mango Street</st1:address></st1:Street></i>.<span style=""> </span><st1:place st="on"><st1:state st="on">New York</st1:State></st1:place>: Random</li></ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: 0.25in; line-height: 200%;">House.</p> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="2" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">Hooks, Bell. (1997) <i style="">Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood.</i> Publisher: Owl Books.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">http://sunderlandontheweb.com/mynews/news/default.asp</li></ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; line-height: 200%;">(I did not know how to cite this website because it is similar to the Agents of Change blog, where there are many editors who contribute to the site)</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; line-height: 200%;">4.<span style=""> </span><span style="">Beth S. Atkins. (1993)<span style=""> </span><i style="">Voices From The Fields.<span style=""> </span></i>Publisher: <st1:street st="on"><st1:address st="on">Joy Street</st1:address></st1:Street> Books<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 200%;"><span style="">5.<span style=""> </span>Klein, Elise. (2007)<span style=""> </span><i style="">Teachers Against Prejudice.</i><span style=""> </span>Retrieved November 2, 2007 <span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>from http://www.teachersagainstprejudice.org/<o:p></o:p></span></p> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="6" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="">Sass, <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Edmond</st1:place></st1:City>.<span style=""> </span>(2006)<span style=""> </span><i style="">Multicultural Lesson Plans and Resources. </i><span style=""> </span>Retrieved </span></li></ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; line-height: 200%;"><span style="">November 2, 2007 from h</span>ttp://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/edmulticult.htm </p> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="7" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">Bross, Valerie.<span style=""> </span>(1997)<span style=""> </span><i style="">Multicultural Education.</i><span style=""> </span>Retrieved October 27, 2007</li></ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: 0.25in; line-height: 200%;"><span style=""> </span>from http://wwwlibrary.csustan.edu/lboyer/multicultural/lesson2.htm </p> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="8" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">Gorski, Paul.<span style=""> </span>(1995)<span style=""> </span><i style="">Multicultural Pavilion. </i><span style=""> </span>Retrieved November 6, 2007 from</li></ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: 0.25in; line-height: 200%;"><span style=""> </span>http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/</p> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="9" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">Day, John. (1996) <i style="">Making Multicultural Connections Through Trade Books</i>.</li></ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 78pt; line-height: 200%;">Retrieved October 27, 2007 from http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/MBD/Lessons_index.html</p> <ol style="margin-top: 0in;" start="10" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">Tracy, Ann.<span style=""> </span>(1995)<span style=""> </span><i style="">New Horizons For Learning.</i><span style=""> </span>Retrieved November 6, 2007</li></ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 200%;"><span style=""> </span>from http://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/front_strategies.html</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><u>!5 Community Resources (i.e. churches, stores, organizations, etc.)<o:p></o:p></u></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 41.75pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="">1.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Pearsall</st1:PlaceName> <st1:placetype st="on">Park</st1:PlaceType> <st1:placetype st="on">Community Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span style=""> </span>(210) 623-6544</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 41.75pt; line-height: 150%;"><st1:street st="on"><st1:address st="on">5102 Old Pearsall Road</st1:address></st1:Street></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 41.75pt; line-height: 150%;"><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">San Antonio</st1:City>, <st1:state st="on">TX</st1:State> <st1:postalcode st="on">78242</st1:PostalCode></st1:place></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="color: black;">Through this neighborhood based center, the community center provides services to divert status and Class C misdemeanor offenders between the ages of 8-16 from the juvenile justice system. Intervention and case management services are provided to youth referred by the Municipal Court, school counselors, and agencies and by family members. Referrals are made to appropriate community agencies as needed. Groups are provided for life skills, anger management, and tobacco cessation and theft awareness.<span style=""> </span>No one was at the center when we arrived and never responded back to our phone calls, so this information is based on internet research.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black;"><span style="">2.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black;">Cortez Library (210) 922-7372<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 30pt; text-indent: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: black;">Contact: Cindy Ramirez<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42pt; line-height: 150%;"><st1:street st="on"><st1:address st="on"><span style="color: black;">2803 Hunter Boulevard</span></st1:address></st1:Street><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42pt; line-height: 150%;"><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">San Antonio</st1:City>, <st1:state st="on">TX</st1:State> <st1:postalcode st="on">78224</st1:PostalCode></st1:place></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42pt; line-height: 200%;">Children, youth and adults using the San Antonio Public Library have access to resources and services that support and enhance their efforts to succeed.<span style=""> </span>They offer computers for research.<span style=""> </span>They offer a variety of resources for special needs people: b<span style="">ooks on tape and CD; Braille </span>books; <span style="">CCTV (c</span>losed circuit televisions), this device allows material to be greatly magnified onto a television monitor.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="">3.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Central Library (210) 207-2500<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 30pt; text-indent: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Contact: Jennifer Martinez</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42pt; line-height: 150%;">600 <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Soledad</st1:City></st1:place></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42pt; line-height: 150%;"><st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">San Antonio</st1:place></st1:City>. TX 78205</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42pt; line-height: 200%;">The Central Library is the main library that holds many cultural events, such as art, music, story telling and much more.<span style=""> </span>Exhibitions and displays can be found throughout the library.<span style=""> </span>They have a vast amount of resources available including books, computer and classes (learn how to work excel, e-mail, etc.).<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="">4.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Sylvan</st1:PlaceName> <st1:placename st="on">Learning</st1:PlaceName> <st1:placetype st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> (210)359-9000<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 30pt; text-indent: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Contact: Pat Moore</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42pt; line-height: 150%;"><st1:street st="on"><st1:address st="on">2902 Goliad Rd. Suite 101</st1:address></st1:Street></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42pt; line-height: 150%;"><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">San Antonio</st1:City>, <st1:state st="on">TX</st1:State> <st1:postalcode st="on">78223</st1:PostalCode></st1:place></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42pt; line-height: 200%;">Sylvan Learning provides private tutoring for children in grades pre-k through 12. They deliver personalized <a href="http://tutoring.sylvanlearning.com/tutoring-programs.cfm"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">tutoring programs</span></a> to students, of all ages and skills levels, in every academic subject and <a href="http://tutoring.sylvanlearning.com/test-preparation/index.cfm"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">test preparation</span></a>. They also offer parent tools and family learning activities.<span style=""> </span>The tutoring is not free.<span style=""> </span>You are asked to fill out a form to determine whether you can get a discount.<span style=""> </span>Tutoring starts at $35 dollars and hour.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="">5.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->OB/GYN (210)932-2229<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 30pt; text-indent: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Contact: <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Sharon</st1:place></st1:City> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 30pt; text-indent: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><st1:street st="on"><st1:address st="on">7127 Somerset Rd.</st1:address></st1:Street></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 30pt; text-indent: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">San Antonio</st1:City>, <st1:state st="on">TX</st1:State> <st1:postalcode st="on">78211</st1:PostalCode></st1:place></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 30pt; text-indent: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">They offer services in English and Spanish for free pregnancy testing.<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="">6.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Methodist</st1:PlaceName> <st1:placename st="on">Family</st1:PlaceName> <st1:placename st="on">Health</st1:PlaceName> <st1:placetype st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span style=""> </span>(210) 924-8800<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 30pt; text-indent: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Contact: Roland Rodriguez</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42pt; line-height: 150%;"><st1:address st="on"><st1:street st="on">137 SW Military Dr</st1:Street>, <st1:city st="on">San Antonio</st1:City></st1:address> <span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 45pt; line-height: 200%;">There are three of these in <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">San Antonio</st1:City></st1:place> and 2 of them are located in our area surrounding South San High School. The free community resources that they offer free pregnancy testing, free help in applying for Medicaid, and free information on transportation. Our health is very important, and the community around these centers should embrace it for all of its wonderful help. A lot of citizens that live in that area need help with Medicaid and pregnancy tests because of their economic status.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="">7.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->The Salvation Army<span style=""> </span>210-977-8220<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 30pt; text-indent: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Contact: Linda McDonald</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42pt; line-height: 150%;"><st1:street st="on"><st1:address st="on">301 <span style="">S.W. Military</span> Hwy.</st1:address></st1:Street> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42pt; line-height: 200%;">The Salvation Army has always been seen to many as a thrift store, but it has a good message beyond bargains. It is a Christian organization that wants to spread their religion and help the poverty stricken internationally. The one we went to was so friendly and helpful. There area of town that we were in really seemed to need the assistance just by looking at the crowds and the economic level of the neighborhoods. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="">8.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Johnston</st1:City></st1:place> Library<span style=""> </span>(210) 674-8410<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 27pt; text-indent: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Contact:<span style=""> </span>Jean Sanchez</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 39pt; text-indent: 3pt; line-height: 150%;"><st1:street st="on"><st1:address st="on">6307 Sun Valley Dr</st1:address></st1:Street>. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 41.75pt; line-height: 200%;"><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">San Antonio</st1:City>, <st1:state st="on">TX</st1:State> <st1:postalcode st="on">78227</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><br />This library is very close to the high school and a lot of students just go there after school to relax, do homework, or just wait for there parents to get off of work. The library provides a place for all of these students to stay when they need to, and it keeps them out of trouble. This library also offers a ton of courses about learning about e-mail, the internet, and many other computer related courses. The community can really use a resource like this because it can be of use to anyone of any age without them having to worry about money.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="">9.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->The Arc of <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">San Antonio</st1:City></st1:place><span style=""> </span>(210) 490-4300<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 30pt; text-indent: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Contact: Mary Woodard</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 41.75pt; line-height: 200%;"><st1:street st="on"><st1:address st="on">13430 West Ave</st1:address></st1:Street><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%;"><br /></span>It is a non-profit organization that was created to help children with disabilities, but now it not only helps children and adults with disabilities, but it also offers a directory to help offer information on how to apply for Medicaid and how to contact good physicians at good prices. They are strong advocates of the disabled, and they do the best they can to support them and their families. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="">10.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Crestholme Branch of The Boys and Girls Club (210) 434-4383<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 30pt; text-indent: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Contact: Romeo Cruz</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42pt; line-height: 150%;"><st1:street st="on"><st1:address st="on">1602 Goliad Road</st1:address></st1:Street></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42pt; line-height: 200%;">This branch’s director would be the guy to ask about all the events and other such topics that you would like to know about. This place is excellent for kids to interact with other kids, enjoy themselves, and learn a lot, all while simply waiting for their parents to get off of work. These kids don’t have a place to go that’s safe after school and the Boys and Girls Club really offers a place for them to hang out. It’s not just for kids either. There is a teen center for the older kids so that they can enjoy each others company. There events range from Chili cook-offs to helping students finds a way to make college a reality. This place has it all.<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="">11.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Palo Alto</st1:PlaceName> <st1:placetype st="on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span style=""> </span>(210) 921-5000<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 30pt; text-indent: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Contact: Nancy Monroe</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42pt; line-height: 150%;">1400 W. Villaret </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42pt; line-height: 150%;"><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">San Antonio</st1:City>, <st1:state st="on">TX</st1:State> <st1:postalcode st="on">78224</st1:PostalCode></st1:place> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42pt; line-height: 200%;"><st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Palo Alto</st1:place></st1:City> offers the library as a resource to students.<span style=""> </span>They provide programs such as Gateway to College (scholarship program). Upward Bound (Pre-College program, free), which is designed to prepare high school students for college.<span style=""> </span>Students receive tutoring, advising and test preparation work shops.<span style=""> </span><st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Palo Alto</st1:place></st1:City> also provides a pool and gym access.<span style=""> </span>Charges are only $1 on certain days.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="">12.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Community Thrift Store<span style=""> </span>(210)924-6669<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 30pt; text-indent: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Contact: Sam Anderson</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42pt; line-height: 150%;"><st1:street st="on"><st1:address st="on">1047 SE Military Dr</st1:address></st1:Street>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42pt; line-height: 150%;"><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">San Antonio</st1:City>, <st1:state st="on">TX</st1:State> <st1:postalcode st="on">78214</st1:PostalCode></st1:place></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42pt; line-height: 200%;">The thrift store is a great place to shop for anything you are looking for and it is at a good price.<span style=""> </span>They have a good selection of clothing and apparel, toys, furniture and household items.<span style=""> </span>These low prices are important to many people in the community because the thrift store offers good bargains and prices.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 41.75pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="">13.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><st1:placename st="on">Crossroads</st1:PlaceName> <st1:placename st="on">Community</st1:PlaceName> <st1:placetype st="on">Church</st1:PlaceType> and <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Christian</st1:PlaceName> <st1:placename st="on">Academy</st1:PlaceName></st1:place><span style=""> </span>(210) 623-4504</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 41.75pt; line-height: 150%;">Contact:<span style=""> </span>Tracey </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 41.75pt; line-height: 150%;"><st1:street st="on"><st1:address st="on">5834 Ray Ellison Blvd</st1:address></st1:Street></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 41.75pt; line-height: 150%;"><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">San Antonio</st1:City>, <st1:state st="on">TX</st1:State> <st1:postalcode st="on">78242</st1:PostalCode></st1:place></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42pt; line-height: 200%;">Crossroads is a close church family.<span style=""> </span>They offer worship services and youth groups.<span style=""> </span>They have an open gym and play area on the weekends and during the summer for the entire community.<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="">14.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Millers</st1:PlaceName> <st1:placename st="on">Pond</st1:PlaceName> <st1:placename st="on">Community</st1:PlaceName> <st1:placetype st="on">Park</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span style=""> </span>(<span style="">210)207-8480<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 30pt; text-indent: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="">Contact:<span style=""> </span>John Olmstead</span></p> <h3 style="margin-left: 20pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 22pt; line-height: 150%;" align="left"><st1:street st="on"><st1:address st="on"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-weight: normal;">6175 Old Pearsall Road</span></st1:address></st1:Street><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-weight: normal;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42pt; line-height: 200%;">Millers Pond is a recreational park that offers summer programs, youth sports and many other activities.<span style=""> </span>The recreational practice area includes a football/soccer practice field, additional picnic facilities and security lighting.<span style=""> </span>They hold arts and crafts and crafts shows and allow the community to participate.<span style=""> </span>You are also allowed to fish and picnic by the pond.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="">15.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Ozuna</st1:PlaceName> <st1:placename st="on">Learning</st1:PlaceName> <st1:placename st="on">Resources</st1:PlaceName> <st1:placetype st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> (LRC)<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 30pt; text-indent: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Contact: Nancy Monroe</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42pt; line-height: 150%;">Branch of <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Palo Alto</st1:PlaceName> <st1:placetype st="on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42pt; line-height: 200%;">The LRC is a resource within <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Palo Alto</st1:City></st1:place> college.<span style=""> </span>The LRC is a research and resource library for the community.<span style=""> </span>It includes computers with wireless access for research and printing is provided.<span style=""> </span>It also provides a children’s library and offers free classes on research (information research certifications).</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 30pt; text-indent: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42pt; line-height: 200%;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 42pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>marisolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05307937139844186738noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670893212484296872.post-78247830276525509292007-11-07T12:00:00.000-06:002007-11-07T16:17:56.773-06:00Resources Near Pat Neff Middle SchoolHere are the resources that our group found near Pat Neff Middle School in San Antonio Texas.<br /><br />Group members include:<br />Candice Smith<br />Sesung Park<br />Dale Staffel<br />Matthew M. Luis<br /><p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><b>1. Evers Road Christian Church</b></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center">Carl Chase 684-2043</p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center">eversroad@sbcglobal.net</p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center">5258 Evers Road San Antonio TX, 78238</p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><br /></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;"> Their vision statement is, <strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="">"To provide families with a friendly, Christ-centered church that is geared to meet their needs. We will focus on training parents and children to be godly examples and on equipping them to reach other families for Christ.” Lead by Phillip Walton; Minister and Cody Walton; children’s minister this church has a variety of services to reach people of all ages young and old alike. On Sunday mornings they have a plethora of services to fit the needs of its members. They have an early worship service at eight thirty in the morning followed by Sunday school, a regular service at ten forty five, and even a Spanish service that is held Sundays at two and Tuesdays at seven.</span></span></strong> <strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="">They offer Sunday school classes for men, women, and children. In addition to their common ministry they also provide a ministry that goes out to nursing homes, the homeless, and to local orphanages. If you were a member of the youth group at Evers Road Christian Church on Sunday nights you could join in the fun at their Sunday Night Youth Group where they have bible study in creative ways, peer interaction, and free food. </span></span></strong> </p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="right"><br /></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><b>2. Sendero Assembly of God</b></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center">Sandy Vaughn 680-0111</p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center">Daughtry Drive San Antonio TX</p> <p style="text-indent: 0.25in; margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;"> <strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="">This church has an incredible program for bringing its young members to Christ. As a young member of this church you can become a member of the Missionettes, for the girls or the Royal Rangers, for the boys. Both of these youth groups participate in a variety of community service ventures as well as hosting their own bible study sessions and even going to spiritual retreats. Sendero also has an academy for grades k through 12. At this academy they strive to educate their students spiritually and mentally. They teach the students to be active in the community as well as how important it is to further their education beyond high school. Sendero also offers classes to the community like financial management, and new believers’ courses. </span></span></strong> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><b>3. Youth Advocates at Zion Lutheran Church</b></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Fabian Carr 738-8139</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">702 Cincinnati</span></p> <p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; text-indent: 0.5in; margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; line-height: 0.19in;"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Youth Advocates is a youth development organization that has been active in San Antonio since 1999 it works through the hip-hop culture to make a difference in the lives of youth. A man by the name of Fabian Carr saw there was potential to create something meaningful out of his break dancing skills. He wanted to use his skills for</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size:85%;"> a good cause, to help youth. Youth Advocate’s San Antonio chapter sheds a positive light on break-dancing and hip-hop cultures. The members, or dancers of this group are very close and their bond is based on love respect and acceptance. The program only exist through the dedication of only a few volunteers, but they have been recognized by AmeriCorps an organization that supplies grants to non- profit organizations focused on making a difference.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>4.</b></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b> </b></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Vision Source</b></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Carolyn Rodriguez 431-0399</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">4390 Evers Road</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This particular Vision Source is one of the largest private practices in the San Antonio area. It was founded by Dr. Agnes Palys in 1981 with the vision of creating an eye care place where the whole family could be serviced at. They offer a variety of services to your entire family for their eye health. Here you can get your annual eye examinations, pick- up your contact lens prescription, pick out new eye glass frames, or even get corneal treatment therapy treatment for your eyes. </span> </p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><br /></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>5. Forest Hills Library</b></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Judy front desk 431-2544</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">5245 Ingram Rd San Antonio, TX 78228</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><br /></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Forest Hills Library is a resourceful place not only to the students of the area but to anyone seeking volunteer opportunities, a nice place to conduct a meeting and much more. The library has borrower services that allow you to check out, not only books, but equipment too like DVDs and video cassettes, as well as music CDs and teacher’s card books too. Also available at Forest Hills are meeting rooms and larger conference areas, computers are available to the public, and anyone seeking to fulfill their service needs can volunteer at the library to help reshelf books, children’s story time on the weekends, and by just assisting card holders as they come in.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>6. Texas Association of Bilingual Education</b></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Connie Guerra 956-984-6182</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">5835 Callaghan Rd # 301 San Antonio, TX 78228</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><br /></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">TABE is a program that advocates for the rights of children with language minority. They ensure that the bilingual education is implemented correctly for these children to succeed in their education. They do things such as offer scholarships to students who want to become bilingual educators, they advocate that state and federal laws address the needs of English language learners, they fight to get more funding for ESL programs and to get highly certified teachers into the system. This is a valuable resource to the people in our community especially since there are a high number of students and parents that are learning English.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><br /></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>7. Northwest YMCA</b></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Tiger Coffman 520-9700</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">6530 </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Wurzbach</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, San Antonio, 78240</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><br /></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The YMCA is a wonderful facility for children. It serves as an after school program and tutoring center for most of its members. It is primarily offered to fit the needs of low income families, as the Y offers a scholarship to its members to pay for the childcare. The Y also offers swimming lessons, day camps, a youth super sports program and mentors for teens. It also gives both school age and teenagers to express themselves through leadership practices. They partner with local schools, churches, businesses, other non- profits, and municipal agencies to maximize their resources.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><br /></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>8. Avon Recruiting</b></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Lindsey 431-7647</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">2200 Bandera Rd, San Antonio</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><br /></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This is recruiting center and cosmetics training facility. They offer to train anyone in cosmetic application and sales. It’s a basic job opportunity employment center. The training is convenient because it is offered online or you can attend scheduled meetings. The Avon collection is a way to make extra money without being restricted to a demanding schedule. When getting a job through the center you are also subject to be trained on all the products that the company sells and you are likely to be trained on the spot by an experienced representative.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><br /></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>9. Big Brothers Big Sisters</b></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Allison K. 225-6322</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">202 Baltimore Ave San Antonio, TX 78215</span></p> <p style="text-indent: 0.25in; margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">“Our vision is successful mentoring relationships for all children who need and want them, contributing to brighter futures, better schools, and stronger communities for all</span>.” This non- profit organization matches children and adults together to bond with each other through the offer of time and caring. The organization was established to help delinquent youth by giving them more positive mentors and role models. Since then the program has evolved and is offered to any child seeking a BIG. The organization puts on functions that the matches can attend together like golfing, bowling, skating, and movie nights. The functions are usually free or very low cost. It is a great way to help out in your community by sharing your time with a child and serving as an outlet for most of the kids from stress and worries that they may have at home or at school. </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>10. University Health System</b></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Hilda ER service desk 358-4000</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center">4502 Medical Dr San Antonio, TX 78229</p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><br /></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size:100%;">University Health System holds 604 beds for patients. It is a training/ teaching facility for The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. The medical team can get involved in breaking medical research through their hands on training. They are prestigious for achieving many operations for the first time in South Texas. Here they performed the first heart, lung, and heart-lung transplants, and the first newborn heart transplant. They are the number one hospital used for civilian trauma in the entire county. They are a level 1 trauma care center which means they are capable of providing care to even the most seriously injured patients. Even for the minor ailments the hospital treats more than 70,000 patients a year through its emergency room. </span></span></span></span></span> </p> <table dir="ltr" align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" hspace="1" width="140"> <col width="140"> <tbody><tr> <td width="140"> <p align="center"><br /> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="140"> <p align="center"><br /> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>11. Planned Parenthood</b></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Maria 681-7800</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">6749 Bandera Road San Antonio, Texas 78238</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Planned Parenthood is a necessary resource available to this area. With the teen pregnancy rate on the rise in Texas especially among minorities it is good to have resources available to answer questions and give help. This particular center is income based so the services you will receive will be paid for based on the amount of your individual income. They offer pamphlets and classes about pro choice, pregnancy, alternative options, safe sex, STDs, birth control, and overall sexual health. They administer annual exams for females, test for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, and offer free pregnancy test and ways to cope with being a young parent. </span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="text-indent: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>12. A Sharp School of Music</b></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Mark Pierce 259-9784</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">12732 Cimarron Path Ste 100, San Antonio, TX</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><br /></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;"> A Sharp School of Music headed by Mark Pierce provides to its students private and group lessons. All of the teachers are fully certified music instructors. You can become a student at A Sharp as young as two years of age! As a student at A Sharp they hope that the music instruction that you will be receiving brings motivation to the student. You can receive private lessons on many instruments such as electric, acoustic, and bass guitars, saxophone, flute drums, clarinet and lots more. The company also gives its students the chance to be a part of music groups that perform year around. This school is also the home to San Antonio’s premier jazz group which includes students of all ages from all around the city. The music school is near a variety of schools and is convenient to walk to for after school lessons. In addition to the teaching services the school also serves as a repair shop to guitars and bass instruments, and they sell instruments convenient for any skill level.<br /><br /><br /></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"> <b>Ingram Clinic Texas MedClinic</b></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center">Sherry 225-0213</p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center">4412 Callaghan Rd. 78228</p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><br /></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This clinic can be useful as an alternative to the major and often crowded emergency rooms. They offer treatment for colds, flu, sprains, insect bites, minor fractures, and eye injuries. They are affordable to most incomes and they can also serve your family by providing you with a family doctor. The clinic also has doctors that specialize in sports medicine focused on fixing sports related injuries and X- ray examinations. They are also engaged in physical therapy and rehabilitation services for out care and in care patients. They provide numerous vaccinations and are a traveling clinic therefore you can almost be certain that they will be in your area at some time. </span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>14. Child Guidance Center</b></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Elva Diaz office manager 614-7070</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">2135 Babcock Rd San Antonio</span></p> <p style="text-indent: 0.25in; margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Child Guidance Center provides outpatient mental health care to children and adolescents regardless of income level. Last year the center provided services to 2,178 children. Thousands of children are serviced each year through this program and all fees that are charged are based on the family’s ability to pay. Contributors like the United Way make up the difference of the cost. The Center's Staff also extends their services beyond the office. They service schools, churches and other social agencies. On the educational side the center also offers post graduate training for child psychiatry residents. All of the training is funded by a local health science center in San Antonio. The Child Guidance Center is committed to identifying and addressing children’s needs quickly. They strive to get positive results and wish to always provide service that is comfortable to their patients and their families. They are now partnering with Juvenile Justice Academy, Head Start and area schools.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>15. San Antonio WIC</b></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Rosalind 436-5042</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">4412 Callaghan Road San Antonio, Texas 78228</span></p> <p style="text-indent: 0.25in; margin-top: 0.19in; margin-bottom: 0.19in;"> WIC is a Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. They provide food vouchers that are redeemable at grocery stores for mostly nutritional foods. They encourage and promote healthy living for mothers and their children by also providing foods such as cereals, fruits vegetables, eggs, milk cheeses, juice, and much more. They also offer nutrition and education counseling to mothers so that they can provide better lives for their children. Services such as health care referrals are provided at no cost to breast feeding, pregnant, and post partum women. They have many locations in the city and women who qualify can chose to visit any of the facilities.</p> <b style="">Books:<o:p></o:p></b> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">Howard, Gary R. (2006) <i style="">We Can’t Teach What We Don’t Know</i>.<span style=""> </span><st1:state st="on">New York</st1:state>: Teachers College, <span style=""> </span><st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Columbia</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">In this book, the author focuses on his personal experiences, and how he can use them to relate to students. He tends to take the position of a white teacher looking in to a non-white classroom, and uses this to change his perspectives as a teacher.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">Nieto, S, & Bode, P (1992) <i style="">Affirming Diversity, The Sociopolitical Context of Multicultural <span style=""> </span>Education</i>.<span style=""> </span><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Boston</st1:city></st1:place>: Pearson Education, Inc.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">This book focuses on how cultural differences affect student performance. The authors take into account several factors which include personal, social, and cultural influences and use case studies to help bring a “real life” feel to the readers.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">Barrera, Rosalinda, <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Garcia</st1:city>, <st1:country-region st="on">Georgia</st1:country-region></st1:place> E., Harris, Violet J, &. Willis, <st1:place st="on"><st2:sn st="on">Arlette</st2:sn> <st2:sn st="on">I.</st2:sn></st1:place> (2003). </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; line-height: 200%;"><i style="">Multiple Issues in Literacy Research and Practice</i>. <st1:city st="on">Mahwah</st1:city>, <st1:state st="on">NJ</st1:state>: <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Lawrence</st1:city></st1:place> Erlbaum Associates.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">This book focuses on diversity by bringing research and participants together from different groups to allow several voices to portray a variety of dimensions of multicultural literacy. The first part of this book explores the complex relationship between culture, language, literacy, and identity. The second part describes developing curricula, assessments, and materials for students from diverse backgrounds. Lastly, the third part of the book’s focus is on teachers and education issues related to implementing multicultural literacies. All the chapters reflect a variety of ways in which the field of multicultural literacies has been interpreted. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Calderon, Jose Z. (2007).<i style=""> Race, Poverty, and Social Justice</i>. <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Sterling</st1:city>, <st1:state st="on">VA</st1:state></st1:place>: Stylus.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">This book explores several examples of ways to connect classrooms to the communities. It accomplishes this through service learning and participatory research in order to teach issues of social justice.<span style=""> </span>The purpose of the book is to show how someone can use a course content that is community based and socially engaged to convey the power of service learning to the students. Therefore, it provides multiple examples of how service learning can be integrated into courses that address social justice issues. The variety of chapters provide examples of how interaction between students, faculty, and the community create models of democratic spaces where the students are teachers and the teachers are students both on and off campus. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">Gross, Ronald and Beatrice. (1985) <i style="">The <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Great</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">School</st1:placetype></st1:place> Debate:<span style=""> </span>Which Way for American <span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>Education?</i>.<span style=""> </span><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">New York</st1:city>, <st1:state st="on">NY</st1:state></st1:place>: Simon & Schuster, Inc</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">Hogan, Christine. (2007). <i style="">Facilitating Multicultural groups: A Practical Guide</i>. <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">London</st1:city></st1:place>: </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style=""> </span>Kogan Page. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">This book provides a practical approach for facilitators that need to enhance their skills when working with individuals from diverse backgrounds. More than ever, facilitators are being called upon to work in international and cross-cultural fields to help groups achieve their goals. The book uses a step by step approach to take the facilitator through ideas, processes, models and frameworks designed to assist with the preparation, facilitation and evaluation of workshops. It also advises on how to adapt learning materials for specific situations or cultures and techniques to deal with conflict. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">Locke, Don C. (1998). <i style="">Increasing Multicultural Understanding </i>(2<sup>nd</sup> ed.). <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">London</st1:city></st1:place>: Sage </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><span style=""> </span>Publications. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The book focuses on ten elements of a specific minority culture in a classic framework for critical observation. The ten elements include history of oppression, religious practices, family structure, degree of acculturation, poverty, language and the arts, racism and prejudice, sociopolitical factors, child-rearing practices, and values and attitudes. This model for critical observation provides clarity for understanding each specific culture that the author focuses on in each chapter. Therefore, the book is an excellent resource to compare and contrast a specific culture with another culture or group. Ultimately the book is to enhance student’s and counselor’s cross cultural knowledge and enhance their service delivery to individuals from diverse cultures. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">Pederson, Paul B., Ponterotto, Joseph G., & Utsey, Shawn O. (2006). <i style="">Preventing <o:p></o:p></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; line-height: 200%;"><i style="">Prejudice: A Guide for Counselors, Educators, and Parents </i>(2<sup>nd</sup> ed.). <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">London</st1:city></st1:place>: Sage Publications. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">This book presents a comprehensive overview of prejudice and racism along with including practical tools for preventing as well as fighting prejudice development in children, adolescents, and adults. The book is very helpful in understanding the harmful effects of prejudice and racism on inter-group relations. Key features of the text are stressing the role of authority figures, encouraging healthy identity development, and offering field-tested tools. This book is unique in the ability it has to simultaneously address both professionals and parents to not only help them understand prejudice, but also reduce it. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><b style="">ONLINE RESOURCES:<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;">Academic Excellence Indicator System. <i style="">Texas Education Agency</i>. Retrieved November 1, 2007, <span style=""> </span>from <a href="http://www.tea.state.tx.us/cgi/sas/broker">http://www.tea.state.tx.us/cgi/sas/broker</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">From this website, we could encourage the parents of the currently enrolled students to look at the performance of the school. This could help some of the parents who have questions about the overall education that their child is receiving.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"><st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Neff</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">Middle School</st1:placetype></st1:place>. <i style="">City-Data.com.</i> Retrieved November 3, 2007, from <span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>http://www.city-data.com/school/neff-middle-tx.html</p> <p class="MsoNormal">This website is a compilation of information that is released from the state of <st1:place st="on"><st1:state st="on">Texas</st1:state></st1:place> after each set of testing results are released. This site could help parents who are concerned about specific rates, such as the dropout rates, or the academic performance of African-American students. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Matthew Luishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11068193406670319008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670893212484296872.post-67065842598878465422007-10-23T20:00:00.000-05:002007-11-04T17:16:56.726-06:00TOLERANCE: How Tolerant are You?This is a site where you can take a test to determine hidden bias. I'm not sure how accurate they are but they sure are fun. Take a test they are very interesting!!! See if you can take just one.<br /><br /><a href="https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/demo/selectatest.html">https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/demo/selectatest.html</a><br /><strong>Click <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Demonstration</span>.</strong><br /><br />I'm a little bias towards younger people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670893212484296872.post-5413400775623744372007-10-23T19:00:00.000-05:002007-11-04T17:15:24.081-06:00TOLERANCE: Tolerance.org: 10, 10, and 10 (including lesson plans for all age groups and subjects<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>10 Ways to fight hate on campus:</strong><br />1. <span style="color:#000000;"></span></span><a href="http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?ar=867&pa=2"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><strong>Examine your school's climate.</strong></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">a. The vast majority of teachers nationally said their schools were largely free of racial or ethnic tensions.<br />b. </span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Students thought differently<br />2. </span><a href="http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?ar=867&pa=3"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><strong>Take bias incidents seriously.</strong></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">3. Provide forums for meaningful discussion for students<br />4. Provide forums for meaningful discussion for teachers/staff.<br />5. <span style="color:#000000;"><strong></strong></span></span><a href="http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?ar=867&pa=4"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><strong>Use bias incidents as teachable moments.</strong></span></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">6. Bridge divisions in the school.<br />a. </span><a href="http://www.tolerance.org/teens.jsp"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><strong>Mix It Up at Lunch Day</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"> (Nov. 13, 2007) and </span><a href="http://www.nonamecallingweek.org/" target="new"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><strong>No Name-Calling Week</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"> (Jan. 21-25, 2008)<br />7. Bridge divisions in the community.<br />8. Have a barbeque or a special event promoting the fight against hate on campus.<br />9. Make counseling services easily and readily available to students.<br />10. Include in professor evaluation asking about equality in the classroom.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">11. <strong>Don't ignore obvious signs of trouble.</strong><br />Information from </span><a href="http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?ar=867"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?ar=867</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><strong>10 Ways to bring tolerance into the classroom:</strong><br />1. Use our history to relate with today’s issues.<br />a. Little Rock’s Nine just had their 50th anniversary, have a lesson<br />b. </span><a href="http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?ar=861"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?ar=861</span></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">2. Make it clear to your students that if there is ever a problem, you will be their helping hand.<br />3. Assign groups instead of letting children pick their own. You get to choose whose ethnic backgrounds get to mix.<br />4. Weave cultural information into your lessons (even math and science)<br />5. Once a month have a Friday where two or three students bring food from their culture to share during recess or advisory<br />6. Assign seats according to diversity as well. If free seating is available, kids tend to sit where it is comfortable, which is usually with their own race/culture, etc. Get the kids out of their comfort zone and it prepares them for the future.<br />7. </span><a href="http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?ar=638"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><strong>Anti-Bullying Activities</strong></span></a><br /><a href="http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?ar=638"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?ar=638</span></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><br />8. </span><a href="http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?ar=740"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><strong>Map It Out</strong></span></a><br /><a href="http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?ar=740"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?ar=740</span></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;">9. </span></span><a href="http://www.tolerance.org/pdf/mixitup_online_survey_06.pdf"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><strong>Mix It Up Surveys (PDF)</strong></span></a><br /><a href="http://www.tolerance.org/pdf/mixitup_online_survey_06.pdf"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">http://www.tolerance.org/pdf/mixitup_online_survey_06.pdf</span></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><br />10. </span><a href="http://www.tolerance.org/images/teach/activities/tt_school_climate.pdf"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><strong>School Climate Questionnaire (PDF)</strong></span></a><br /><a href="http://www.tolerance.org/images/teach/activities/tt_school_climate.pdf"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">http://www.tolerance.org/images/teach/activities/tt_school_climate.pdf</span></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><strong>10 Tips for Identifying Bias Incidents<br /></strong>http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?p=0&ar=867&pa=3<br /><strong>Seven Steps for Responding to Bias Incidents</strong><br />http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?p=0&ar=867&pa=3<br /><strong>LESSONS ON LANGUAGE</strong><br /></span><a href="http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?p=0&ar=867&pa=4"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?p=0&ar=867&pa=4</span></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span>KristenNicole87http://www.blogger.com/profile/03840993047460569582noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670893212484296872.post-39368707622305469402007-10-23T18:44:00.000-05:002007-10-23T22:53:57.668-05:00TOLERANCE: 10 strategies to bring cultural tolerance into the classroom<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:180%;">10 Strategies to bring cultural tolerance into the classroom and fight hate<br /></span></strong><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">The following strategies have been inspired by</span></div><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://www.tolerance.org/teach/index.jsp"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.pixelwitch.com/classxpress/graphics/Tolerance.org_RGB_logo.gif" border="0" /></a> </p><br /><p align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">a web project of the southern poverty law center to “fight hate and promote tolerance.” </span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><br /></p><strong></strong><br /><p align="left"><strong>My multicultural self</strong></p><br /><p align="left"><strong></strong><br />Have the students identify 3 facets of their own multicultural selves, such as family values, religious precepts, holydays, beliefs, and cultural customs. Have them share their cultural <span style="font-family:lucida grande;">facets and comment possible reasons that miscommunication could occur among ones’ and others’ cultures. </span></p><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><br /><p align="left"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Communication: </span></strong><strong>The total impact of your message</strong></p><br /><p align="left"></span></p>Students will watch The Center for New American Media’s <a href="http://www.cnam.com/order.html#at">American Tongues</a> video clips in which people from different regions of the U.S. talk about different versions of the English language. Students will identify the message of verbal spoken communication, including the use of words and intonation of interviewees. Students will also identify the nonverbal communication, the message that interviewees transmit with the use of gestures, postures, eye contact, and facial expressions. The teacher will make a table in the blackboard with the students' observations to compare verbal and non verbal messages of each interviewee and to assess the total of the message delivered by the interviewees.<br /><br /><strong>Nonverbal behaviors and culture</strong><br /><br /><p align="left">Students will watch a multicultural video with the sound in mute, to observe nonverbal behaviors in different cultures. Then, students will write down their first impressions. Students will watch the video a second time with the normal volume. Then, students will compare and comment their impressions and the “real” cultural meanings.<br /><br /><strong>Identifying stereotypes</strong><br /></p><br /><p align="left">Stereotypes represent a belief or assumed knowledge of an entire group based on an experience with or information about a member or members of a given group. Have the students watch The Center for New American Media’s <strong><a href="http://www.cnam.com/order.html#people">People Like Us: Social Class in America </a></strong>video. Students will identify stereotypes in the video and link them to what they’ve experienced or heard (in TV, from their families, peers, or authority figures). Students will discuss in what ways these stereotypes are not true and come up with ideas to break down the stereotypes.<br /><br /><strong>I’m human, too</strong><br /></p><br /><p align="left"><http:>Students will identify offensive beliefs and/or remarks said about “their group” and share positive ways to counter them in order to increase their sensitivity to cultural differences.<br />Have students decide what types of groupings (by race, ethnicity, gender, religious affiliation, extracurricular activities, musical preferences, etc.) could be used that would divide the class into 4 to 6 groups.<br />In each group, students will list things that they “never want said again” about their group. After the groups have developed their lists, each is asked to come up before the class and have one member read its findings.<br />After all groups share their lists, ask students the following questions:<br />• What are some effective ways you have responded to offensive remarks or biased views?<br />• What types of responses are not helpful and cause further misunderstanding and/or anger?<br />Ask students to share personal experiences in which they were offended or when they have offended someone and learned from the experience.<br />Have a discussion on the importance of standing up for others as well as for oneself.<br /><br /><strong>Conflict resolution & peace</strong><br /></p><br /><p align="left">Students will be arranged into a circle. The teacher will give one student a quote about peace and conflict resolution from <a href="http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?ar=869&pa=5">tolerance.org </a><http: ar="869&pa=5">. The student will read the quote textually to his closest classmate without being heard by the rest of the class. The second student will have to interpret, paraphrase, and write down his own quote. The second student will read his own quote to the next student to continue with the same dynamic until every student has paraphrased the quote. Then, the students will comment their different view points on conflict resolution and peace. This activity not only increases students' skills in listening, but also checks for comprehension as they paraphrase.<br /><br /><strong>American value: freedom</strong><br /></p><br /><p align="left">Download "<a href="http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?ar=864&pa=3">Freedom, Oh Freedom</a>" as an mp3 or notation PDF from <http: ar="864&pa=3">. Before playing the song for students, ask what "freedom" means and have the students write their responses in a peace of paper; students will share their responses to the class. After listening to the song, encourage students to describe the song's meaning of "freedom." Ask the students to write a paragraph comparing that meaning with their earlier responses.<br /><br /><strong>A nation of immigrants: Family ties and fabric tales</strong><br /></p><br /><p align="left">After exposure to relevant literature in class, students will research their family history by interviewing their parents. They will use this information along with visual props such as pictures, maps, or drawings to tell their story to their classmates.<br /><br /><strong>A nation of immigrants: Global citizenry</strong><br /></p><br /><p align="left">During and after Constitution Day observance, students, in small groups, will set classroom explorations with the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, and the Mexican Constitution. Students will pay special attention to passages that relate to values like equality and freedom. Ask small groups to share their findings with the whole class and write them on the board. Finally, ask the students to compare and contrast their findings with the U.S. Constitution. Download the Constitution of <a href="http://www.info.gov.za/documents/constitution/index.htm">African</a> and <a href="http://historicaltextarchive.com/sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=93#T1">Mexican</a> Constitutions here.<br /><br /><strong>In-group favoritism</strong><br /></p><br /><p align="left">Students will understand and be able to define in-group favoritism.<br /><strong>Definition</strong>: according to Social Identity Theory, social groups influence inter-group relations because people strive to maintain or enhance a positive social identity. The desire for positive self-esteem is thought to lead to the tendency to evaluate one's own group favorably in comparison to other groups, or "in-group favoritism."<br />In-group favoritism at its best offers a positive sense of belonging and affiliation (football players encourage each other's athletic best. At its worst, it can lead to highly destructive and hurtful behaviors: gossiping, bullying, and pressuring group members to do what they individually do not respect or feel comfortable doing.<br />Students will brainstorm a list of in-groups in their community and will identify ways they participate in in-group favoritism.<br />Then ask these questions regarding the positive and negative impacts of in-group favoritism and have them share and comment their answers in groups:<br />o What favors or special privileges do people in the same groups tend to give to each other?<br />o How do you think it makes them feel to support their own group members over others?<br />o How do you think it makes others who are outside their group feel?<br />o If you see in-group favoritism playing out, what might you be able to do to confront or stop it? </p>Alejandra Osejohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095784295201453956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670893212484296872.post-3335929909366351242007-10-23T15:00:00.000-05:002007-11-04T17:24:18.868-06:00TESTS: Why tests are bad<a href="http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_7207296">They kill people</a>Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09681993218671911594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670893212484296872.post-52586593190612554672007-10-23T14:00:00.000-05:002007-11-04T17:24:59.580-06:00TEACHERS: 16 traits of a super teacher<a href="http://www.vsedorogi.org/images/super%20teacher.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.vsedorogi.org/images/super%20teacher.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Be honest and find out if you are in the path towards becoming a super teacher, or already are one.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">If you got at least five of the sixteen characteristics mentioned by </span><a href="http://www.partnershipforlearning.org/article.asp?ArticleID=2306"><span style="font-size:130%;">Carole McGraw</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">, you are already in the correct direction. If not, there are 16 suggestions and techniques which, if you practice devotedly, will help you become the super teacher that every child needs.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">There's no need to overwhem ourselves with all the different theories and techniques out there at the same time. If we practice one at a time, if we improve ourselves constantly a step a day, we'll see the positive difference we make in our own lives and that of our children.</span></div><br /><div></div>Alejandra Osejohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095784295201453956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670893212484296872.post-70976323417504755362007-10-23T12:49:00.000-05:002007-11-04T17:19:15.939-06:00SCIENCE & DIVERSITY: Intergrating Diversity"Building Diversity into your Teaching Portfolio"<br /><a href="http://depts.washington.edu/ctp/TADiversityPortfolio.PDF">http://depts.washington.edu/ctp/TADiversityPortfolio.PDF</a><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;">The University of Washington and the College of Arts & Sciences place special<br />emphasis on preparing students to live and work in a multicultural society. This<br />brochure has been developed to help teaching assistants acquire the knowledge and<br />skills necessary to contribute to this mission. It offers assessment questions and<br />resources about student diversity, teaching approaches, and multicultural content based<br />on the experiences of UW faculty who have participated in seminars and institutes<br />sponsored by the Curriculum Transformation Project over the past decade.</span></em><br /><br />"Diversity Cooperative Learning and Peer Tutoring in a First-Semester Chemistry Course"<br /><a href="http://www.cic.uiuc.edu/CommitteesandGroups.shtml">www.cic.uiuc.edu/CommitteesandGroups.shtml</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>CIC groups and committees provide a forum for peer networking, group problem solving, and information sharing. Group discussion often provides the springboard for new ideas for cooperative activities. CIC staff support and coordinate peer group discussions and meetings as resources permit, with an emphasis on those groups convened at the request of the Provosts. Many groups are self-organized (meaning that members self-identify, and that the group is responsible for scheduling and paying for meetings), and most of the self-organized groups are not represented on the web page. If you have a question about a group that is not represented on this list, contact the CIC at </em></span><a href="mailto:cic@staff.cic.net"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>cic@staff.cic.net</em></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>.</em></span><br /><br />As I get these I will repost.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670893212484296872.post-22721179156126470472007-10-23T12:21:00.000-05:002007-11-04T17:18:41.534-06:00SCIENCE: Biology ESL Lesson PlansHere are lesson plans I found for high school ESL science students.<br />Hope you find them useful : )<br /><br />Global Warming: A Cause and Effect Writing Lesson<br /><a href="http://iteslj.org/Lessons/Ogasawara-Warming.html">http://iteslj.org/Lessons/Ogasawara-Warming.html</a><br /><br />Exploring Our Solar System #1<br /><a href="http://education.wsu.edu/esl/Planets.html">http://education.wsu.edu/esl/Planets.html</a><br /><br />Teaching the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Scientiific</span> Method<br /><a href="http://www.everythingesl.net/lessons/tesol_2006_tampa_fl_60057.php">http://www.everythingesl.net/lessons/tesol_2006_tampa_fl_60057.php</a><br /><br />Extreme Weather: Hurricanes<br /><a href="http://www.everythingesl.net/lessons/extreme_weather_hurricanes_60832.php">http://www.everythingesl.net/lessons/extreme_weather_hurricanes_60832.php</a><br /><br />Forests, Deserts & Grasslands<br /><a href="http://www.everythingesl.net/lessons/monica_schnee.php">http://www.everythingesl.net/lessons/monica_schnee.php</a><br /><br />Science Experiments with Eggs<br /><a href="http://www.everythingesl.net/lessons/egg_experiments.php">http://www.everythingesl.net/lessons/egg_experiments.php</a><br /><br />Nutrition for newcomers<br /><a href="http://www.everythingesl.net/lessons/food_unit.php">http://www.everythingesl.net/lessons/food_unit.php</a><br /><br />How to Use Technology to Teach the Water Cycle<br /><a href="http://www.everythingesl.net/lessons/water_cycle.php">http://www.everythingesl.net/lessons/water_cycle.php</a><br /><br />Cooperative learning: making connections in general biology<br /><a href="http://www.goenc.com/records/record_generator.asp?encnum=030722">http://www.goenc.com/records/record_generator.asp?encnum=030722</a><br /><br />Understand! Biology: molecules, cells and genes<br /><a href="http://www.goenc.com/records/record_generator.asp?encnum=017921">http://www.goenc.com/records/record_generator.asp?encnum=017921</a>daley poohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17881824171075598976noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670893212484296872.post-84340085414487389592007-10-16T15:49:00.000-05:002007-10-17T21:51:04.764-05:00MATH: Over 10 lesson plans on teaching ESL students math using english. K.KirchgessnerHelping English Language Learners Tackle Math Word Problems in First and Second Grade<br />By: Sarah Picard<br /><a href="http://www.teachersnetwork.org/NTNY/nychelp/math/mathword.htm">http://www.teachersnetwork.org/NTNY/nychelp/math/mathword.htm</a><br /><br />Dave's ESL Cafe Idea Cookbook<br /><br /><a href="http://www.eslcafe.com/idea/index.cgi?Math">http://www.eslcafe.com/idea/index.cgi?Math</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.eslcafe.com/idea/index.cgi?display:1160686480-11206.txt">Algebra Relay Race</a><br /><a href="http://www.eslcafe.com/idea/index.cgi?display:1017781976-22936.txt">Berni's Scrumptous Strawberry Cheesecake</a><br /><a href="http://www.eslcafe.com/idea/index.cgi?display:913593311-1013.txt">Country and Animal Math Game</a><br /><a href="http://www.eslcafe.com/idea/index.cgi?display:1000067987-26234.txt">ESOL Strategy Sheet</a><br /><a href="http://www.eslcafe.com/idea/index.cgi?display:1154220685-31519.txt">Flip for Krypto</a><br /><a href="http://www.eslcafe.com/idea/index.cgi?display:966347232-18028.txt">Learning math collaboratively on the Internet</a><br /><a href="http://www.eslcafe.com/idea/index.cgi?display:913592289-447.txt">Learning Math Topics</a><br /><a href="http://www.eslcafe.com/idea/index.cgi?display:1173966148-963.txt">math web site</a><br /><a href="http://www.eslcafe.com/idea/index.cgi?display:1154224092-1110.txt">Racing Math Relay</a><br /><a href="http://www.eslcafe.com/idea/index.cgi?display:913592363-474.txt">Saying Large Numbers</a><br /><a href="http://www.eslcafe.com/idea/index.cgi?display:1035185663-73239.txt">SHOW ME THE MONEY!!</a><br /><a href="http://www.eslcafe.com/idea/index.cgi?display:923351536-18895.txt">The Seven Up Game</a><br /><br />He also has lesson plans for all sorts of subjects!KristenNicole87http://www.blogger.com/profile/03840993047460569582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670893212484296872.post-58920328151858864082007-10-16T15:08:00.000-05:002007-10-17T21:29:10.362-05:00MATH: Wrapping Culture around Mathematics (General)<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#993399;">These links may not deal with the English language, but teaching math with culture seemed like a challenge. Here are a few helpful links that I enjoyed reading...</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.squelched.com/detail.jsp?num=1032"><span style="color:#009900;">http://www.squelched.com/detail.jsp?num=1032</span></a><br /><span style="color:#009900;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1551657"><span style="color:#009900;">http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1551657</span></a><br /><span style="color:#009900;"></span><br /><a href="http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2005/february2/boaler-020205.html"><span style="color:#009900;">http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2005/february2/boaler-020205.html</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#993399;">Yall enjoy :-)</span>KristenNicole87http://www.blogger.com/profile/03840993047460569582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670893212484296872.post-78147297830501706342007-10-12T21:20:00.000-05:002007-11-04T17:34:55.884-06:00LITERACY: Texas Book Festival 2007<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBYj8oqTk4WE6BeaGvlsb99LR3tcv7hzs68EF3A75hOke12btXV8GX3cENqy_zgAGOMgD_U2BIdYupoI5KnsEjeHMHTK7WIclU0TrJJih3yqoQrcuTxwI7nrNeLlfAfPKoRkspjiK-TjXR/s1600-h/My+new+profile+pic.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124353852144129394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBYj8oqTk4WE6BeaGvlsb99LR3tcv7hzs68EF3A75hOke12btXV8GX3cENqy_zgAGOMgD_U2BIdYupoI5KnsEjeHMHTK7WIclU0TrJJih3yqoQrcuTxwI7nrNeLlfAfPKoRkspjiK-TjXR/s400/My+new+profile+pic.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><strong><em>Hey there future and present teachers!</em></strong></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><strong>It is time for the Texas Book Festival and there will be famous authors coming from near and far! Plenty of diversity and multi-cultural books and authors too!</strong></div><br /><div><strong></strong></div><br /><div><strong>Looking for books to "pad" your class room library? Looking for decorations, class room tools and etc? </strong></div><br /><div><strong></strong></div><br /><div><strong>This festival is for you! </strong></div><br /><div><strong></strong></div><br /><div><strong>November 3 and 4 of 2007, starting at 10am and located in Austin, Texas...right by the State Capital! </strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong>Hope to see you there...I'll be a volunteer worker that Saturday....an author escort! </strong></div><div></div><div></div><div><strong>How about that??? </strong></div><br /><div><strong></strong></div><br /><div><strong>Hugs!</strong></div><br /><div><strong></strong></div><br /><div><strong>Donna</strong></div>LadyDonna40shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02613542505985969695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670893212484296872.post-78862016012108556932007-10-12T21:18:00.000-05:002007-11-04T17:34:30.518-06:00LITERACY: Texas Book Festival -2007LadyDonna40shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02613542505985969695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670893212484296872.post-44164332530984696432007-10-11T21:00:00.000-05:002007-11-04T17:33:37.158-06:00LESSON PLANS: Lesson plansYou can search Lesson plans by subjects or grade levels.Chen-Hui Wanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14504894449104000398noreply@blogger.com6