Massasoit Libraries: Community College Professional Development Reading: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Reframing Assessment to Center Equity by Gavin W. Henning (Contribution by); Gianina R. Baker (Contribution by); Natasha A. Jankowski (Contribution by); Anne E. Lundquist (Contribution by); Erick Montenegro (Contribution by)
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781642672565
Publication Date: 2022
This book makes the case for assessment of student learning as a vehicle for equity in higher education. The book proceeds through a framework of "why, what, how, and now what."
Minding the Obligation Gap in Community Colleges and Beyond by Jeremiah J. Sims; Jennifer Taylor-Mendoza; Lasana O. Hotep; Jeramy Wallace; Tabitha Conaway
Call Number: LC213.2.S56 2020
ISBN: 9781433177132
Publication Date: 2020-05-29
It is difficult to find justice-centered books geared specifically for community college practitioners interested in achieving campus wide educational equity. It is our position that equity-centered community colleges hold the potential to call out, impede, and even disrupt institutionalized polices, pedagogies, and practices that negatively impact poor, ethno-racially minoritized students of color.
Social Justice Talk: Strategies for Teaching Critical Awareness by Chris Hass
Call Number: LC192.2 .H37 2020
ISBN: 9780325112756
Publication Date: 2020
We all have the intention of using our classroom to envision a better world, but what gets in our way? Our uncertainty about how to discuss implicit and systemic bias in our classrooms is one of the reasons we avoid this necessary work. In Social Justice Talk, Chris Hass, along with his colleagues Nozsa Tinsley, and Tiffany Palmatier, detail how to facilitate rich discussions that disrupt the harmful social beliefs and practices we and our students are immersed in every day.
Teaching about Diversity by Melissa J. Marks; Scott DeWitt
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781648020766
Publication Date: 2020
This book offers easily implemented strategies for use with secondary and undergraduate students to promote greater engagement with the realities of diversity and commitment to social justice within their classrooms. Defining diversity broadly, the book provides effective pedagogical techniques to help students question their own assumptions, think critically, and discuss issues within race, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and ability.
Beyond Equity at Community Colleges: Bringing Theory Into Practice for Justice and Liberation by Sobia Azhar Khan; Kendra Unruh
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781032016962
Publication Date: 2022
This volume proposes that the work of community colleges has expanded beyond equity into providing a true barrier-free learning environment for students, one that is attuned to justice. The essays included here serve as evidence and examples of the productive ways in which educators may bring theory and practice to bear on each other, which in turn may allow community college faculty, staff, and administrators to reexamine the role of a community college as a space for justice.

Cultivating Genius: an Equity Framework for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy by Gholdy Muhammad
Call Number: LC1099.3 .M85 2020
ISBN: 9781338594898
Publication Date: 2020-01-01
In Cultivating Genius, Dr. Gholdy E. Muhammad presents a four-layered equity framework--one that is grounded in history and restores excellence in literacy education. This framework, which she names, Historically Responsive Literacy, was derived from the study of literacy development within 19th-century Black literacy societies. The framework is essential and universal for all students, especially youth of color, who traditionally have been marginalized in learning standards, school policies, and classroom practices.
Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain by Zaretta Hammond
Call Number: ebook
ISBN: 9781483308012
Publication Date: 2014-12-01
Culturally responsive pedagogy has shown great promise in meeting this need, but many educators still struggle with its implementation. In this book, Zaretta Hammond draws on cutting-edge neuroscience research to offer an innovative approach for designing and implementing brain-compatible culturally responsive instruction.
Science in the City: Culturally Relevant STEM Education by Bryan A. Brown; Christopher Emdin
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781682533741
Publication Date: 2019
Science in the City examines how language and culture matter for effective science teaching. Author Bryan A. Brown argues that, given the realities of our multilingual and multicultural society, teachers must truly understand how issues of culture intersect with the fundamental principles of learning. This book links an exploration of contemporary research on urban science teaching to a more generative instructional approach in which students develop mastery by discussing science in culturally meaningful ways.
What I Learned and What I Learnt: Teaching English While Honoring Language and Culture at a Predominantly Black Institution. by Concetta A. Williams; Lydia Brown Magras
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781475839388
Publication Date: 2018
African Americans have viewed literacy as a key to upward mobility and freedom since before America's Reconstruction Era. However, African American's academic achievement continues to be plagued by the ever-widening achievement gap especially when their literacy skills are measured by standardized assessments that do not consider or value their culture, their experiences. It is common to think that this is an issue in K-12 settings. However, research and practical experiences suggest that African American students' achievement continues to be affected at the post-secondary level where they are likely to be taught by faculty who have limited experience with the nuances of Black English (or African American Vernacular English AAVE). This book steps into that gap by offering a resource for teaching speakers of AAVE at the post-secondary level.
Grading for Equity by Joe Feldman
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781506391571
Publication Date: 2018-10-15
Joe Feldman reveals how grading practices that are accurate, bias-resistant, and motivational will improve learning, minimize grade inflation, reduce failure rates, and become a lever for creating stronger teacher-student relationships and more caring classrooms.
Mathematics Elsewhere: An Exploration of Ideas Across Cultures by Marcia Ascher Mathematics Elsewhere is a fascinating and important contribution to a global view of mathematics. Presenting mathematical ideas of peoples from a variety of small-scale and traditional cultures, it humanizes our view of mathematics and expands our conception of what is mathematical.
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780691070209
Publication Date: 2002

Academic Ableism by Jay T. Dolmage
Call Number: LC4818.38 .D65 2017
ISBN: 9780472053711
Publication Date: 2017-11-30
For too long, argues Jay Timothy Dolmage, disability has been constructed as the antithesis of higher education, often positioned as a distraction, a drain, a problem to be solved. Examining everything from campus accommodation processes, to architecture, to popular films about college life, Dolmage argues that disability is central to higher education, and that building more inclusive schools allows better education for all.
Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone: Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education by Thomas J. Tobin; Kirsten T. Behling
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781946684615
Publication Date: 2018
This is also a perfect model for Universal Design for Learning (UDL), a framework grounded in the neuroscience of why, what, and how people learn. Tobin and Behling show that, although it is often associated with students with disabilities, UDL can be profitably broadened toward a larger ease-of-use and general diversity framework. Captioned instructional videos, for example, benefit learners with hearing impairments but also the student who worries about waking her young children at night or those studying on a noisy team bus. Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone is aimed at faculty members, faculty-service staff, disability support providers, student-service staff, campus leaders, and graduate students who want to strengthen the engagement, interaction, and performance of all college students. It includes resources for readers who want to become UDL experts and advocates: real-world case studies, active-learning techniques, UDL coaching skills, micro- and macro-level UDL-adoption guidance, and use-them-now resources.
Demystifying Disability by Emily Ladau
Call Number: HV3011 .L33 2021
ISBN: 9781984858979
Publication Date: 2021-09-07
An approachable guide to being a thoughtful, informed ally to disabled people, with actionable steps for what to say and do (and what not to do) and how you can help make the world a more accessible, inclusive place.
People with Intellectual Disability Experiencing University Life : Theoretical Underpinnings, Evidence and Lived Experience by Patricia O'Brien, et al.
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9789004394551
Publication Date: 2019
This book will introduce the reader to international perspectives associated with post-secondary school education for students with intellectual disability attending university settings. Examples of students with intellectual disability gaining their right to full inclusion within university settings are outlined, as well as the barriers and facilitators of such innovation. The four parts of the text will act as a reader for all stakeholders of inclusion at the university level. The first part examines the philosophical, theoretical and rights-based framework of inclusion. The second part provides evidence and insight into eight programs from across the globe, where students with intellectual disability are included within university settings. The third part consists of six chapters associated with the lived experiences of stakeholders in the programs profiled in Part 2.

Through the Fog: Towards Inclusive Anti-Racist Teaching by Tara L. Affolter
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781641134774
Publication Date: 2019
Drawing from over 20 years of teaching experience in the U.S., ranging from pre-kindergarten to postgraduate, Affolter illustrates personal, practical, and theoretical ways for teachers to grapple with the complexities of race and racism within their own schools and communities and develop as inclusive anti-racist teachers. The work aims to take into account the deeply human dimensions of inclusive anti-racist teaching, while drawing attention to the threat of burnout, inviting closer inspection of curricula development, and exploring tangible ways to sustain this important work for teaching.
Teaching Race in Perilous Times by Jason E. Cohen (Editor); Sharon D. Raynor (Editor); Dwayne Mack (Editor)
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781438482255
Publication Date: 2021
The college classroom is inevitably influenced by, and in turn influences, the world around it. In the United States, this means the complex topic of race can come into play in ways that are both explicit and implicit. Teaching Race in Perilous Times highlights and confronts the challenges of teaching race in the United States--from syllabus development and pedagogical strategies to accreditation and curricular reform. Across fifteen original essays, contributors draw on their experiences teaching in different institutional contexts and adopt various qualitative methods from their home disciplines to offer practical strategies for discussing race and racism with students while also reflecting on broader issues in higher education.
Power and Place: Indian Education in America by Vine Deloria; Daniel R. Wildcat
Call Number: E97 .D47 2001
ISBN: 9781555918590
Publication Date: 2001
Power and Place examines the issues facing Native American students as they progress through schools, colleges, and on into professions. This collection of sixteen essays is at once philosophic, practical, and visionary. It is an effort to open discussion about the unique experience of Native Americans and offers a concise reference for administrators, educators, students and community leaders involved with Indian Education.
Making Black Scientists: A Call to Action by Marybeth Gasman; Nguyen Thai-Huy
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780674916586
Publication Date: 2019
Americans have access to some of the best science education in the world, but too often black students are excluded from these opportunities. This essential book by leading voices in the field of education reform offers an inspiring vision of how America's universities can guide a new generation of African Americans to success in science. Educators, research scientists, and college administrators have all called for a new commitment to diversity in the sciences, but most universities struggle to truly support black students in these fields. Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are different, though. Marybeth Gasman, widely celebrated as an education-reform visionary, and Thai-Huy Nguyen show that many HBCUs have proven adept at helping their students achieve in the sciences. There is a lot we can learn from these exemplary schools.
White Out: A Guidebook for Teaching and Engaging with Critical Whiteness Studies by Jennifer Beech
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9789004376328
Publication Date: 2020
Critical Whiteness Studies is an interdisciplinary project-with scholars from legal studies, literature and rhetorical studies, film and visual studies, class and feminist theorists, etc.-that contributes to critical race theory. Scholars tend to posit whiteness as an ideological, political, legal, and social fiction that places so-called whites in a position of hegemony over other non-dominant groups. The project, then, functions to unmask and interrogate these fictions. As part of critical multi-cultural and race theory, the project is anti-oppressive. Those new to CWS are often unfamiliar with much of the court cases referenced and the critical terminology used by scholars in the field. As such White Out: A Guidebook for Teaching and Engaging with Critical Whiteness Studies is designed to orient readers to the history and purpose of CWS, to key concepts and legal cases, and to established and newer texts and resources. For educators wishing to include CWS in their workshops or courses, this guidebook also includes pedagogical resources ranging a sample syllabus to sample assignments and student texts to advice for structuring a dialogic workshop or classroom.
Teaching about Race and Racism in the College Classroom by Cyndi Kernahan
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781949199253
Publication Date: 2019
Teaching about race and racism can be a difficult business. Students and instructors alike often struggle with strong emotions, and many people have robust preexisting beliefs about race. At the same time, this is a moment that demands a clear understanding of racism.
Black Lives Matter at School by Jesse Hagopian; Denisha Jones
Call Number: ebook
ISBN: 9781642593891
Publication Date: 2020-12-08
Black Lives Matter at School succinctly generalizes lessons from successful challenges to institutional racism that have been won through the BLM at School movement that began at one school in 2016 and has since spread to hundreds of schools across the country. The book includes essays, interviews, poems, resolutions, and more from educators, students and parents around the country who have been building Black Lives Matter at School on the ground.
Not Light, but Fire by Matthew R. Kay
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781625310989
Publication Date: 2018
Do you feel prepared to initiate and facilitate meaningful, productive dialogues about race in your classroom? Are you looking for practical strategies to engage with your students? Inspired by Frederick Douglass's abolitionist call to action, "it is not light that is needed, but fire" Matthew Kay has spent his career learning how to lead students through the most difficult race conversations.
Multiplication Is for White People: Raising Expectations for Other People's Children by Lisa Delpit
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781595580467
Publication Date: 2012
As MacArthur award-winning educator Lisa Delpit reminds us--and as all research shows--there is no achievement gap at birth. In her long-awaited second book, Delpit presents a striking picture of the elements of contemporary public education that conspire against the prospects for poor children of color, creating a persistent gap in achievement during the school years that has eluded several decades of reform.

Creating the Path to Success in the Classroom: Teaching to Close the Graduation Gap for Minority, First-Generation, and Academically Unprepared Students by Kathleen F. Gabriel
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781579225551
Publication Date: 2018
This is a book for all faculty who are concerned with promoting the persistence of all students whom they teach. Most recognize that faculty play a major role in student retention and success because they typically have more direct contact with students than others on campus. However, little attention has been paid to role of the faculty in this specific mission or to the corresponding characteristics of teaching, teacher-student interactions, and connection to student affairs activities that lead to students' long-term engagement, to their academic success, and ultimately to graduation. At a time when the numbers of underrepresented students - working adults, minority, first-generation, low-income, and international students - is increasing, this book, a companion to her earlier Teaching Underprepared Students, addresses that lack of specific guidance by providing faculty with additional evidence-based instructional practices geared toward reaching all the students in their classrooms, including those from groups that traditionally have been the least successful, while maintaining high standards and expectations.
College Belonging: How First Year and First-Generation Students Navigate Campus Life by Lisa M. Nunn
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781978807655
Publication Date: 2021
College Belonging reveals how colleges' and universities' efforts to foster a sense of belonging in their students are misguided. Colleges bombard new students with the message to "get out there!" and "find your place" by joining student organizations, sports teams, clubs and the like. Nunn shows that this reflects a flawed understanding of what belonging is and how it works. It happens by making a person feel welcome, to feel that their presence matters to the group, that they would be missed if they were gone.
The Journey Before Us: First-Generation Pathways From Middle School to College by Laura Nichols
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781978805620
Publication Date: 2020
More students are enrolling in college than ever before in U.S. history. Yet, many never graduate. In The Journey Before Us, Laura Nichols examines why this is by sharing the experiences of aspiring first-generation college students as they move from middle-school to young adulthood. By following the educational trajectories and transitions of Latinx, mainly second-generation immigrant students and analyzing national data, Nichols explores the different paths that students take and the factors that make a difference. The interconnected role of schools, neighborhoods, policy, employment, advocates, identity, social class, and family reveal what must change to address the "college completion crisis."
Teaching STEM to First Generation College Students by Gail Horowitz
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781641135962
Publication Date: 2019
Do you ever feel like more and more of your students come to your classroom not knowing how to study or what to do in order to be successful in your class? Some students come to college knowing the ropes, knowing what it takes to be successful as STEM students. But many do not. Research shows that students who are the first-generation in their family to attend or complete college are likely to arrive at your classroom not knowing what it takes to be successful. And data shows that more first-generation students are likely to be arriving on your doorstep in the near future. What can you do to help these students be successful? This book can provide you with some research based methods that are quick, easy, and effortless.
Understanding Experiences of First Generation University Students by Paul Ashwin; Amani Bell; Lorri J. Santamaría; Manja Klemencic, eds
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781350031845
Publication Date: 2018
Over the past few decades universities have opened their doors to students whose parents and grandparents were historically excluded from societal participation and higher education for reasons associated with racial, ethnic, socio-economic and/or linguistic diversity. Many of these students are first generation - or first in their family to attend university. While some progress has been made in responding to the needs of these internationally underserved learners, many challenges remain. This edited book features the unique and diverse experiences of first generation students as they transition into and engage with higher education whilst exploring ways in which universities might better serve these students.
33 Simple Strategies for Faculty: A Week-By-Week Resource for Teaching First-Year and First-Generation Students by Lisa M. Nunn
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780813599472
Publication Date: 2018
Many students struggle with the transition from high school to university life. This is especially true of first-generation college students, who are often unfamiliar with the norms and expectations of academia. College professors usually want to help, but many feel overwhelmed by the prospect of making extra time in their already hectic schedules to meet with these struggling students. 33 Simple Strategies for Faculty is a guidebook filled with practical solutions to this problem. It gives college faculty concrete exercises and tools they can use both inside and outside of the classroom to effectively bolster the academic success and wellbeing of their students.

Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom by Thomas Armstrong
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781416625094
Publication Date: 2017
In the decades since it was first introduced, Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences (MI) theory has transformed how people think about learning the world over. Educators using the theory have achieved remarkable success in helping all students, including those who learn in nontraditional ways, to navigate school (and life outside it) with confidence and success. Within the context of classroom instruction, no author besides Gardner has done more to popularize MI theory than Thomas Armstrong, whose best seller Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom has become a bona fide education classic in its own right. This expanded fourth edition provides educators at all levels with everything they need to apply MI theory to curriculum development, lesson planning, assessment, special education, cognitive skills, career development, educational policy, and more.
Supporting Neurodiverse College Student Success by Elizabeth M. H. Coghill; Jeffrey G. Coghill
Call Number: LC4818.38 .C64 202
ISBN: 9781538137376
Publication Date: 2020-11-12
The basic premise of neurodiversity is that there is no "normal" baseline for brain processes, but that all individual brains vary and therefore are diverse. As neurodiverse students enroll in post-secondary education, the environments within which these students learn, can either support or impede their ability to succeed. Chapters cover tutoring, learning supports, academic coaching, academic advising, career services, residential living, and classroom experiences that impact and assist neurodiverse college students.
NeuroTribes: the Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity by Steve Silberman; Oliver Sacks (Foreword by)
Call Number: RC553.A88 S54 2015
ISBN: 9781583334676
Publication Date: 2015
A groundbreaking book that upends conventional thinking about autism and suggests a broader model for acceptance, understanding, and full participation in society for people who think differently. What is autism? A lifelong disability, or a naturally occurring form of cognitive difference akin to certain forms of genius? In truth, it is all of these things and more--and the future of our society depends on our understanding it.
The Neurodiverse Classroom: A Teacher’s Guide to Individual Learning Needs and How to Meet Them by Victoria Honeybourne
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781785923623
Publication Date: 2018
With specific learning difficulties more prevalent than ever in mainstream schools, this is the essential guide for teachers wishing to create inclusive and successful learning environments in diverse classrooms.
Connecting with the Autism Spectrum by Casey "Remrov" Vormer
Call Number: RC553.A88 O76 2020
ISBN: 9781647398316
Publication Date: 2020
The complete guide to connecting with adults on the autism spectrum For a friend, family member, or coworker with autism, communication can be challenging. But Connecting with the Autism Spectrum can help you find common ground with expert tips and helpful insights about talking (and listening) to neurodiverse adults so you can make your interactions more transparent, meaningful, and rewarding for all.

Opening up the University: Teaching and Learning with Refugees by Céline Cantat Ian M. Cook Prem Kumar Rajaram
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781800733121
Publication Date: 2022
This edited volume reflects on university access for students who have experienced displacement, what the varied responses of higher education to displaced learners can teach us about the boundaries of academic institutions, and how struggles over access for these students may lead to new openings.
Alleviating the Educational Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences: School-University-Community Collaboration. by R. Martin Reardon
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781648021145
Publication Date: 2020
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) may include major disruptive events (e.g., earthquakes, hurricanes, or floods), but more pervasive is the impact of the daily stress of coping with one of more of the facets of family challenges (e.g., economic hardship and its attendant issues) or even dysfunction (e.g., parent or guardian divorce or separation, or living with neglectful or abusive parents). The use of the term pervasive is warranted. The consequences include the imperative for teachers and educational leaders to adopt an informed approach to alleviating the educational impact of ACEs on their students while making provision for their own well-being.
A Treasure Box for Creating Trauma-Informed Organizations by Karen Treisman
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781787753129
Publication Date: 2021-04-16
Covering guidance on policies, recruitment, supervision, language, cultural humility, co-production, team meeting ideas, staff wellbeing and more, this is the ultimate treasure trove for getting your organization truly and meaningfully trauma-informed. There are also contributors from all over the world within different contexts, from prisons to social care to schools to residential homes and much more, which illustrate how to take the ideas and apply them into real world practice.
Addressing Student Sexual Violence in Higher Education by Clarissa J Humphreys; Graham J Towl
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781838671419
Publication Date: 2020
Sexual violence is a well-documented issue within Higher Education and wider society. Students subjected to sexual violence suffer impacts to their physical, psychological, emotional, behavioural, and practical wellbeing, which have significant effects on their studies. Higher Education Institutions have a duty to ensure students can access their education in environments that are safe, without fear, harassment, or violence. Currently, there is a critical lack of guidance on how to meaningfully address this issue in practical terms.
Creating Trauma-Informed Schools by Eileen A. Dombo; Christine Anlauf Sabatino
Call Number: LB3013.4 .D66 2019
ISBN: 9780190873806
Publication Date: 2019
Children in all educational levels are vulnerable to abuse, neglect, bullying, violence in their homes and neighborhoods, and other traumatic life events; research shows that upwards of 70% of children in schools report experiencing at least one traumatic event before age 16. Though school social workers are on the front lines of service delivery through their work with children who face social and emotional struggles in the pursuit of education, there are scant resources to assist them in the creation of trauma-informed schools. This book presents an overview of the impact of trauma on children and adolescents, as well as interventions for direct practice and collaboration with teachers, families, and communities. Social work practitioners and students will learn distinct examples of how to implement the ten principles of trauma-informed services in their schools; provide students with trauma-informed care that is grounded in the principles of safety, connection, and emotional regulation; and develop beneficial skills for self-care in their work.
The Re-Set Process: Trauma-Informed Behavior Strategies by Dyane Lewis Carrere; Wynne Kinder
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781681254197
Publication Date: 2020-10-01
Developed by two seasoned educators who specialize in trauma-informed teaching, the Re-Set Process is a neuroscience-based approach to improving behavioral success in children from Grades K-8. This four-step process is structured yet flexible, refined through nearly a decade of field testing, and easy to integrate into any individual teacher's classroom or an entire school's student support system.
Fostering Resilient Learners by Kristin Souers; Pete Hall
Call Number: LC4181 .S68 2016
ISBN: 9781416621072
Publication Date: 2016
In this galvanizing book for all educators, Kristin Souers and Pete Hall explore an urgent and growing issue-childhood trauma-and its profound effect on learning and teaching. Grounded in research and the authors' experience working with trauma-affected students and their teachers, Fostering Resilient Learners will help you cultivate a trauma-sensitive learning environment for students across all content areas, grade levels, and educational settings.