New Issue Released - International Journal on Multicultural Education

Readers,

I am on the board for the International Journal on Multicultural Education and we just released a new issue! Here's a letter from our editor...

Dear IJME Readers:

We are pleased to announce the publication of the Fall 20010 issue (Vol.
12, No. 2) of the International Journal of Multicultural Education. We
invite you to review the Table of Contents here and visit the journal site
(www.ijme-journal.edu) for full text free of charge.

We ask you to spread the news to others who may be interested in using the
content or submitting their work to this free online publication. We would
also like to invite you and your colleagues to volunteer as reviewers. If
you have not registered yourself as a reviewer, you may update your profile
once you log in to the journal.

Thanks for your continuous interest in and support of our work.

Respectfully,

IJME Editors and Heewon Chang, Ph.D.
Editor-in-Chief, IJME

International journal of multicultural education
Vol 12, No 2 (2010): Open Theme Issue
Table of Contents
http://ijme-journal.org/index.php/ijme/issue/current

Articles (Peer-reviewed)
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Biculturalism and Multiculturalism: Competing Tensions in Visual Arts
Education in Aotearoa-New Zealand
        Jill Elizabeth Smith

"He said it all in Navajo!": Indigenous Language Immersion in Early
Childhood Education
        Louise Lockard

Teaching Practices in Mexico: A Way to Understand Mexican English Learners
in the United States
        Marcela de Souza

The Scholarship Informing the Practice:  Multicultural Teacher Education
Philosophy and Practice in the U.S.
        Paul Cameron Gorski


Praxis Articles (Peer-reviewed)
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Immersion and Identity: Experiences of an African American Preschool Child
        Ruanda Garth McCullough,        Sharon Adelman Reyes

Whose immigration story?: Attending to hidden messages of material in
social studies
        Eleni Oikonomidoy,      Gwendolyn Williams

Culturally Relevant Teaching in Science Classrooms: Addressing Academic
Achievement, Cultural Competence, and Critical Consciousness
        Gloria Boutte,  Charlease Kelly-Jackson,        George Lee Johnson


Professional Book Reviews (Section Editor: Carol Kennett)
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 Preschool in Three Cultures Revisited: China, Japan, and the United States
 by J. Tobin, Y. Hsueh, and M. Karasawa
        Eric J Johnson

 Dreams Deferred: Dropping out and struggling forward  by C. Carger
        Brandon E Lewis

 Interrogating Privilege: Reflections of a Second Language Educator  by S.
Vandrick
        Hoi Yuen Chan

 Teaching Adolescents Religious Literacy in a Post-9/11 World  by R. Nash
and P. Bishop
        Matthew W. Peterson


Art Review (Section Editor: Hwa Young Choi Caruso)
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Photos Cartographic Imagery in Contemporary Art
        Dr. Hwa Young Caruso


Multimedia Reviews (Section Editor: John Caruso, Jr.)
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Film Reviews Fall 2010 Caruso
        Dr. John Caruso, Jr.

Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

Free Chick-Fil-A Simulcast on January 28th! - Great for Leadership, Communication, and Business Classes!

GiANT Impact would like to invite you to experience our leadership content during a FREE 2-hour simulcast on January 28!

Join renowned author and psychologist Dr. Henry Cloud and learn concepts straight from his newest book, Necessary Endings, to be released this month:

• Know when to have realistic hope and when to execute a "necessary ending" in a business, or with an individual;
• Identify which employees, strategies, projects, activities, and relationships are worth nurturing and which are not;
• Overcome resistance to change and create change that works;
• Create urgency and an action plan for what's life or death to the business;
• Change the business' culture from stuck to moving ahead;
• Stop wasting resources needed for things that really matter.

Register today to receive the FREE link to the Necessary Endings Simulcast, broadcast LIVE on January 28 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. EST. Also available on-demand from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. EST.
Don't forget to invite your friends!

Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D. 

Service Learning - Celebrate MLK Day By Serving Your Community!

Readers,

I realize that a majority of you have not started classes yet, but today is MLK Day! Celebrate MLK day by visiting the following websites to learn about the creat service opportunities that are available around your area on this day!

Here's a letter from Mr. Marco Davis, Director of Public Engagement for the Corporation for National and Community Service:

*Thanks National Service Press Office!

Dear Service Leaders,

Thanks to so many of you, the momentum of the 2011 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service is building, and results will be extraordinary!

Across the nation, thousands of organizations will honor Dr. King and mark the 25th anniversary of his holiday by bringing Americans together in service to meet community needs.

As we go into the final stretch, we want to remind you of a few key things that will help ensure that the 2011 MLK Day is a great success.

Let Us Know Your Results:

• Tell us about your MLK Day project and how you made a difference using our Share Your Story tool (http://mlkday.gov/share/index.php).  Be sure to include not only the number of volunteers but also any facts or statistics about your project's impact (e.g. number of meals delivered, schools beautified, food packages assembled, homes weatherized, etc).  Include any involvement of elected officials, including service participation or proclamations issued. Your answers will help us highlight the many powerful ways Americans are honoring Dr. King through service.

Use Social Media:

• Like our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/MLKDay

• Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/mlkday and include the #MLKDay hashtag in your tweets

• Share your project photos on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mlkday/

Resources for You:

Our MLKDay.gov website has many helpful resources to make sure your project goes off without a hitch including tips on final preparations, an event checklist, talking points, media tips and more.

We are about to unveil an extremely moving new MLK 25th anniversary video featuring Rep. John Lewis, Rev. Joseph Lowery, former Senator Harris Wofford and other civil rights and service leaders reflecting on Dr. King's legacy of service.  This video is perfect to show at your MLK Day of Service event. Look for it soon on MLKDay.gov, and use it to inspire your volunteers. 

To mark the 25th anniversary of the holiday, and to continue the momentum for the MLK Day of Service throughout the year, we are launching the MLK 25 Challenge: What Are you Doing for Others?  This initiative calls on Americans to honor Dr. King by pledging to take at least 25 actions during 2011 to make a difference for others and strengthen our communities.  Stay tuned for more details on MLKDay.gov.

Thanks again for all your hard work, and best of luck with all your planned activities.  We can’t wait to see the impact of your efforts.

In service,

Marco A. Davis

Director of Public Engagement

Corporation for National and Community Service

Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

"Ask a Millennial Professor" Friday - "How Do You Grade on Blackboard Using the iPad?"

Readers,

Happy "Ask a Millennial Professor" Friday! Here's this week's question:

Hi Dr. Edwards,

I recently came across your experiences with the iPad in the college classroom.  I am a college professor as well and was very excited about not only the integration of the iPad in the higher education classroom but the usefulness for me personally. I must say, though, I  never purchased the iPad personally as I was not able to access and grade papers through Blackboard (my son has one).  I could get on Bb, but couldn't see all student submissions or open them.  However, I noticed you mention that you use the iPad to grade through Bb.  I was hoping you would enlighten me...I must be missing something obvious?

Thanks,

[Name of Professor], Ed. D

Sent from my iPhone

Here's my response:

Dr. [Name of Professor],

Thank you for your question! Currently, our university uses Blackboard (CE Enterprise License - Release 8.0). This particular version of blackboard is very compatible with the iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch (which my students use before and after class). I am able to see their submissions (which emerge in another window) and I am able to grade their submissions in an additional window. Now, I know that my last statement may seem a little "window" heavy, but the iPad is the multitasking machine!

To help with the large number of attachments that can emerge from each of your online and hybrid classes, I recommend that you have your students create a Google Documents account and submit their papers via Google. This has helped my grading process become a little less time consuming since I can grade on the go!

Thank you for your e-mail!

Sincerely, 

J. Edwards

Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.