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Mapping Our World Using GIS: Our World GIS Education, Level 2

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A follow-up to “Mapping Our World: GIS Lessons for Educators,” this second volume of the Our World GIS Education series contains updated materials and lessons that combine geography, data collection, mapping, and critical analysis to guide educators and students through course content in new ways. Ideal for novice and seasoned GIS users alike, Mapping Our World Using GIS includes lesson plans, step-by-step instructions, important questions and answers, a teacher res… More >>

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The Unfinished Agenda of Brown v. Board of Education

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Distinguished thinkers discuss the state of public school integration today
Published in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark Supreme Court decision that declared that separate school facilities were inherently unequal, this collection of essays reflects on how far we’ve come since 1954—and how far we still need to go. Contributors—black, white, Asian, and Hispanic—include civil rights activist and jurist … More >>

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Books Good for Young Children

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Our books—many award-winning—support and expand children’s understanding of their life experiences in positive, affirming, fun, and educational ways. I hope you’ll use them with the children in your life, whether at home, in schools, in daycare centers, in libraries—or anywhere adults and children are.Kindle blogs are fully downloaded onto your Kindle so you can read them even when you’re not wirelessly connected. And unlike RSS readers which often only provid… More >>

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