Typical CFL Classroom
http://www.temple.edu/lss/cfl_clas.htm

A Community for Learning classroom is described in this information provided by LSS, The Laboratory for Student Success of The Mid-Atlantic Regional Educational Laboratory at Temple University Center for Research in Human Development and Education. Regular classroom teachers, special education teachers, aides, and volunteers work together to help children with their learning. See the resource for details of one hour in a Community for Learning Day.

"Rethinking the Principalship" Research Roundup
http://eric.uoregon.edu/publications/roundup/Spring_2002.html

This article from the ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management features information about how today's principals are expected to be both instructional leaders and able managers. Given the demands on the principal's time, much current discussion focuses on new ways to allocate the workload.

Bridging Cultures in Our Schools: New Approaches That Work
http://www.wested.org/cs/we/view/rs/81

This knowledge brief discusses a framework for understanding how teachers' culturally driven values can influence classroom practices and expectations.  Problems arise when these values conflict with the values of immigrant and other parents from vastly different backgrounds, thus interfering with parent-teacher communication.  The brief includes specific sources of cross-culture conflict and resolution methods.

Cheche Konnen Center - Science Teaching and Learning
http://projects.terc.edu/cheche_konnen/

The Cheche Konnen Center at TERC is spearheading a 5-year national reform initiative funded by the National Science Foundation to improve elementary and middle school science for language minority students.

Directions in Language and Education
http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/pubs/directions/

From the National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education comes this description of a peer coaching professional development model for mainstream teachers of linguistically and culturally diverse students.

National Association for Multicultural Education
www.nameorg.org

This resource is developed and maintained by The Education Alliance at Brown University . Seed funding was provided by the U.S. Department of Education . Send comments to: loom@lab.brown.edu