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ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHERS

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Questions?

ACET Program Staff Asst.
240-567-4061
Email:
ACET@montgomerycollege.edu
Ms. Debra Poese
Director, School of Education

Submit completed materials to:
Ms. Debra Poese
Director, School of Education
Montgomery College
51 Mannakee Street, CS118
Rockville, Maryland 20850

TEXTBOOK LIST

Textbook List:

The following textbooks are required for the Spring Teaching Institute.  Applicants are encouraged to review them ahead of time and prepare for the exciting, fast-paced, rigorous classes in January.

Diller, J.V. & Moule, J. (2005). Cultural Competence: a Primer for Educators. Belmont, CA: Thompson Wadsworth

Kellough, R. & Carjuzaa, J. (2009). Teaching in the Middle and Secondary Schools. 9th Edition, Pearson: Boston

Robinson, Shade, Kelly, and Oberg, (1997) Creating Culturally Responsive Classrooms. American Psychological Association.

Salend, Spencer (2008) Creating Inclusive Classrooms: Effective and Reflective Practices, 6th Edition, Merrill Prentice Hall: Upper Saddle River, NJ.

Saphier, J. and Gower, R. (1997). The Skillful Teacher: Building your Teaching Skills. 5th Edition, Research for Better Teaching, Inc.: Acton, Massachusetts.

Thompson, J. (2007). First-Year Teacher’s Survival Kit. Jossey-Bass: San Francisco, CA.

The following book is recommeded reading for ACET participants (and for all teachers, for that matter):
Kozol, Jonathan
(1991). Savage Inequalities: Children in America’s Schools . Crown Publishers, Inc.: NY