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ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHERS

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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.

Kozol, Jonathan (1991). Savage Inequalities: Children in America’s Schools . Crown Publishers, Inc.: NY 

*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. (2002). First-Year Teacher’s Survival Kit.  Jossey-Bass: San Francisco, CA.