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Paint, Make, Create

Learn How to Mix Painting with Other Crafts to Create 20 Fun Seasonal Projects

By: Becki Clark

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Paint, Make, Create

Learn How to Mix Painting with Other Crafts to Create 20 Fun Seasonal Projects

By: Becki Clark

From a spring cake topper to festive winter wrapping paper, craft your way through the year by mixing painting with other art mediums. Paint, Make, Create showcases seasonal, multi-craft projects all woven together by painting. Designed for all abilities, the twenty engaging activities will guide you through the seasons and include working with clay, printing, collaging, sewing and embroidery with a fun and modern painterly twist. Including a comprehensive guide to getting started with painting, Paint, Make, Create will help you develop an understanding of types of paints, surfaces, color palettes and mixing your own colors while also arming you with the tools and confidence to create your own original pieces. Drawing on author Becki’s vast experience in the creative world, alongside each project’s step by step guide are helpful hints and tips, perfect for beginners wanting to experiment with paints. Your creativity will flourish with each contemporary craft project, from creating painterly table settings for Summer gatherings right through to painting Christmas gifts and decorations.

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275

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White Owl

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1526793024

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9781526793027

Gender, Race, and Office Holding in the United States

Representation at the Intersections

By: Becki Scola

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Gender, Race, and Office Holding in the United States

Representation at the Intersections

By: Becki Scola

Over the past several decades, the number of women elected to higher office in the United States has grown substantially. However, when the electoral gains of women are considered on a state-by-state basis, there are observable variations in the rate by state at which women are elected to state legislative office. Scholars have noted an additional variation in women office holders: that women of color serve at higher rates than white women. Becki Scola’s book provides an explanation for these two interrelated puzzles on electoral gender gaps. She examines the factors surrounding the uneven proportional distribution of female legislators, and then explores why gender appears to be an advantage for women of color office holders. Through an examination of the divergent state-level institutional and environmental conditions, Scola maps out the factors that contribute to more, or less, female legislative service and how race/ethnicity intersects with these conditions. She reveals that the common conceptions and theories that help us understand women’s office holding in general do not equally apply to both white women and women of color’s legislative service.. The first book-length study to analyze how race informs gender in terms of patterns of office holding, Gender, Race, and Office Holding in the United States provides insight into both underrepresentation in general as well as the underlying dynamics of representation within specific groups of women.

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156

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Routledge

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1135010447

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9781135010447

Identity Safe Classrooms

Places to Belong and Learn

By: Dorothy M. Steele,Becki Cohn-Vargas

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Identity Safe Classrooms

Places to Belong and Learn

By: Dorothy M. Steele,Becki Cohn-Vargas

Every child valued and empowered to learn—this book shows you how! This book focuses on strategies that positively affect student learning and attachment to schooling, in spite of social inequalities. Research shows that students in identity safe classrooms learn better and like school more than peers in other classrooms. In identity safe classrooms, teachers strive to ensure that students: Feel their identity is an asset rather than a barrier to success Experience diversity as a resource for learning Form positive relationships with fellow students and their teacher Learn in an environment with a challenging curriculum and high expectations Develop a sense of belonging and empathy for others as they learn to use pro-social skills and practice cooperation

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233

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Corwin Press

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1483306623

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9781483306629

Belonging and Inclusion in Identity Safe Schools

A Guide for Educational Leaders

By: Becki Cohn-Vargas,Alexandrea Creer Kahn,Amy Epstein,Kathe Gogolewski

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Belonging and Inclusion in Identity Safe Schools

A Guide for Educational Leaders

By: Becki Cohn-Vargas,Alexandrea Creer Kahn,Amy Epstein,Kathe Gogolewski

Lead an identity safe learning community where students of all backgrounds thrive Students of all backgrounds reach their full potential when they feel a sense of belonging and inclusion. When their social identities are valued as assets rather than barriers to learning, they flourish. This guide provides evidence-based strategies that support you as a leader in creating an environment that promotes identity safe students, who experience a challenging curriculum that respects their diverse social identities. Features in the book include: Guiding principles for student voice, equalizing status and cultivating acceptance across race, ethnicity, gender and other differences Ideas and examples for anti-racist dialogue and activities for teachers and students that counter colorblind practices, stereotype threat and biases Vignettes, and examples of identity safe practices for students and adult learning for staff, families and the community Systems for student-centered assessment and data collection Resources for developing equitable school policies and a comprehensive identity safety plan for your school Educators fulfill the promise of an equitable education when students of all backgrounds know that who they are and what they think matters. Start the journey to become an identity safe school and see the results for yourself! “Belonging and Inclusion in Identity Safe Schools: A Guide for Educational Leaders is a timely and important book. For several years, the nation′s schools have been asked to focus their energies on raising student achievement. However, too often educators have ignored the need to honor, support and affirm the identities of the students they serve. For educators who serve children of color, particularly Black, Native American and Latinx children who are often subject to overt and covert forms of forced assimilation, this book will be an invaluable resource on how to create learning opportunities that make it possible for such children to thrive.” ~Pedro Noguera, Dean of Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California “Bravo to authors Cohn-Vargas, Gogolewski, Creer Kahn, and Epstein for their ground-breaking book on Identify Safe Schools for Administrators and Teacher and Staff Leaders! They provide much-needed evidence for educators to elevate and even inspire the equity, empowerment, and academic growth needed to wholly support all children to flourish in school and their lives.” ~Debbie Zacarian, Director, Zacarian and Associates

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Corwin Press

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1071835815

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9781071835814

Plain Roots

By: Becki Willis

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Plain Roots

By: Becki Willis

Taryn Clark thought she'd outgrown the need to find her birth mother. She thought that a successful career and a comfortable life in the city were enough to be happy. Did she really need to know about the woman who had given her away? Adopted at birth, her first few years were happy. It hadn't mattered that she didn't know her heritage; she had parents who loved her and wanted her. But divorce, and then death, ripped their tiny family apart, and at the tender age of six, she entered the foster care system. Over the next dozen years, she shuffled from home to home. Finding her roots seemed an impossible dream. But dreams are resilient. An unexpected discovery awakens old yearnings of belonging to a family, of being part of something bigger than herself. Finding the brief, ambiguous note from her birth mother is enough to unfurl the ribbons of hope still binding her heart. Her quest takes her to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and the heart of the Plain community. Aided by her unique eye color, a healthy dose of luck, and the private investigator she hires, Taryn finds her birth family easily enough, but finding the truth is another matter. In all her musings, she never imagined a scenario where her mother might be Amish. She never imagined that the fabric of her life might be a patchwork of faith and fear, stitched together with a dark family secret. Taryn is determined to trace her roots, even if it means digging in the mud to do so. Now she's caught in the quicksand of a shocking discovery and the consequences of choices made, almost forty years ago. She'll risk everything to uncover the truth and to claim the family--and the roots--she so desperately craves.

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360

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Clear Creek Publishers

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1947686062

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9781947686069

Book's by Becki Clark

Paint, Make, Create

Paint, Make, Create

Gender, Race, and Office Holding in the United States

Gender, Race, and Office Holding in the United States

Identity Safe Classrooms

Identity Safe Classrooms

Belonging and Inclusion in Identity Safe Schools

Belonging and Inclusion in Identity Safe Schools

Plain Roots

Plain Roots

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