Based on extensive research, this provocative volume explores how schools are places where racial conflicts often remain hidden at the expense of a healthy school climate and the well-being of other students of colour. Most schools fail to act on racial microaggressions because the stress of negotiating such conflicts is extremely high due to fears of incompetence, public exposure, and accusation. Instead of facing these conflicts head on, schools perpetuate a set of avoidance or coping strategies. The author of this much-needed book uncovers how racial stress undermines student achievement. Students, educators, and social service support staff will find workable strategies to improve their racial literacy skills to read, recast, and resolve racially stressful encounters when they happen. This book features: a model that applies culturally relevant behavioural stress management strategies to problem-solve racial stress in schools; examples demonstrating workable solutions relevant within predominantly White schools for students, parents, teachers, and adminsitrators; measurable outcomes and strategies for developing racial literacy skills that can be integrated into the K - 12 curriculum and teacher professional development; and teaching and leadership skills that will create a more tolerant and supportive school environment for all students.

Yolanda Stevenson is one of the premiere poets in the San Francisco Bay area. Using a seductive voice quality, song, and interpretive dance she has been hailed as a powerful and inspirational performance artist. Born in Oakland, California, Yolanda has always been involved in the arts. A natural performer, Yolanda also graced many stages with her poetry, acting, and dancing talents. As a young adult Ms. Stevenson performed with Move Dance Theater, Imhotep Dance Ensemble and The Pamm Drake Dancers. As a poetess she performed with The Punany Poets, Dwayne Wiggins of Tony Toni Tone, Secrecy and Caustic Records. As an actress she was featured in America the Beautiful as Myiesha, The Photograph by Ntozake Shange, as Michael, and in the highly successful Bay Area production Brother Dap where she sang, danced, and played two different characters. As I thank God for my talents and the talents of the people I have studied with, says Yolanda. First on her list of training is her brother Woodrow Thompson who starred in the original role of Richie in the internationally famous A Chorus Line. My brother taught me a lot; she says. He was my main motivation to cultivate my talents to the fullest. Yolanda has also studied African dance with Linda Johnson, Jazz dance with Bonny Sita and Pamm Drake, and Hip Hop with Traci Bartlow. Yolandas acting training has been with the Berkeley Black Repertory Theater and The Black Actors Workshop in Atlanta, Georgia. Currently, Yolanda is an integral member of the International Toastmasters Association, where shes engaging in public speaking and seminars, in addition, she is a current member of The International Black Writers Association, where she performed her poetry regularly in educational workshops for the Bay Area youth. She is also working on a recording career as a songstress, poet and Inspirational Speaker. Yolanda also has her sights set on the film industry where her interests are, producing a television show, developing a youth performance group and a publishing company

Staying for the summer with an unfamiliar aunt and uncle, Erin finds herself drawn into the magical world of a medieval castle, complete with knights and pages, a prince and a pageant, when she discovers an old toy box filled with lead knights on horseback - all terribly damaged. A magnificent fantasy novel with an underlying literacy theme from the author of All the King's Horses.

Author Erika C. Stevenson was just six years old when, after World War II, soldiers expelled more than three million Sudeten Germans from their ancestral homes in the Sudetenlands of Czechoslovakia. In Fighting for Road Apples, she tells the story of how she was indelibly marked for life as a refugee. In this memoir, she discusses her experiences in bomb shelters; with ethnic cleansing; of enduring a cruel separation from her mother; and of being contained in a stinking boxcar for livestock, condemned for expulsion from her homeland in Bohemia. Intertwined with her familys heritagemarked by misfortunes and struggles of survivalshe narrates the stories of the turbulent, blighted-by-poverty postwar years in Germany. Stevenson describes blithe anecdotes of teen adventures and of falling in love with a foreign student who harbored a few secrets. She also recounts her fathers compelling escape from a British POW camp after D-Day and his later incarceration in a notorious Czech concentration camp. A story of challenges and triumphs, Fighting for Road Apples narrates the true story of what ordinary people endured during an extraordinary time.

This reference dictionary takes a new approach to the study of physical anthropology by focusing on the concepts involved. As Stevenson notes at the outset, physical or biological anthropology is a synthetic discipline which has borrowed much from evolutionary biology, anatomy, genetics, medicine, zoology, paleontology, and demography. Thus, although none of the concepts are unique to the discipline, their relative importance and the contexts in which they are used may be. Here, Stevenson presents concise entries describing the development of physical anthropological concepts followed by bibliographies including most of the major works in the field. The history of the usage of each concept is traced from its origins--often outside the discipline of physical anthropology--to the contemporary and usually multidisciplinary contexts in which physical anthropologists participate. Entries clearly delineate both the theoretical development of the concepts under discussion and their applications in physical anthropological practice. The comprehensive bibliographies enable the reader to pursue further study of concepts of particular interest. Indispensable to students just beginning their studies in the field, the dictionary will also be an invaluable reference for scholars and researchers.

'REMEMBER ALL THOSE STORIES GRANDPA USED TO TELL US ABOUT CHANGELINGS...?' Colin and Sarah can't bear the way their much-loved Grandpa seems to be slipping slowly away from them in his old age. Refusing to believe it, they decide instead that he has been stolen away and a changeling left in his place. In an attempt to find him again, they follow his path, step by step out of the land of mortals and into the Otherworld - the realm of the Faer Folk...

Are you curious about God's Word? Do you want to know what Scripture says and what it means? Discover the joy of effective Bible study in this simple guide that will teach you how to study your Bible. Christian author and teacher Dennis Stevenson summarizes decades of Bible study experience into a few simple steps that everyone can follow. His Six Easy Steps study program is specifically designed to give ordinary believers the tools to master God's word and grow spiritually. Discover a step-by-step study method that works - even if you have no prior Bible study experience. Through clear instruction, abundant examples and comprehensive practice activities you'll learn how to unlock the meaning of God's Word. The Six Easy Steps method organizes everything you need to do then leads you through a complete guided book study to give your first successful Bible study experience. Study the Bible - Six Easy Steps gives you: - Simple tools to understand what the Bible says. - An effective way to use commentaries and study Bibles to enhance your learning. - A structure to organize all your Bible study activities. - Downloadable templates that take the guesswork out of the study process. - A guided study that walks you through every step of the method - with the author's study notes to compare with yours. Study the Bible - Six Easy Steps delivers a step by step plan that makes studying God's Word a natural process for spiritual growth. If you're looking for well-defined steps, an effective template for your own study, and a teacher that intimately understands your journey, you'll love Dennis Stevenson's practical approach to studying God's Word. Get Study The Bible - Six Easy Steps today and discover the simple tools that unlock God's Word!

The Bible is loaded with stories of men in situations just like you. Through the stories of their lives you can learn powerful lessons, gain clarity and see what God wants for your life. As a group Bible study, this book is a game-changer! In this how-to guide you'll get a step by step plan to lead an 8, 12 or 16 week study. All the tools you need will be provided. Whether you want to start a new group with some of your friends, or you have an established group that needs a shot in the arm, this book will explain exactly what to do. Men in the Bible - Small Group Study Guide is an easy to read guide that will give you everything you need to get started and succeed. 3 simple tools to amp up the dynamic of your men's small group. A new process that makes stories in the the Bible come alive and feel like YOUR story. Step-by-Step instructions for organizing and running a small group "As a participant and facilitator of this study for 8 years, I can honestly say that there has not ever been a more meaningful study of God's word for me. The study has made the both the Old and New Testament more immediately relevant to me and has encouraged me to seek greater truth about myself. I am so thankful for this process and look forward to sharing this continued journey of discovery with my brothers in Christ!" Randy, 52 WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE? It's all right here. Download the book now and start impacting your Bible study TODAY! Here is what men who have been in the study say about the impact it has had on their lives: "This process has allowed me to be emotionally vulnerable and still maintain self-control, to trust other men, to be honest with myself and before God. I've had, and seen other men have, large positive changes in their self-image, which translates directly into stronger relationships here on earth and with Heaven. There is no question in my mind that this is a program worth your time and involvement." Dave, 58 "What I discovered as a result of being a part of this study changed my life. I will use the techniques I gained for the rest of my life. I would strongly encourage every man to participate in this process. This is something that I have shared with others in my life and it NEVER fails to bring clarity. As disciples of Christ, we are all undergoing the process of sanctification. Many of things we pursue, hoping to experience a change, leave us wanting. It delivers. I am a better man, my walk with Christ is stronger than ever and I am a part of a band of brothers who truly sharpen one another." Tony, 53 "This men's group provided a safe outlet to understand why I felt the way I did, and to intentionally separate the data, judgments, and feelings that influenced my life. I have prayed for Gods knowledge, the strength to handle life's trials, and the self-control to trust God's plan and timing. The answers I prayed for were right before me and I needed to see and accept them to become a better Christian, father, and husband. My relationships with God, my brothers in Christ, wife, and kids are stronger as a result of the work I brought to men's group and implemented in my daily life. I wish I had access to this information when I was younger." Mike, 39