Teachers and Tutors
Attention teachers and tutors: There are a number of places throughout the Women and Literacy Special Collections that you may find useful. We’ve highlighted a few here. However, please be sure to check the section called “subject areas” and “international.”
WE LEARN (Women Expanding - Literacy Education Action Resource Network): http://www.litwomen.org/welearn.html
WE LEARN is a resource center and clearinghouse dedicated to the publishing, review, networking, and distribution of women-centered literacy resources and materials. It includes a comprehensive and detailed resource list of women-centered literacy materials and curriculum. http://www.litwomen.org/Resources.html
There is a section for educators and librarians http://www.litwomen.org/educ.html pointing to a variety of resources.
The research section includes a dissertation and the background research from which the site was created. http://www.litwomen.org/research.html
International Literacy Explorer : http://www.literacyonline.org/explorer/sitemap.html
From their homepage: “This web site is designed to give you an overview of literacy and basic education issues and practices in an international context. The information found here can be used in a teacher training program. However, whether you are a teacher/practitioner, policymaker, or researcher, this web site offers ideas, discussions, and activities to enrich your thinking.”
This site also has direct links to several international basic literacy programs and their curriculums. These include brief movies of a classroom in action.
WENews: http://www.womensenews.org "Women's Enews is a nonprofit independent news service covering the issues that are of particular concern to women." This is a general news service with articles at a variety of reading levels, though may be too advanced for basic readers. The headlines change daily. A search on education and literacy yielded only 3 articles, but there is a wealth of other general news about women and women's issues on this site. It also has some cartoons (Sylvia) and a good directory of links to other women's interest sites.
WAVE (Women's Audiovisuals in English): http://webcat.library.wisc.edu:3200/WAVE/
“WAVE: Women's AudioVisuals in English is a database maintained by the University of Wisconsin System Women's Studies Librarian's Office that lists documentary, experimental, and feature film and video productions by and about women. The information has been drawn entirely from distributors' and producers' catalogs and websites, reviews in periodicals, filmographies, reference works, and library catalogs; in most cases we have not examined the materials themselves.”
Women’s History Month: A feature of the National Register of Historical Places: http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/feature/wom/
From their homepage: “…this site showcases historic properties listed in the National Register, National Register publications, and National Park units commemorating the events and people, the designs and achievements that help illustrate the contribution of women to the Nation's history.”
It includes curriculum resources, lesson plans, discussion questions and more. For hose with a site in their area, this site may provide good ideas for a field trip.
Manavi – South Asian Women http://www.research.att.com/~krishnas/manavi/index.html
Manavi is an organization located in New Jersey and primarily serves communities in New Jersey. They also have an immigration program. According to their website: “Manavi is a non-profit organization for women who trace their cultural heritage to Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Manavi's goal is to increase awareness of women's rights in society and encourage social change to end all violence against them. Its approach is nonjudgmental, nonreligious, and nonsectarian. Manavi is committed to the empowerment of South Asian women and thereby, dedicates its major efforts to facilitating women's quest for self-reliance and autonomy everywhere.”
Though their services are for the local community, they do have some resources that could be of service to other programs around the country. Most specifically, they have a number of resources on domestic violence available in several languages. For more information see their resource list: http://www.research.att.com/~krishnas/manavi/resource.htm
They also have a useful online FAQ sheet on violence and the INS:
http://www.research.att.com/~krishnas/manavi/faq.htm
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