Applebaum, P. (2002). Multicultural and diversity education: A reference handbook. Santa Barbara, <st1:State w:st="on">CA</st1:State>: ABC-CLIO.

¶     This book explains why certain methods that are often used in the classroom do not work.

¶     We can use this information in our PowerPoint to show teaching methods that should not be used in the classroom.

Bamaca, M.Y., Bracey, J. R., & Umana-Taylor, A.J. (2004, April). Examining ethnic identity and self-esteem among biracial and monoracial adolescents. Journal of  Youth and Adolescence, 33(2), 123. Retrieved February 2, 2005, from Infotrac.

¶     This article explains how ethnic identity and self-esteem are interrelated.  It also compares biracial children’s self-esteem to monoracial children’s self-esteem.

¶     We can use a chart from this article in our PowerPoint.

Biracial relationships more accepted mixed parents say kids benefit, survey reports.(2001, July 6). Arizona Republic, p.A7, Retrieved February 2, 2005, from Newsbank.

¶     For this article, they surveyed people involved in biracial relationships and found out their thoughts about biracial marriage.  The survey was also done to find out how people in single race relationships view biracial relationships.

¶     We can use this article to discuss the racism that still exists today and the importance of dealing with this problem within the classroom.

Cotton, K. (1993, November). Fostering intercultural harmony in schools. Retrieved February 2, 2005, from http://www.nwrel.org/scpd/sirs/8/topsyn7.html

¶     This article investigates problems biracial students encounter in and out of school. It also gives suggested teaching methods that will be beneficial for the student.

¶     This article can be used in our essay to give examples of  teaching methods teachers should use when dealing with biracial students.

Hallinan, M.T., & Khmelkov, V.T. (1999, Winter). Organizational effects on race relations in schools. Journal of Social Issues, Retrieved February 2, 2005, from http://www.findarticles.com/

¶     This article lists several myths that exist about biracial families. It also criticizes schools for not doing enough for biracial children and offers suggestions to fix this problem.

¶     The information gathered from this article will show us how we can create a positive classroom environment when we have a diverse group of students.

Harris, H.L.(2002, December). School counselors’ perceptions of biracial children: A pilot study. Professional School Counseling, 6(2), 120. Retrieved February 2, 2005, from Infotrac.

¶     This article shares the opinions school counselors have about biracial children.  It also expresses the opinions of these counselors on how they think biracial students should be handled inside the classroom.

¶     We can use this article to represent the feelings some school professors have about the topic of biracial/interracial children.

Johnson, W., & Lee, G. (2000, Winter). The need for interracial storybooks in effective multicultural classroom. Multicultual Education, 8(2), 27-29. Retrieved February 2, 2005, from Education Index.

¶     This article explains how important it is to have interracial storybooks inside the classroom, so biracial students can identify with the characters in the book.

¶     We can use this information to show the benefits interracial storybooks will have in our classrooms. We also have a list of books about biracial students that can be used inside the classroom.

Robinson, T.L.(2001, Fall). White mothers of non-white children. Journals of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development, 40(2), 171-184. Retrieved February 2, 2005, from Education Index.

¶     This is an article about a study done on white mothers of non-white children. It explores the identity development of biracial children whose mothers are white.

¶     From this article, we can explain the struggles mothers go through to raise a biracial child.  We can also use it to show how sometimes mothers are unprepared to raise a biracial child and in these situations it is important that teachers support biracial students in their classroom.

Rodriguez, G.(1998). Meeting the diverse needs of young children. Retrieve February 3, 2005, from http://www.ncrel.org/

¶     This article discusses the increase in racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity in American schools.  It also shows effective practices that are responsive to the diverse needs of all children.

¶     This article can be used to show the importance of supporting biracial children within the classroom, especially in elementary school. 

Sobel, D.M., & Taylor, S.V. (2005, Winter). Diversity preparedness in teacher education. Kappa Delta Pi Record, 41(2), 83-86. Retrieved February 2, 2005, from Education Index.

¶     This is a research article that explains how teacher education needs to be transformed to meet the needs of biracial students.

¶     We will use this article to show that there needs to be more done to educate our teachers on how to work with a diverse group of students.

Wardle, F. (2000, January). Children of mixed race-no longer invisible. Educational Leadership, 57(4), 68-72. Retrieved February 2, 2005, from Education Index.

¶     This article discussed how most teachers, even those who have taken multi-cultural courses, are not being educated on how to work with biracial students within their classroom. The article also lists different approaches teachers can use while teaching biracial children.

¶     We can use this information to show how we, as future teachers, will prepare our classrooms for interracial children.

Wardle, F. (1998, Fall). Meeting the needs of multiracial and multiethnic children. Early Childhood Education Journal, 16(1). Retrieved February 2, 2005, from http://www.earlychildhood.com/articles/index.cfm?

¶     This article discusses how more needs to be done for biracial children.

¶     This article is used to describe what should be included in teacher trainings as well as what can be done to have biracial children integrated into the curriculum. 

Wardle, F. (1992, May). Supporting the biracial children in the school setting. Eduction and Treatment of Children, 15(2), 163-173. Retrieved February 2, 2005, from Ebscohost.

¶     The article explains the pressure faced by interracial families and the struggles they have with being labeled.

¶     The information gathered from this article will help us explain how to support biracial children inside our classroom. We can share ideas of what teachers can do to add the interracial aspect into their curriculum.

Wright, D. (2002, November/December).  Educating biracial children. Principal, 82(2), 46.  Retrieved February 2, 2005, from Education Index.

¶     This article explains the myths that exist about biracial children.  It also gives recommendations of how to aid biracial students in the classroom.

¶     The information presented in the article can be used to help us support biracial children and help them succeed in school.