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The power of one : how you can help or harm African American students /
This reader-friendly, interactive staff development resource is designed to help teachers deal with some of the main issues that impede their progress with African American students.
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Thousand Oaks, Calif. :
Corwin Press,
©2010.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: why alarm bells should be ringing in our heads
- Beliefs, mindsets, and baggage
- Identifying the personal benefits of increasing your efficacy with African American students
- That baggage is too heavy: uncovering negative mindsets that can undermine your work with African American students
- "You can't help but talk about race": examining your beliefs about racism and racial problems
- "To be honest, I can't stand his mama": facing your personal issues about the parents of African American students
- The curriculum, classroom management, and testing
- A hard knock life: how teachers can use the curriculum to empower African American students
- Only the strong survive: dealing with roadblocks to effective classroom management
- Using wisdom in assessing students in spite of the high-stakes-testing mania
- Learning from classroom scenarios and other problems that concern educators
- A work in progress: committing to ongoing personal and professional development.