An all-in-one toolkit that empowers new teachers to meet the needs of diverse learners In this book, renowned experts give novice teachers the self-confidence and empathy they need to address what may be their greatest challenge: guiding disadvantaged students to success in the classroom. Yes, You Can! includes: Powerful vignettes about real teachers and students help promote teacher empathy and understanding Original research conducted by the authors on the confidence levels of new and experienced educators Targeted strategies for many student profiles: African American, Latino, Asian American, White, high-achiever, low-achiever, and more INDICE: About the AuthorsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I. Do You Really Love All of Them? Assessing Your Teaching Self-Confidence About Working With Various Types of StudentsChapter 1. Fear, Income, Gender, and Other Issues: Why Your Teaching Self-Confidence MattersChapter 2. Teaching in a Racially Diverse World: Examining Your Teaching Self-Confidence About Working With Students of Color and White StudentsChapter 3. Oh My Gosh, He Can't Even Read! Examining Your Teaching Self-Confidence About Working With Struggling StudentsPart II. Student Empowerment-Teacher Empowerment: Increasing Your Teaching Self-Confidence and Your Teaching EfficacyChapter 4. This Stuff Is Hard! Improving Your Classroom Management SkillsChapter 5. A Recipe for Success: Effective Instructional PracticesChapter 6. Can't We All Just Get Along? Using the Curriculum to Improve Race Relations in ClassPart III. Getting Help From the Village: How to Maximize Your Relations With Parents, Colleagues, and School LeadersChapter 7. Bridging the Great Divide: How to Create a Win-Win Situation With Parents, Especially With Nonwhite ParentsChapter 8. Ties That Can Bind: Forming Strong Working Relationships With Colleagues of ColorChapter 9. Ask and It Might Be Given: Getting What You Need From School LeadersConclusion: Don't Throw in the Towel--How to Keep Going When You Feel Like Giving UpAppendix A. Background Information About the Teacher Confidence StudyAppendix B. Demographic Information About the 293 Teacher Confidence Study ParticipantsAppendix C. Questionnaire Results From the 293 Teacher Confidence Study ParticipantsNotesIndex
- ISBN: 978-1-4522-9171-0
- Editorial: Corwin
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 224
- Fecha Publicación: 31/07/2014
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
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