Title: Identity safe classrooms : places to belong and learn /
Authors: Steele, Dorothy M.; Cohn-Vargas, Becki.; Cohn-Vargas, Becki,
Year: 2013
Subjects: Educational sociology.; Classroom environment; Multicultural education
Abstract: This practitioner-focused guide to creating identity-safe classrooms presents four categories of core instructional practices: Child-centered teaching ; Classroom relationships ; Caring environments ; Cultivating diversity. The book presents a set of strategies that can be implemented immediately by teachers. It includes a wealth of vignettes taken from identity-safe classrooms as well as reflective exercises that can be completed by individual teachers or teacher teams.
Contents: Part I. Getting Started -- Welcome Readers -- How to Use this Book -- Part II. Child-Centered Teaching -- Listening for Students' Voices -- Teaching for Understanding -- Focus on Cooperation -- Classroom Autonomy -- Part III. Cultivating Diversity as a Resource -- Using Diversity as a Resource for Teaching -- High Expectations and Academic Rigor -- Challenging Curriculum -- Part IV. Classroom Relationships -- Teacher Warmth and Availability to Support Learning -- Positive Student Relationships -- Part V. Caring Classrooms -- Teacher Skill -- Emotional and Physical Comfort -- Attention to Prosocial Development