Crossing Over to Canaan
Subtitle: The Journey of New Teachers in Diverse Classrooms
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: March 15, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780787950019
Subjects: Multicultural studies; Teaching of ethnic minorities; Teaching skills & techniques; Teaching Methods & Materials - General; Education / Teaching; Education; Training of; Multicultural Education; Education / Multicultural Education; African American students; Case studies; First year teachers; United States
First sentence: I began teaching early adolescent students in a K-8 school in South Philadelphia in the late 1960s.
Description: "Crossing Over to Canaan tells the story of eight novice teachers working in urban, elementary school settings. It details their struggles and triumphs as they confront challenges in the classroom and respond with innovative strategies that turn cultural strengths into academic assets. Gloria Ladson-Billings offers a model of teaching that focuses on academic achievement, cultural competence, and socio-political consciousness."

"Drawing from her own experiences as a young African-American teacher working in Philadelphia, she successfully weaves together narrative, observation, and scholarship to create an inspirational and practical book that will help teachers everywhere as they work to transcend labels and categories to support excellence among all students."--Jacket.