Urban teaching in America
Subtitle: theory, research, and practice in K-12 classrooms
By: Andrea J. Stairs, Kelly A. Donnell, Alyssa Hadley Dunn
Contributors: Donnell, Kelly A.; Dunn, Alyssa Hadley
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 247
ISBN-13: 9781412980609
Subjects: Training of; Teachers; Urban schools; Teaching; Urban Education; EDUCATION / General; Research
Description: "Urban Teaching in America: Theory, Research, and Practice in K-12 Classrooms is a brief but comprehensive text that provides undergraduate and graduate students in Education with an overview of urban teaching. The book synthesizes the work of urban education theorists, researchers, and practitioners into one place. Organized around eight authentic questions, the book offers preservice and inservice teachers opportunities for critical reflection and problem-posing not often seen in comparable course texts. This text supports faculty who are looking for increasingly creative approaches to exploring key educational issues with their students"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Introduction Chapter 1: Building Upon Student Resources and Attributes Chapter 2: Creating Positive Learning Environments Chapter 3: Using Culturally Responsive Pedagogy to Improve Teaching and Learning Chapter 4: Supporting English Language Learners Chapter 5: Taking an Inquiry Stance on Teaching Chapter 6: Teaching to the Standards Without Standardizing the Curriculum Chapter 7: Working Within and Around Urban School Bureaucracy Chapter 8: Promoting Social Justice and Equity in Urban Teaching .