Title: Crossing Over to Canaan
Subtitle: The Journey of New Teachers in Diverse Classrooms
First published: March 15, 2001
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.
Subjects: First year teachers, Training of, African American students, Education, Case studies, Lehrer, Cas, Études de, Berufsanfänger, Etnische minderheden, Éducation, Onderwijs, Enseignants débutants, Formation, Culturele verschillen, Élèves noirs américains, Kansarmen, Teachers, training of, Études de cas, Students & Student Life
Places: United States