White teachers, diverse classrooms : creating inclusive schools, building on students' diversity, and providing true educational equity /

The point of departure for this new edition, as it was for the first, is the unacceptable reality that, for students of color, school is often not a place to learn but a place of low expectations and failure. In urban schools with concentrations of poverty, often fewer than half the ninth graders le...

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Other Authors: Landsman, Julie, Lewis, Chance W (Chance Wayne), 1972-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Sterling, Va. : Stylus Pub., 2011
Sterling, Va. : Stylus Publishing, [2011]
Edition:2nd ed
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : A call to action and self-reflection for white teachers in diverse classrooms / Julie G. Landsman and Chance W. Lewis
  • Part 1: Foundations of our work : recognizing power, privilege, and perspectives. Being white : invisible privileges of a New England prep school girl / Julie G. Landsman ; Reflections on education : a two-way journey / Kao Kalia Young and Aaron Rudolf Miller Hokanson
  • Part 2: Culturally relevant teachers : foundations and personal engagement. "Yes, but how do we do it?" : practicing culturally relevant pedagogy / Gloria Ladson-Billings ; The empty desk in the third row : experiences of an African American male teacher / Robert Simmons ; But good intentions are not enough : doing what's necessary to teach for diversity / H. Richard Milner ; The unintentional undermining of multicultural education : educators at the equity crossroads / Paul Gorski ; White women's work : on the front lines of urban education / Stephen D. Hancock ; When truth and joy are at stake : challenging the status quo in the high school English class / Julie G. Landsman ; Color blindness, unconscious bias, and student achievement in suburban schools / Justin Grinage ; Tips for school principals and teachers : helping Black students achieve / Dorothy Garrison-Wade and Chance W. Lewis ; How can service-learning increase the academic achievement of urban African American students? / Verna Cornelia Price
  • Part 1 Foundations of Our Work: Recognizing Power, Privilege, and Perspectives
  • 1 Being White: Invisible Privileges of a New England Prep School Girl / Julie G. Landsman Landsman, Julie G 11
  • Questions 24
  • 2 Reflections on Education: A Two-Way Journey / Kao Kalia Yang Yang, Kao Kalia, Aaron Rudolf Miller Hokanson Hokanson, Aaron Rudolf Miller 2
  • Questions 30
  • Part 2 Culturally Relevant Teachers: Foundations and Personal Engagement
  • 3 "Yes, But How Do We Do It?": Practicing Culturally Relevant Pedagogy / Gloria Ladson-Billings Ladson-Billings, Gloria 33
  • Questions 46
  • 4 The Empty Desk in the Third Row
  • Experiences of an African American Male Teacher / Robert Simmons Simmons, Robert 47
  • Questions 55
  • 5 But Good Intentions are Not Enough: Doing What's Necessary to Teach for Diversity / H. Richard Milner Milner, H. Richard 56
  • Questions 74
  • 6 The Unintentional Undermining of Multicultural Education: Educators at the Equity Crossroads / Paul Gorski Gorski, Paul 75
  • Questions 92
  • 7 White Women's Work: On the Front Lines of Urban Education / Stephen D. Hancock Hancock, Stephen D. 93
  • Questions 109
  • 8 When Truth and Joy are at Stake: Challenging the Status Quo in the High School English Class / Julie G. Landsman Landsman, Julie G. 110
  • Questions 122
  • 9 Color Blindness, Unconscious Bias, and Student Achievement in Suburban Schools / Justin Grinage Grinage, Justin 123
  • Questions 135
  • 10 Tips for School Principals and Teachers: Helping Black Students Achieve / Dorothy Garrison-Wade Garrison-Wade, Dorothy, Chance W. Lewis Lewis, Chance W. 136
  • Questions 148
  • 11 How Can Service-Learning Increase the Academic Achievement of Urban African American Students? / Verna Cornelia Price Price, Verna Cornelia 149
  • Questions l69
  • Part 3 Knowing Who is in the Classroom: How White Teachers Can Ensure All Children Achieve
  • 12 What Are You? Are You Indian? Are You Chinese?: The Lifelong Journey of an Adopted Latina / Stephanie A. Flores-Koulish Flores-Koulish, Stephanie A. 173
  • Questions 179
  • 13 Daring to Teach: Challenging the Western Narrative of American Indians in the Classroom / Beverly J. Klug Klug, Beverly J. 181
  • Questions 196
  • 14 Educating Black Males: Interview With Professor Emeritus Joseph White, Ph.D., Author of Black Man Emerging / Julie G. Landsman Landsman, Julie G. 198
  • Questions 206
  • 15 Black/African American Families: Coming of Age in Predominately White Communities / Val Middleton Middleton, Val, Kieran Coleman Coleman, Kieran, Chance W. Lewis Lewis, Chance W. 208
  • Questions 227
  • 16 Understanding Korean American Students: Facts, Not Myth / Ok-Hee Lee Lee, Ok-Hee 228
  • Questions 242
  • 17 Low Expectations are the Worst form of Racism / Carolyn L. Holbrook Holbrook, Carolyn L. 243
  • Questions 254
  • 18 How Educators Can Support the High Expectations for Education That Exist in the Latino Family and Student Community / Jennifer Godinez Godinez, Jennifer 255
  • Questions 268
  • 19 I Don't Understand Why My African American Students are Not Achieving: An Exploration of the Connection Among Personal Power, Teacher Perceptions, and the Academic Engagement of African American Students / Verna Cornelia Price Price, Verna Cornelia 269
  • Questions 283
  • 20 African American Male Student-Athletes and White Teachers' Classroom Interactions 284
  • Implications for Teachers, Coaches, Counselors, and Administrators / Bruce B. Douglas Douglas, Bruce B., Esrom Pitre Pitre, Esrom, Chance W. Lewis Lewis, Chance W.
  • Questions 296
  • Part 4 Creating Classrooms for Equity, Activism, and Social Justice
  • 21 Educators Supporting Dreamers: Becoming an Undocumented Student Ally / William Perez Perez, William, Susana Munoz Munoz, Susana, Cynthia Alcantar Alcantar, Cynthia, Nancy Guarneros Guarneros, Nancy 299
  • Questions 313
  • 22 Preparing Teachers to Develop Inclusive Communities / Shaton R. Ishii-Jordan Ishii-Jordan, Shaton R. 314
  • Questions 328
  • 23 Culturally Responsive School-Community Partnerships: Strategy for Success / Bridgie A. Ford Ford, Bridgie A. 329
  • Questions 343.
  • Part 3: Knowing who is in the classroom : how white teachers can ensure all children achieve. What are you? Are you Indian? Are you Chinese? : the lifelong journey of an adopted Latina / Stephanie A. Flores-Koulish ; Daring to teach : challenging the western narrative of American Indians in the classroom / Beverly J. Klug ; Educating Black males : interview with professor emeritus Joseph White, Ph. D. author of Black man emerging / Julie G. Landsman ; Black/African American families : coming of age on predominately white communities / Val Middleton, Kieran Coleman, and Chance W. Lewis ; Understanding Korean American students : facts, not myth / Ok-Hee Lee ; Low expectations are the worst form of racism / Carolyn L. Holbrook ; How educators can support the high expectation for education that exist in the Latino family and student community / Jennifer Godinez ; I don't understand why my African American students are not achieving : an exploration of the connection among personal power, teacher perceptions, and the academic engagement of African American students / Verna Cornelia Price ; African American male student athletes and white teachers' classroom interactions : implications for teachers, coaches, counselors, and administrators / Bruce B. Douglas, Esrom Pitre and Chance W. Lewis
  • Part 4: Creating classrooms for equity, activism, and social justice. Educators supporting dreamers : becoming an undocumented students ally / William Perez, Susana Munoz, Cynthia Alcantar, and Nancy Guarneros ; Preparing teachers to develop inclusive communities / Sharon B. Ishii-Jordan ; Culturally responsive school-community partnerships : strategy for success / Bridgie A. Ford
  • Poems: Becoming Joey / Paul C. Gorski ; Walking down the corridor is being in another country / Julie G. Landsman