Chapter 1 Teaching in the Shadow

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910773606703321
• Autore: Hollins Etta R
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Taylor & Francis, 2019
• ISBN: 1-351-86325-8; 1-315-23083-6
• Disciplina: 370.9173/2
• Soggetti: bic Book Industry Communication
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Teaching in the shadow -- Focus questions -- Introduction -- Variations in school outcomes for underserved students -- Other indicators of school quality -- The impact of school quality on communities -- Application to practice -- Chapter summary -- Teaching with purpose -- Focus questions -- Introduction -- Developing a philosophical stance -- Identifying a theoretical perspective -- Situating the curriculum within context -- Selecting and evaluating epistemic practices -- Understanding the teaching process -- Application to practice -- Chapter summary -- Teaching from the center -- Focus questions -- Introduction -- Contextualizing child and adolescent growth and development -- Framing curriculum for urban students -- Providing equitable access to classroom learning -- Utilizing the community as context and text for learning -- Application to practice -- Chapter summary -- Teaching for unity -- Focus questions -- Introduction -- Developing essential social skills for learning and living -- Developing feelings of belongingness and connectedness -- Providing guidance, support, and intergenerational connectedness -- Developing essential academic competence -- Application to practice -- Chapter summary -- Teaching to restore -- Focus questions -- Introduction -- Homelessness among families with children -- Children in foster care -- Incarcerated children -- Immigrant children -- Application to practice -- Chapter summary -- Collaborating with other professionals by Curtis Branch -- Focus questions -- Introduction -- Post-traumatic stress disorder -- ; Depression -- Gang affiliation -- Summary and conclusions.
• Sommario/riassunto: For preservice candidates and novice teachers facing the challenges of feeling underprepared to teach in urban schools, this book offers a framework for conceptualizing, planning, and engaging in powerful teaching. Veteran teacher educator Etta Ruth Hollins builds on previous work to focus on transformative practices that emphasize the purpose and process of teaching. These practices are designed to improve academic performance, transform the social context in low-performing urban schools, and improve the quality of life in the local community. The learning experiences provided in this book guide readers through a sequence of experiences for learning about the local community that include an examination of history and demographics, community resources, local city and federal governance structures, and collaborating with other professionals. Focus Questions and a dedicated Application to Practice section in each chapter further guide learning and help make real-world connections. Designed to enable readers to bridge the gaps between theory and practice and the actual needs of urban students and their communities, this groundbreaking text helps prepare preservice candidates to make a successful transition and aids novice teachers in developing teaching practices that support academic excellence. Table of Contents