LEADER 03963oam 2200577 450 001 9910822109003321 005 20190911103511.0 010 $a1-4522-7377-4 010 $a1-4522-0928-6 035 $a(OCoLC)806038742 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL8TPH 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000107875 100 $a20090807h20102010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe power of one $ehow you can help or harm African American students /$fGail L. Thompson 210 $aThousand Oaks, Calif. $cCorwin ;$aLondon $cSAGE$d2010 210 1$aThousand Oaks, California :$cCorwin,$d[2010] 210 4$d?2010 215 $a1 online resource (viii, 188 pages) 225 0 $aGale eBooks 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4522-1954-0 311 $a1-4129-7676-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Contents; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Introduction: Why Alarm Bells Should Be Ringing in Our Heads; Part I - Beliefs, Mindsets, and Baggage; Chapter 1 - Identifying the Personal Benefits of Increasing Your Efficacy With African American Students; Chapter 2 - That Baggage Is Too Heavy: Uncovering Negative Mindsets That Can Undermine Your Work With African American Students; Chapter 3 - "You Can't Help but Talk About Race": Examining Your Beliefs About Racism and Racial Problems 327 $aChapter 4 - ""To Be Honest, I Can't Stand His Mama": Facing Your Personal Issues About the Parents of African American StudentsPart II - The Curriculum, Classroom Management, and Testing; Chapter 5 - A Hard Knock Life: How Teachers Can Use the Curriculum to Empower African American Students; Chapter 6 - Only the Strong Survive: Dealing With Roadblocks to Effective Classroom Management; Chapter 7 - Using Wisdom in Assessing Students in Spite of the High- Stakes-Testing Mania; Chapter 8 - Learning From Classroom Scenarios and Other Problems That Concern Educators 327 $aConclusion: A Work in Progress: Committing to Ongoing Personal and Professional DevelopmentAppendix A: The "What's In It for Me?" Questionnaire; Appendix B: The "What's In It for Me?" Questionnaire Results; Appendix C: What Educators Said They Believed About African American Students; Appendix D: Demographic Information About the Texas and California Workshop Participants Who Completed The Mindset Questionnaire (by %); Appendix E: The Mindset Questionnaire Results (N = 237) 327 $aAppendix F: Demographic Information About the Workshop Participants Who Completed the "Searching for Solutions Questionnaire" (by %)Appendix G: The "Searching for Solutions" Questionnaire Results (N = 69); Appendix H: Demographic Information About the Workshop Participants Who Completed the "Thoughts About Racism and Racial Problems" Questionnaire (by %); Appendix I: The "Thoughts About Racism and Racial Problems" Questionnaire (N = 203); Appendix J: The "Test" Questionnaire (N = 63); Notes; Index 330 8 $aThis reader-friendly, interactive staff development resource is designed to help teachers deal with some of the main issues that impede their progress with African American students. 606 $aAfrican American students$xPsychology 606 $aAfrican American students$xServices for 606 $aTeacher-student relationships 606 $aMotivation in education 606 $aRacism in education 615 0$aAfrican American students$xPsychology. 615 0$aAfrican American students$xServices for. 615 0$aTeacher-student relationships. 615 0$aMotivation in education. 615 0$aRacism in education. 676 $a371.82996073 700 $aThompson$b Gail L.$f1957-$01616902 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910822109003321 996 $aThe power of one$93980518 997 $aUNINA