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The power of one : how you can help or harm African American students / / Gail L. Thompson



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Autore: Thompson Gail L. <1957-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: The power of one : how you can help or harm African American students / / Gail L. Thompson Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Corwin
London, : SAGE, 2010
Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin, , [2010]
�2010
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (viii, 188 pages)
Disciplina: 371.82996073
Soggetto topico: African American students - Psychology
African American students - Services for
Teacher-student relationships
Motivation in education
Racism in education
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Cover; 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
Chapter 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
Conclusion: 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)
Appendix 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
Sommario/riassunto: This 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.
Titolo autorizzato: The power of one  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-4522-7377-4
1-4522-0928-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910779498303321
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