Bibliograph

Crossing over to Canaan, the journey of new teachers in diverse classrooms, Gloria Ladson-Billings

Type

Label

Crossing over to Canaan, the journey of new teachers in diverse classrooms, Gloria Ladson-Billings

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Crossing over to Canaan

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Gloria Ladson-Billings

Review

"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."

Series statement

The Jossey-Bass education series

Sub title

the journey of new teachers in diverse classrooms

Summary

"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

Table Of Contents

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- The author -- Introduction -- Can anybody teach these children? -- Sojourners -- They're supposed to learn something -- Nobody wants to be Urkel -- Apathy is not an option -- A vision of the Promised Land -- Appendix A: Methodology -- Appendix B: The teach for diversity program -- Notes -- Index

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