| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 188 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: why alarm bells should be ringing in our heads -- Beliefs, mindsets, and baggage -- Identifying the personal benefits of increasing your efficacy with African American students -- That baggage is too heavy: uncovering negative mindsets that can undermine your work with African American students -- "You can't help but talk about race": examining your beliefs about racism and racial problems -- "To be honest, I can't stand his mama": facing your personal issues about the parents of African American students -- The curriculum, classroom management, and testing -- A hard knock life: how teachers can use the curriculum to empower African American students -- Only the strong survive: dealing with roadblocks to effective classroom management -- Using wisdom in assessing students in spite of the high-stakes-testing mania -- Learning from classroom scenarios and other problems that concern educators -- A work in progress: committing to ongoing personal and professional development. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Access |
Owing to Legal Deposit regulations this resource may only be accessed from within National Library of Scotland. For more information contact enquiries@nls.uk. StEdNL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
African American students -- Psychology.
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African American students -- Psychology. |
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African American students. |
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African American students -- Services for.
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Teacher-student relationships.
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Teacher-student relationships. |
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Motivation in education.
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Motivation in education. |
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Racism in education.
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Racism in education. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Thompson, Gail L., 1957- Power of one. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press, ©2010 9781412976763 (DLC) 2009032761 (OCoLC)424554937 |
| ISBN |
9781452209289 (electronic book) |
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1452209286 (electronic book) |
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9781452273778 (electronic book) |
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1452273774 (electronic book) |
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9781452219547 (ebook) |
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1452219540 (ebook) |
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9781412976763 |
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1412976766 |
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