Crossing Over to Canaan. The Journey of New Teachers in Diverse Classrooms - Gloria Ladson-Billings

В книге "Переход в Ханаан" Глория Лэдсон-Биллингс рассказывает реальные истории восьми начинающих учителей, участвующих в инновационной программе подготовки педагогов "Учись для разнообразия". Она подробно описывает их борьбу и триумфы, с которыми они сталкиваются в классе, а также творческие стратегии, позволяющие превратить культурные особенности в академические преимущества. На примере их опыта Лэдсон-Биллингс иллюстрирует, как хорошие учителя могут справляться с трудностями обучения учеников с самыми разными культурными корнями и найти путь к "переходу в Ханаан". Она предлагает модель преподавания, сосредоточенную на академических достижениях, культурной компетентности и социально-политическом сознании. Опираясь на свой собственный опыт молодого афроамериканского учителя, работавшего в Филадельфии, она успешно совмещает повествование, наблюдение и научные исследования, чтобы создать вдохновляющую и практичную книгу, которая поможет учителям во всем мире преодолевать стереотипы и категории, чтобы поддерживать превосходство среди всех учеников.

Crossing Over to Caiin. The Journey to Be Successful Teachers in Diversified Classrooms Gloria Ladson offers an thoughtful and intriguing introduction to how to train new teachers to handle all kinds of learners in a diverse society.

This book should be read by all future educators and those training them to do this crucial work - Ken Zeichner Associate Dean and Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at the Education School at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. "The various points of view represented in Gloria Ladnis-Billinga's work are compelling, engaging and insightful - they provide a meaningful insider perspective of actually learning to effectively teach every child." - Marilyn Cohen - Smith Professor of Education at Boston College's Education Faculty.

Ladson-Billingas a respected researcher and passionate advocate of social justice has produced another masterpiece as she combines the novices' experiences, her own teaching journey and an extensive research base, establishing a clear picture of how novice teachers transform their classrooms and educate disadvantaged children of colour. - Jackie Jordan Intier, Professor of Urban Studies at Candler's Faculty of Education at Emory University.

Glorias outstanding educator and expert on teacher training has presented us in easily understandable terms with a brilliant blueprint of what education training could become. Crossing Over to Cain offers us a window into how a tailor-made teacher training program, focused on training for social justice and can lead to excellent teaching even by younger, middle - class, novices in differing academic settings." - Lisa D. DePitk, Jane E.

Электронная Книга «Crossing Over to Canaan. The Journey of New Teachers in Diverse Classrooms» написана автором Gloria Ladson-Billings в году.

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Язык: Английский

ISBN: 9780787959999

Gloria Ladson-Billings provides a perceptive and interesting account of what is needed to prepare novice teachers to be successful with all students in our multicultural society. This book is must reading for all those entering the profession of teaching today and for those who prepare them for this important work. –Ken Zeichner, associate dean and professor of curriculum and instruction, School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison «The multiple voices in Gloria Ladson-Billings's book are compelling, provocative, and insightful-they provide a powerful 'insider' perspective on what it really means to learn to teach all children well.» –Marilyn Cochran-Smith, professor of education and editor, Journal of Teacher Education, Boston College, School of Education «Ladson-Billings, one of the stellar researchers and most passionate advocates for social justice, has written yet another masterpiece. By weaving the novice teachers' voices, her personal teaching journey, and language rich in compelling research and inspiring metaphors, Ladson-Billings has documented how new teachers transform schools and teach poor children of color.» –Jacquline Jordan Irvine, Candler Professor of Urban Education, Emory University, Division of Educational Studies «Masterful teacher and teacher-educator Gloria Ladson-Billings has given us–in highly readable form–a brilliant vision of what teacher education might become. In Crossing Over to Canaan we get a glimpse of how a carefully constructed teacher education program focused on teaching for social justice can produce excellent teaching, even by young, middle-class teachers-in-training, in diverse educational settings.» –Lisa D. Delpit, Benjamin E. Mays Professor of Educational Leadership, Georgia State University The author of the best-selling book The Dreamkeepers shows how teachers can succeed in diverse classrooms. Educating teachers to work well in multicultural classrooms has become an all-important educational priority in today's schools. In Crossing Over to Canaan, Gloria Ladson-Billings details the real-life stories of eight novice teachers participating in an innovative teacher education program called Teach for Diversity. She details their struggles and triumphs as they confront challenges in the classroom and respond with innovative strategies that turn cultural strengths into academic assets. Through their experiences, Ladson-Billings illustrates how good teachers can meet the challenges of teaching students from highly diverse backgrounds–and find a way to «cross over to Canaan.» She offers a model of teaching that focuses on academic achievement, cultural competence, and socio-political consciousness. 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.