Building racial and cultural competence in the classroom : strategies from urban educators / edited by Karen Manheim Teel and Jennifer E. Obidah.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Teel, Karen Manheim.

Obidah, Jennifer E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Multicultural education--United States.

Multicultural education.

Teachers--In-service training.

Social aspects.

Culture--Study and teaching.

Race relations--Study and teaching.

Race relations.

United States.

Race relations--Study and teaching--United States.

Culture--Study and teaching--United States.

Culture.

Teachers--In-service training--Social aspects--United States.

Teachers.

Physical Description:

183 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Teachers College Press, [2008]

Summary:

In this compelling anthology, a diverse group of experienced teacher educators and practicing teachers tackle the impact of race and culture on teaching and learning. Sharing their personal experiences, research, and reflections, they focus on the connections among teacher quality, teacher preparation, and the achievement gap for African Americans and other children of color. They address ways that teachers can assess and enhance their own racial and cultural competence and in so doing better educate their students, especially in inner-city schools.Providing an inspiring and practical tool for engaging in successful, meaningful education with K - 12 students of color, the stellar group of contributors offers: concrete ideas and advice on what educators can do to support teachers to become more racially and culturally competent; multiple perspectives providing a variety of new insights on current research and practice; and, honest and thought-provoking personal narratives on race and schooling.

Contents:

Setting the stage / Karen Teel and Jennifer Obidah

Cross-racial and cross-cultural competence and the adaptive unconscious / Ann Berlak

Being a black Latino : understanding the significance of racial/ethnic identification in cross-racial and cross-cultural competence / Eddie Fergus

Storytelling about cross-racial and cross-cultural competence with a focus on multiculturalism / Carl Grant

How best to develop pre-service teachers? cross-racial and cross-cultural competencies : reflections on pedagogy and practice in the university classroom / Jennifer E. Obidah

Standing on the rock : an African American educator's professional development / Kimberly Mayfield

Learning to become a cross-racially and cross-culturally competent ally / Christine Sleeter

Making? it real : re-thinking cross-racial and cross-cultural competence in urban classrooms / Tarika Barrett and Pedro Noguera

Visions of teachers leaving no more children behind / Jeffrey M. R. Duncan-Andrade

Going beyond the classroom : activism as cross-racial and cross-cultural competence / Kitty Kelly Epstein

A white educator's ongoing journey toward cross-racial and cross-cultural competence / Karen Manheim Teel

Advice from the "black racist" / Sekani Moyenda.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780807748619

0807748617

9780807748626

0807748625

OCLC:

190860072