Today’s classrooms reimagined If you’re looking for a book on how to “control” your students, this isn’t it! Instead, this is a book on what classroom learning could be if we aspire to co-create more culturally responsive and equitable environments—environments that are safe, affirming, learner-centered, intellectually challenging, and engaging. If we create the kind of places where our students want to be . . . A critically important resource for teachers and administrators alike, “These Kids Are Out of Control” details the specific practices, tools, beliefs, dispositions, and mindsets that are essential to better serving the complex needs of our diverse learners, especially our marginalized students. Gain expert insight on: What it means to be culturally responsive in today’s classroom environments, even in schools at large How to decide what to teach, understand the curriculum, build relationships in and outside of school, and assess student development and learning The four best practices for building a classroom culture that is both nurturing and rigorous, and where all students are seen, heard, and respected Alternatives to punitive disciplinary action that too often sustains the cradle-to-prison pipeline Classroom “management” takes care of itself when you engage students, help them see links and alignment of the curriculum to their lives, build on and from student identity and culture, and recognize the many ways instructional practices can shift. “These Kids Are Out of Control” is your opportunity to get started right away!
This is a wonderful and insightful book for all educators who work with and care about children." —Richard L. Curwin, Author Discipline With Dignity and Making Good Choices "This book provides interactive strategies that meet individual ...
"Rethinking Early Childhood Education" is alive with the conviction that teaching young children involves values and vision. This anthology collects inspiring stories about social justice teaching with young children. Included...
He proposes effective practices for school leaders and teachers who are committed to creating the best educational opportunities for these students. “Milner makes a convincing case that teachers need a deeper understanding of the ...
A Teacher's Guide to Inclusive and Culturally Competent Classrooms (Create an equitable instruction classroom culture ... In Seven Keys to a Positive Learning Environment in Your Classroom, educator Tom Hierck (2017) writes about the ...
Both urgent and timely, this paradigm-shifting book challenges our typical expectations for young children and with principled affection reveals how these demands—despite good intentions—work to undermine the pursuit of a free and just ...
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Educators will also learn how to teach language arts and social studies as complementary subjects. New for the Second Edition: More concrete connections between theory and practice.
Using this text, preservice teachers are exposed to strategies that are practiced in classrooms and problems associated with the dynamics of implementation." --Antwuan Stinson, Alabama State University
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This manual is fun, poignant and interactive! Now a mandatory college textbook at Valley Forge Christian College in PA for all children's ministries majors.