The dreamkeepers : successful teachers of African American children / Gloria Ladson-Billings

By:

Ladson-Billings, Gloria

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass Publishers, c2009Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxii, 225 p. ; 23 cmISBN:

9780470408155 (pbk.)
0470408154 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

Contents:

A dream deferred -- Does culture matter? -- Seeing color, seeing culture -- We are family -- The tree of knowledge -- Culturally relevant teaching -- Making dreams into reality

Summary: Gloria Ladson-Billings revisits the eight teachers who were profiled in the first edition and introduces us to new teachers who are current exemplars of good teaching. She shows that culturally relevant teaching is not a matter of race, gender, or teaching style. What matters most is a teacher's efforts to work with the unique strengths a child brings to the classroom. --from publisher description

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 4 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Open Shelf	UMPLIB GAMBANG	LC2717 .L33 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		0000047969

Includes discussion questions

Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-216) and index

A dream deferred -- Does culture matter? -- Seeing color, seeing culture -- We are family -- The tree of knowledge -- Culturally relevant teaching -- Making dreams into reality

Gloria Ladson-Billings revisits the eight teachers who were profiled in the first edition and introduces us to new teachers who are current exemplars of good teaching. She shows that culturally relevant teaching is not a matter of race, gender, or teaching style. What matters most is a teacher's efforts to work with the unique strengths a child brings to the classroom. --from publisher description