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Author:   Dave F. Brown ,  Eugene Garcia
Publisher:   Heinemann USA
Imprint:   Heinemann Educational Books,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 18.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.493kg
ISBN:  

9780325003610

ISBN 10:   0325003610
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   05 February 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Why Teach in an Urban School? 2. Rethinking Your Culture of Education; 3. The First Year of Urban Teaching; 4. Creating a Positive and Productive Learning Environment; 5. Choosing Appropriate Curricula; 6. Responsive Instruction; 7. Language Considerations in Instructional Processes; 8. The Real Meaning of Assessment; 9. Reasonable Expectations or Impossible Standards; 10. Garnering Support from Colleagues, Parents/Caregivers, and Administrators; Conclusion: Is this the Right Teaching Job for You?

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A former teacher and coach at the middle and high school levels, Dave Brown is coathor of What Every Middle School Teacher Should Know, Second Edition (Heinemann, 2007) and the author of Becoming a Successful Urban Teacher (Heinemann, 2002). He is a former middle school teacher with years of experience teaching and coaching sixth through eighth graders. He regularly conducts research with middle-level teachers and young adolescents as a professor at West Chester University of Pennsylvania and provides in-service sessions nationally on young-adolescent development, appropriate middle-level design, and culturally responsive teaching.

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