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"The Rewards of Parent Participation," James P. Comer Chapter 3: Student Diversity: Who Will I Teach? Will My Classroom Be Like the Ones I Attended? Who Attends School Today? Race/Ethnicity Black Americans Hispanics Native Americans Asians More Than One Race The Continuing Racial Segregation of the Schools Gender and Sexuality Hidden Diversities Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Students Religious Minorities How Can I Be Sure that I am Reaching All My Students? Looking at Ourselves Seeing the Diversities Readings: / Who Attends School Today? "Globalization, Immigration, and Education," Marcelo M. Suarez-Orozco "Dude, You've Got Problems," Judith Warner / How Can I Be Sure that I am Reaching All My Students? "The Silenced Dialogue," Lisa Delpit Chapter 4: Including Everyone: Who Sometimes Gets Overlooked in School? Historically Speaking: Who Was Left Out of American Schools? What Legal Actions Made School Available for Everyone? Boys and Girls Together: What Does It Mean for Schools to be Gender Fair? The Impact of Title IX Gender Equity Learning the Language: What Are the Ongoing Debates Over Bilingual Education? America: A Land of Many Languages Bilingual Instruction vs. English-Only Instruction Special Needs: What is the Best Education for Students with Disabilities? The Legal Foundation of Special Education Responding to the Mandate Inclusive Classrooms Readings / What Does It Mean for Schools to be Gender Fair? "With Boys and Girls in Mind," Michael Gurian and Kathy Stevens "The Truth About Boys and Girls," Sara Mead / What Are the Ongoing Debates Over Bilingual Education? "All Languages Welcomed Here," Orhan Agirdag "The Case for Structured English Immersion," Kevin Clark / What is the Best Education for Students with Disabilities? "Confronting Abelism," Thomas Hehir Chapter 5: Philosophical and Psychological Theories: How Do Children Learn? What Have Philosophers Said About Human Learning? Socrates Plato Aristotle Jean-Jacques Rousseau John Dewey Mortimer Adler Maxine Greene Jane Roland Martin bell hooks Kwame Anthony Appiah How Have Modern Psychologists Changed our Way of Thinking About Learning? Jean Piaget B. F. Skinner Lev Vygotsky Jerome F. Bruner What Is the Link Between Brain Research and Day-to-Day Practice in Schools? How Can Teachers and Schools Serve a Range of Learning Styles? Race, Ethnicity, Class, Culture, Gender, and Learning "Normal" Learning Gardner's Multiple Intelligences See, Listen, Move Readings: / What Is the Link Between Brain Research and Day-to-Day Practice in Schools? "How People Learn," The National Academy of Sciences / How Can Teachers and Schools Serve a Range of Learning Styles? "Multiple Lenses on the Mind," Howard Gardner PART II: QUESTIONS ABOUT MY RESPONSIBILITIES AS A TEACHER Chapter 6: Curriculum and Standards: What Will I Teach? What is Curriculum? Why Teach This and Not That? Defining Curriculum The Goals of Curriculum Different Approaches to Curriculum The Hidden Curriculum What Are Some of the Current Debates About Multicultural Education? Do the Standards Address What Students Need to Know? Historically Speaking: The Standards Movement Surviving and Thriving as a Teacher in the Midst of the Standards Debates How Do Different Curricula Reflect Different Views of the Purpose of Education? Readings: / What Are Some of the Current Debates About Multicultural Education? "Affirming Diversity," Sonia Nieto "The Disuniting of America," Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. / Do the Standards Address What Students Need to Know? "Will Standards Save Public Education?" Deborah Meier and Abigail Thernstrom / How Do Different Curricula Reflect Different Views of the Purpose of Education? "The Core Knowledge Curriculum--What's Behind Its Success?" E.D. Hirsch, Jr. "What Should Children Learn?: A Teacher Looks at E.D. Hirsch," Bob Peterson Chapter 7: Motivating, Managing, and Assessing: How Will I Teach? How Will I Motivate My Students? How Will I Control My Classroom? Zero-tolerance Establishing Expectations Teacher Behaviors in the Classroom How Will I Assess My Students in a Fair and Meaningful Way? Classroom Level Assessment High-Stakes Assessment Readings: / How Will I Motivate My Students? "I Won't Learn from You," Herb Kohl "Experience and Education," John Dewey / How Will I Control My Class? "Lost at School," Ross W. Greene / How Will I Assess My Students in a Fair and Meaningful Way? "New Design High School Habits Rubric" Chapter 8: Technology: How Is It Changing Our Schools? How Is Technology Transforming Today's Schools--Or At Least Some of Them? New Tech High Schools WebQuest Are We On the Edge of a Wonderful New Era or Is There a Downside to All This Technology? Seymour Papert: Advocate Extraordinaire Neil Postman: Dissenter Larry Cuban: A Word of Caution What Is the Digital Divide and How Does It Affect My Teaching? How Can I Use Technology to Improve My Teaching? Readings / How Is Technology Transforming Today's Schools--Or At Least Some of Them? "New Tech High: Education Reform Comes to Indiana Classrooms," Matt L. Ottinger "Meet Bernie Dodge--The Frank Lloyd Wright of Learning Environments!" Linda Starr / How Can I Use Technology to Improve My Teaching? "Networking Teachers Coaxing Colleagues to Use Technology," Kathleen Kennedy Manzo PART III: QUESTIONS ABOUT THE INFLUENCES ON A TEACHER'S WORKING ENVIRONMENT Chapter 9: Professional Issues: Who Will Influence My Career? Historically Speaking: How Has Teacher Work Changed--For Better or Worse? How Much Do Teachers Get Paid? What is Tenure? Will I Join a Union? Why is Professional Development Important? Who Are the People Who Impact a Teacher's Workday? Fellow Teachers Administrators Parents and Community Members Don't Go it Alone Students Class Size The Reason We Teach Readings / Will I Join a Union? "Why Teachers Should Organize," Margaret Haley "TURNing Unions Around," Adam Urbanski / Who Are the People Who Impact a Teacher's Workday? "The Desecration of Studs Terkel: Fighting Censorship and Self-Censorship," Bill Bigelow "Two Teachers of Letters," Margaret Treece Metzger and Claire Fox Chapter 10: Legal, Ethical, and Economic Responsibilities: How Can We Make Our Classrooms Fair? Why Is School Funding Unequal? Why Do Schools Sort and Track Students? Why Do Students Drop Out Before Completing High School? Why is There an Achievement Gap? How Do Teachers Sometimes Get Themselves Into Trouble? Readings / Why Is School Funding Unequal? "Money, Schools, and Justice," Stan Karp / Why Do Schools Sort and Track Students? "The Tracking Wars," Jeannie S. Oakes "The Tracking and Ability Grouping Debate," Tom Loveless / Why is There an Achievement Gap? "Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?" Beverly Daniel Tatum Chapter 11: Politics: What Is Its Place in Education? What is the Role of Federal Of ficials? The Supreme Court and the Schools Presidents and the U.S. Congress What Are the Politics Behind the No Child Left Behind Debate? What is the Role of State and Local Politics? Governors, State Legislatures, and Departments of Education Local School Districts and School Boards Hiring Decisions Licensure How Do Teachers Make Political Decisions in the Classroom? Readings / What is the Role of State and Local Politics? "City Schools and the American Dream: What Will It Take to Improve America's Urban Public Schools?" Pedro Noguera / What Are the Politics Behind the No Child Left Behind Debate? "No Child Left Behind and the Public Schools, How Is It Working?" Scott Franklin Abernathy Chapter 12: Public Education: What Is Its Purpose in a Democratic Society? What Does a Democratic Society Expect of Its Schools? Defining Democracy The School's Role in a Democratic Society Historically Speaking: What is the Relationship Between a Universal Education and Democratic Citizenship? The Educational Philosophy of Thomas Jefferson Structuring a Democratic School System Education, Slavery, and Freedom Making Democracy "Come Alive" in School Education Is a Civil Right Recent Visions of Democratic Schooling How Can We Make Our Schools More Democratic? Schools Are Not All Equal The Teacher's Role in a Democratic Society Readings / How Can We Make Our Schools More Democratic? "My Pedagogic Creed," John Dewey "The Meaning of Education," W. E. B. DuBois "Exploring the Moral Heart of Teaching," David T. Hansen "Rethinking Schools: An Agenda for Change," David Levine, Robert Lowe, BobPeterson, and Rita Tenorio PART IV: THE NEXT QUESTIONS ABOUT MYSELF Chapter 13: Developing a Plan and a Personal Philosophy: Where Do I Go From Here? How Do I Get My First Teaching Job? State Licensure and Examinations Getting Hired How Will I Survive as a New Teacher? The Critical First Year Staying, Surviving, Thriving, Contributing What Kind of Teacher Do I Want to Be? Readings / How Will I Survive as a New Teacher? "What Keeps Teachers Going?" Sonia Nieto / What Kind of Teacher Do I Want to Be? "The Passionate Teacher," Robert Fried "Caring, Competent Teachers in Complex Classrooms," Jacqueline Jordan Irvine