Description
Now in its third edition, this powerful book features timely new content from innovative schools and teachers, focusing on reaching struggling students. The authors illuminate how to raise student achievement by upholding high expectations, while teaching with cultural responsiveness. Discover how to:
- Lead all students to deeper learning, grounded in critical thinking, creative problem solving, communication, collaboration—and the “5th C,” cultural awareness
- Support the latest standards for college and career readiness and English Language Proficiency/Development
- Incorporate technology into teaching and learning in innovative ways, adaptable to varying resource levels
- Implement K-12 lesson plans that support individualized, project-based learning
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
A Special Note
1. I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
2. High Expectations for All: Practicing What We Preach
3. Two Sides of the Same Coin
4. Just What Do You Mean?
5. Rising Above It All
6. Stop and Think
7. Good to Go
8. Sharing Behavior
9. Who Is in Charge?
10. What's Your Goal?
11. Finding My Way
12. Meeting the Challenge
13. The No-Frills Pathway to Deeper Learning
Resources
Bibliography
Index
