Autorentext
Etta R. Hollins, Eileen I. Oliver

Zusammenfassung
This text is intended to assist teachers in understanding their own thinking and in identifying ways to draw upon their students' experiential backgrounds and learning propensities, in order to develop meaningful classroom experiences in a culturally diverse society.

Inhalt
Contents: Preface. Part I: Becoming an Expert Navigator: Developing Teaching Competence. K.D. Hollins, Learning to Build Bridges Over Troubled Waters. E.R. Hollins, Becoming a Reflective Practitioner. Part II: Using Culture as a Compass: Creating Culturally Authentic Curriculum and Pedagogy. N.C. Presmeg, Culturally Mediated Instruction in Mathematics: Strengths and Barriers. F.D. Perkins, People Like Us: African American Children Respond to Self-Affirming Texts. K. McElroy, E.R. Hollins, Productive Science Teaching for Inner-City African American Students. L.C. Moll, Writing as Communication: Creating Strategic Learning Environments for Students. C. Pewewardy, Culturally Responsive Teaching for American Indian Students. Part III: Drawing on the Landscape: Developing a Global Perspective. V. Villanueva, Jr., Sophistry, Aristotle, Contrastive Rhetoric, and the Student of Color. S.Y. Shropshire, Including Diverse Perspectives in the History Curriculum. S.Z. Athanases, Building Cultural Diversity Into the Literature Curriculum. A. Mueller, Celebrating Our Differences Through Multicultural Activities: The Collaboration and Integration of Music Across the Disciplines. P.K. Abell, Recognizing and Valuing Difference: Process Considerations.