Becoming a Multicultural Educator: Developing Awareness, Gaining Skills, and Taking Action

Becoming a Multicultural Educator: Developing Awareness, Gaining Skills, and Taking Action
ISBN-10
1483365069
ISBN-13
9781483365060
Series
Becoming a Multicultural Educator
Category
Education
Pages
456
Language
English
Published
2015-12-30
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Authors
William A. Howe, Penelope L. Lisi

Description

2013 Recipient of Philip C. Chinn Award from the National Association of Multicultural Education Providing an essential foundation for pre-service and in-service PK-12 educators, this engaging and practical book focuses on essential questions and theoretical concepts about becoming a multicultural educator. Award-winning authors William A. Howe and Penelope L. Lisi bring theory and research to life through numerous activities, exercises, and lesson plans designed to heighten the reader’s cultural awareness, knowledge base, and skill set. Responding to the growing need to increase academic achievement and to prepare teachers to work with diverse populations of students, this text show readers how to incorporate cultural knowledge into more effective classroom practice. The fully updated Second Edition is packed with new activities and exercises to illustrate concepts readers can apply within their own classrooms and school-wide settings.

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