Urban Teaching : The Essentials

Baum, Susan, Weiner, Lois

ISBN 10: 0807746436 / ISBN 13: 9780807746431

Published by Wiley & Sons, Limited, John, 2006

About this Item

Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Urban Teaching : The Essentials
• Publisher: Wiley & Sons, Limited, John
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807746436
• ISBN 13: 9780807746431
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2 Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 0.362 pounds

About this title

Synopsis

This bestselling guide to urban teaching has been updated and revised to reflect today’s challenges, including testing pressures, inclusive classrooms, and helping second language learners. Lois Weiner, a highly regarded teacher with years of experience supervising new teachers in urban and suburban schools, provides invaluable “insider” recommendations for thriving in culturally diverse classrooms and coping with school realities ranging from overcrowded classes and a lack of appropriate materials to frustrating bureaucracy and school violence. This guide is an invaluable resource for teacher educators and essential reading for teachers at all grade levels.

Comments from Practitioners!

“I felt like this book was written just for me. It clearly addresses real issues with honesty and integrity.”

―Deborah J. Comeau, Art teacher

“As a teacher who is currently working in an urban setting, I owe a lot of my success to Lois Weiner.”

―Joe Bailey, E.S.L. teacher

“I wish I'd read this book in my first year of teaching. Things might have made more sense!”

―Sarah Buntzman, Special Education teacher

“She encourages novice student-teachers and helps veteran instructors expand their horizons.”

―Carol A. Carattini, Science, Social Studies teacher

“Professor Weiner provides ‘real’ lessons to improve classroom practice.”

―Neil A. Schweitzer, Reading coordinator

“Lois Weiner stresses the need for sensitivity to multiculturalism and teaches by example.”

―Israel Rodriguez, College teacher

About the Author

Lois Weiner teaches in the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education at New Jersey City University. An internationally known scholar on urban teacher preparation, she completed her doctoral work at Harvard University.