Teacher Talk: Multicultural Lesson Plans for the Elementary Classroom - Softcover

ELDRIDGE

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0205267629 ISBN 13: 9780205267620

Publisher: Pearson, 1997

Synopsis

Teacher Talk presents ready-to-implement elementary classroom units of study that are firmly grounded in the theories of highly respected multiculturalists such as James Banks, Carl Grant, and Christine Sleeter. In these pages, the teachers who designed and field tested the units share the rationales for their designs, their concerns during the development, and the uniqueness of the educational settings which motivated their responses. Here are real classroom teachers implementing the issues of multicultural education on a variety of levels, in various content areas, and through individual personal interests.

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Teacher Talk presents ready-to-implement elementary classroom units of study that are firmly grounded in the theories of highly respected multiculturalists such as James Banks, Carl Grant, and Christine Sleeter. In these pages, the teachers who designed and field tested the units share the rationales for their designs, their concerns during the development, and the uniqueness of the educational settings which motivated their responses. Here are real classroom teachers implementing the issues of multicultural education on a variety of levels, in various content areas, and through individual personal interests. In the chapter openers — teachers explain their motivations for writing and detail their classroom situation. In the lesson plans — you get everything you need for easy implementation. In the learning objectives — you see clearly the goals of the unit and the objectives for each lesson. In the materials listing — you find a quick checklist of what’s needed for the lesson. In the procedures — are some great suggestions for carrying out each lesson plan. In at-home extensions — you find after school activities to reinforce the unit. In the test questions — are the basics to assess learning — easy-to-use tests, rubrics, etc. In the bibliography — you learn where the materials were obtained and find suggested readings. In the assessment appendix — are test activities for each chapter. Deborah B. Eldridge holds an undergraduate degree in Human Development, Early Childhood Education, from the University of Massachusetts; a graduate degree in Bilingual Education from the Foreign Language Education Center of the University of Texas; and a doctorate in Language, Literacy, and Cultural Studies from Boston University. She blends her multicultural focus with nearly 15 years of K-8 classroom experience. A frequent consultant, speaker, panelist, and presenter, she is a member of numerous associations and the recipient of many honors and awards.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0205267629
• ISBN 13: 9780205267620
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 236