But What is Urban Education
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A few years ago, I was invited to a small Midwestern district to speak with district teachers, counselors, administrators, and staff about culture and teaching as mentioned in this paper, and upon my arrival to the district office, the superintendent greeted me in the parking lot and rushed me into his vehicle.Abstract:
A few years ago, I was invited to a small Midwestern district to speak with district teachers, counselors, administrators, and staff about “Culture and Teaching.” Upon my arrival to the district office, the superintendent greeted me in the parking lot and rushed me into his vehicle. He explained as he started the car, and began driving that he wanted me to “see” one of the district’s “urban” schools before my presentation.read more
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Student Teaching’s Contribution to Preservice Teacher Development A Review of Research Focused on the Preparation of Teachers for Urban and High-Needs Contexts
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TL;DR: The authors reviewed empirical articles published over the past two decades to determine what and how student teaching experiences contribute to preservice teachers' development as future teachers of students in urban and/or high-needs schools specifically.
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Cheryl E. Matias,Daniel D. Liou +1 more
TL;DR: This article propose a community of color epistemological approach that draws from emotional strengths found inside urban communities of color and supports the pedagogical and emotional investment needed to operate critical race activism inside urban classrooms and disrupt the normalcy of whiteness in schools.
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Chronic Absenteeism in the Classroom Context: Effects on Achievement.
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Culturally Relevant Science Teaching in Middle School
Judson Laughter,Amelia D. Adams +1 more
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African American Males and Literacy Development in Contexts That Are Characteristically Urban.
TL;DR: In this article, the literacy development of African American males in contexts that are characteristically urban has been a challenging task for educators across the P-12 spectrum, and frames that have been...