We can't teach what we don't know : White teachers, multiracial schools /

Howard, Gary R,

We can't teach what we don't know : White teachers, multiracial schools / [print] Gary R. Howard ; foreword by Sonia Nieto. - second edition. - New York : Teachers College Press, (c)2006. - xix, 172 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. - Multicultural education series . - Multicultural education series (New York, N.Y.) .



Introduction -- White man dancing: a story of personal transformation -- White dominance and the weight of the West -- Decoding the dominance paradigm -- White educators and the river of change -- Mapping the journey of White identity development -- Ways of being White: a practioner's approach to multicultural growth -- White teachers and school reform: toward a transformationist pedagogy -- Our unfinished work: White education and La tierra transformativa -- Guidelines for discussion and reflection.

Gary Howard outlines what good teachers know, what they do, and how they embrace culturally responsive teaching. Howard brings his bestselling book completely up to date with today's school reform efforts and includes a new introduction and a new chapter that speak directly to current issues such as closing the achievement gap, and to recent legislation such as No Child Left Behind.



9780807746653

2005052986


Discrimination in education--United States.
Multicultural education--United States.
Whites--Race identity.
Racism.

LC212.H849.W433 2006