Educating Students in Poverty - Effective Practices for Leadership and Teaching

Tackling a growing challenge in today's schools, experienced educators Lineburg and Gearheart present an honest picture of how poverty affects students, families, and the school community at large. They offer a host of practical applications that can be used in every school district in America to meet those challenges head-on!

Written for preK-12 teachers, leaders, and staff, Educating Students in Poverty provides essential strategies to help socioeconomically disadvantaged students achieve academic and lifelong success. Backed up with firsthand experiences and relevant research, these proactive instructional and administrative approaches cover a variety of topics, including:

Advocating for underprivileged students

Improving school climate and culture

Engaging and communicating with families

Instructional techniques and discipline issues

Student health and safety

This book is a must-have resource for any educator whose goal is to maximize the learning potential of every student.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Schooling; Chapter 2: Family Engagement and Communication; Chapter 3: Preschool; Chapter 4: Instruction; Chapter 5: Attendance; Chapter 6: Student Behavior; Chapter 7: Nutrition and Movement; Chapter 8: Wraparound Services; Chapter 9: Extended School Days andSummer Opportunities; Chapter 10: Student Participation; Conclusion

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Mark Lineburg is the Superintendent of Bristol Virginia Public Schools.
Rex Gearheart is the Assistant Superintendent for Bristol Virginia Public Schools.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Rex Gearheart, Gearheart Rex, Mark Lineburg, Mark Gearheart Lineburg
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 30.04.2013
• EAN: 9781596672505
• ISBN: 978-1-59667-250-5
• Seiten: 208
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Pädagogik > Allgemeines, Lexika; EDUCATION / General, Political leaders & leadership, Management: leadership & motivation, Management: leadership and motivation, Schools, Political leaders and leadership, Educational material, Schools and pre-schools