The Dreamkeepers

Author: Gloria Ladson-Billings
Edition: 2
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0470408154

The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children

In the second edition of her critically acclaimed book The Dreamkeepers, Gloria Ladson-Billings revisits the eight teachers who were profiled in the first edition and introduces us to new teachers who are current exemplars of good teaching. Download The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. She shows that culturally relevant teaching is not a matter of race, gender, or teaching style. What matters most is a teacher's efforts to work with the unique strengths a child brings to the classroom. A brilliant mixture of scholarship and storytelling, The Dreamkeepers challenges us to envision intellectually rigorous and culturally relevant classrooms that have the power to improve the lives of not just African American students, but all children. This new edition also includes questions Search and find a lot of education books in many category availabe for free download.

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