| Contents |
Understanding the big picture of urban education -- Learn what student lives are like outside of school: Do your research ; Making connections -- Get rid of fear and sympathy: Four types of fearful teachers ; Assertiveness equates to confidence -- Establish routines, practices, rules, and classroom norms: Classroom routines, practices, procedures, and norms ; Make the classroom conducive for learning ; Properly arrange the classroom furniture ; Develop your classroom rituals ; Classroom rules and consequences ; Dealing with misbehaviors ; Understanding student resistance ; The three categories of urban students ; Strategic actions ; Applying corrective action -- Establish connections with parents or some caring adult: Establish open lines of communication ; The disconnect between parents and teachers ; Making connections with parents ; An alternative form of parental contact ; A word of caution ; Try to acknowledge parents whenever possible -- Creative interesting lessons: Create engaging lessons. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| LCCN | 2011047882 |
| ISBN | 9781610487627 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1610487621 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781610487634 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 161048763X (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781610487641 (ebook) |
| ISBN | 1610487648 (ebook) |
