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Improving the odds : developing powerful teaching practice and a culture of learning in urban high schools / Thomas Del Prete ; foreword by Ann Lieberman.

Author/creator Del Prete, Thomas
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoNew York : Teachers College Press, ©2010.
Descriptionxii, 177 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Supplemental Content Table of contents
Subject(s)
Series The series on school reform
Series on school reform. ^A665723
Contents Framing reform -- Constancy and change in Main South High Schools -- The teachers, shared concepts, and collaborative learning -- Everyone has a seat at the table: Kate Shepard's mathematics learning community -- Adelina Zaimi's dilemma: calculating the slope of learning -- Jody Bird and the ecology of curriculum and teaching -- Putting inquiry into practice: Chris Rea and investigating harmonic motion -- Chad Malone and the muse of authenticity -- Making more from less: ways of knowing history -- Lessons from Main South.
Review "A counterpoint to the sweeping rhetoric of reform, this book offers a nuanced depiction of the challenges and possibilities at the school and class-room level. Through the experiences of urban high school teachers who partner with their local university, Del Prete provides unique insight into teaching and learning in the midst of reform."--BOOK JACKET.
Local noteLittle-357174--305131059725+
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009026120
ISBN9780807750292 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0807750298

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Joyner General Stacks LB1607.52.M4 D45 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold