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Johnson, Mary L. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2023
This book is a first person narrative from a parent/community advocate. Examining my personal experiences as a parent of color in a Higher Learning Institute, I highlight some of the frustrations experienced by urban working class parents of color as they attempt to engage teachers in their community's schools. I underscore the importance of one…
Descriptors: Parent Role, Advocacy, Urban Areas, Minority Groups
Baker-Doyle, Kira J. – Teachers College Press, 2011
New teachers need support from their peers and mentors to locate resources, information, new ideas, emotional support, and inspiration. This timely book explains the research and theory behind social networks (face-to-face and online), describes what effective social networking for educators looks like, reveals common obstacles that new teachers…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Social Networks, Faculty Development, Peer Relationship
Murphy, Brett Gardiner, Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2017
In this powerful collection of personal accounts, successful and respected teachers from across the country reveal how recent education policies have played out in their schools and classrooms in negative and counterproductive ways, and offer teacher-led alternatives for providing equitable, engaging, and empowering education. Framed by critical…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Trend Analysis, Barriers, Teacher Role
O'Donoghue, John, Ed. – Information Science Publishing, 2006
"Technology Supported Learning and Teaching: A Staff Perspective" presents accounts and case studies of first-hand experience in developing, implementing, or evaluating learning technologies. This book highlights the many areas in which practitioners are attempting to implement learning technologies and reflects themes of current topical interest.…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Large Group Instruction, Constructivism (Learning), Online Courses
Dalle, Teresa S.; Young, Laurel L. – Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL), 2003
"PACE Yourself" is for inexperienced or volunteer tutors of ESL. This handbook does not aim to make overnight experts of novices. Rather, the authors provide an easy-to-follow guide for people who want to tutor small groups of nonnative speakers of English but do not know how. Reproducible forms, appendixes of resources, terminology, ESL…
Descriptors: Guides, Tutors, Volunteers, Beginning Teachers