JOIN THE CONVERSATION—PRO/CLASS PRACTICESQuestion to Consider:
Which of these PRO/CLASS practices would you give priority to in your teaching? Why?REFERENCES AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING
Other teachers and books on teaching emphasize similar ideas. These are books that have
helped me to think about my work as a teacher and I recommend them highly.
Bigelow, B., Christenson, L., Karp, S., Miner, B., & Peterson, B. (Eds.). (1994).Rethinking our classrooms. Milwaukee, WI:
Rethinking Schools.
Christenson, L. (2000).Reading, writing, and rising up. Milwaukee, WI: Rethinking Schools.
Delpit, L. (1995).Other people’s children. New York: The New Press.
Haberman, M. (1995).Star teachers of children in poverty. West Lafayette, IN: Kappa Delta Pi.
Kohl, H. (1994).I won’t learn from you and other thoughts on creative maladjustment. New York: The New Press.
Ladson-Billings, G. (1994).The dreamkeepers, successful teachers of African American children. San Francisco: Jossey-
Bass.
Logan, J. (1993).Teaching stories. Plymouth, MN: Minnesota Inclusiveness Program.
Weiner, L. (1999).Urban teaching, the essentials. New York: Teachers College Press.
Wigginton, E. (1985).Sometimes a shining moment: The foxfire experience. New York: Anchor/Doubleday.
Wood, G. (1992).Schools that work. New York: Dutton.
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