New Teachers in Urban Schools: Journeys Toward Social Equity Teaching
This volume informs the reader about new teachers in urban underserved schools and their development as teachers for social equity. The accounts of five novice teachers who grew up outside the communities in which they teach lead to chapters that contain
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Teachers in Urban Schools: Journeys Toward Social Equity Teaching
New Teachers in Urban Schools: Journeys Toward Social Equity Teaching
Althier M. Lazar Leslie M. Reich •
Editors
New Teachers in Urban Schools: Journeys Toward Social Equity Teaching
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Editors Althier M. Lazar Department of Teacher Education Saint Joseph’s University Philadelphia, PA USA
ISBN 978-3-319-26613-8 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-26615-2
Leslie M. Reich Achievement First Public Charter Schools Brooklyn, NY USA
ISBN 978-3-319-26615-2
(eBook)
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For the teachers profiled in this book, whose investments in learning about themselves, their students, and their practices will be an inspiration for others. —Althier M. Lazar
For my students, whose lives I share for a short time, but whose impact on me is everlasting. —Leslie M. Reich
Contents
A Cause Beyond Ourselves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Althier M. Lazar
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“Be the change you wish to see.” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clare Rachko
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“I am doing work with great purpose.” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rachael Chou
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“I simply wanted to be part of something bigger than me.” . . . . . . . . . Megan L. MacTurk
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“Everyday is a new chance to get it right.” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tracie L. Sanlin
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“I was beginning to ask the right questions.” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leslie M. Reich
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Unpacking Teachers’ Narratives: Dimensions of Social Equity Teaching Revealed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Althier M. Lazar What School Leaders and Teacher Mentors Can Do To Support Teacher
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