Teachin' It!: Breakout Moves That Break Down Barriers for Community College Students

ISBN-13: 9780807761847 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019

Felicia Darling

Spis treści

• Contents
• Preface vii
• Acknowledgments ix
• Introduction 1
• 1. Educators Are Experts, Improvisational Artists, Researchers 5
• Instructors Are Experts and Improvisational Artists 5
• Instructors Are Researchers 8
• 2. Community College Students: Their Stories,  Challenges, and Resilience 13
• Challenges Community Colleges Face 14
• Student Identities, Backgrounds, and Intersectionality 15
• Community College Students: Stories from the Edge 16
• 3. Instructor and Student Mindsets That Bolster Student Success 23
• Instructor Beliefs and an Equity Mindset 24
• Fostering a Growth Mindset Classroom 26
• Alleviating Stereotype Threat 37
• Other Equity Moves 44
• 4. Ed Psych Theory 2.0 51
• Four Approaches to Learning and Teaching 51
• Five Key Theories for 21st-Century Learning and Teaching 56
• 5. 21st-Century Learning: Active, Inquiry-Based, Collaborative 71
• Two Examples: One in English, One in Math 72
• The Neuroscience Behind Interactive, Inquiry-Based Learning 77
• Launching an Inquiry-Based, Interactive Learning Class 80
• Principles, Practices, Preparation 81
• Building a Community of Learners 90
• 6. Improving Retention and Engagement for First-Year  Black Male Students in Higher Education 104
• Michael L. Washington
• Discussing Marginalization 105
• Institutional Challenges: Racial Demographics 106
• Anti-Grit Narrative 108
• Sociological Challenges 111
• Psychological Challenges 113
• Final Recommendations 115
• 7. >Moving Beyond Access: Cultivating College Skills and Persistence for Latinx Students 119
• Victoria Christine Rodriguez
• Introduction 119
• Background—the Aspiration–Attainment Gap 121
• Charters and School-Level and Policy Interventions 122
• Case Study of Bay Area Charter School 124
• Imposter Syndrome 125
• Teaching Undergraduate Students 128
• Five Strategies 130
• 8. Supporting the Success of Multilingual Students 132
• Luz Navarette Garc
• An Introduction to the Power of Language 132
• A Crash Course in Language Development Theories 137
• Nine Suggestions to Support Multilingual Learners 139
• 9. Teaching College and Career Skills in Ways That Dignify Students 142
• Bolstering College and Career Skills 142
• Supporting Students with Learning Disabilities 150
• Providing Support for Anxiety, Stress, and Trauma 155
• 10. Beyond the Classroom 159
• Toward the Next Course, Degree, Career, Life 159
• Online and Hybrid Teaching and Learning 161
• The Power of a Community of Practitioners 162
• References 167
• Index 179
• About the Authors 193