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Multicultural Education

Cover Page
Title
Copyright
Contents
Preface
List of Snapshots
List of Tools
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
1. Culturally Responsive Standards-Based Teaching
2. Taking Stock of Current Classroom Practices
3. The Foundation for Culturally Responsive Standards-Based Teaching
4. The Environment for Culturally Responsive Standards-Based Teaching
5. Culturally Responsive Standards-Based Curriculum
6. Assessment and Reflection
7. Scaling Up: From Schoolwide to State-Level Efforts
8. Teachers Learning and Growing With Culturally Responsive Standards-Based Teaching
9. Background Research and Theoretical Base
Resources
Glossary of Terms
References
Index

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