Yes, You Can! : Advice for Teachers Who Want a Great Start and a Great Finish with Their Students of Color

In This Book, Renowned Experts Give Novice Teachers The Self-confidence And Empathy They Need To Address What May Be Their Greatest Challenge: Guiding Disadvantaged Students To Success In The Classroom. Yes, You Can! Front Cover -- Yes, You Can! -- Contents -- About The Authors -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: Do You Really Love All Of Them? Assessing Your Teaching Self-confidence About Working With Various Types Of Students -- Chapter 1: Fear, Income, Gender, And Other Issues: Why Your Teaching Self-confidence Matters -- Chapter 2: Teaching In A Racially Diverse World: Examining Your Teaching Self-confidence About Working With Students Of Color And White Students -- Chapter 3: Oh My Gosh, He Can't Even Read! Examining Your Teaching Self-confidence About Working With Struggling Students -- Part Ii: Student Empowerment-teacher Empowerment: Increasing Your Teaching Self-confidence And Your Teaching Efficacy -- Chapter 4: This Stuff Is Hard! Improving Your Classroom Management Skills -- Chapter 5: A Recipe For Success: Effective Instructional Practices -- Chapter 6: Can't We All Just Get Along? Using The Curriculum To Improve Race Relations In Class -- Part Iii: Getting Help From The Village: How To Maximize Your Relations With Parents, Colleagues, And School Leaders -- Chapter 7: Bridging The Great Divide: How To Create A Win-win Situation With Parents, Especially With Nonwhite Parents -- Chapter 8: Ties That Can Bind: Forming Strong Working Relationships With Colleagues Of Color -- Chapter 9: Ask And It Might Be Given: Getting What You Need From School Leaders -- Conclusion: Don't Throw In The Towel-how To Keep Going When You Feel Like Giving Up -- Appendix A: Background Information About The Teacher Confidence Study -- Appendix B: Demographic Information About The 293 Teacher Confidence Study Participants -- Appendix C: Questionnaire Results From The 293 Teacher Confidence Study Participants -- Notes -- Index.