About the Book: Expecting Excellence in Urban Schools 7 Steps to an Engaging
Classroom Practice
A comprehensive approach to achieve real and lasting change with urban
students! In high-poverty, urban, minority classrooms, teachers often struggle
to engage their students emotionally, intellectually and behaviorally. Drawing
on his more than twenty years of experience working with high-poverty, urban,
minority students, Jelani Jabari delivers
-Seven cohesive steps for planning, delivering and reflecting on captivating
learning experiences
-Techniques for gathering critical information about your students to forge
deeper connections
-Strategies to transform students perceived "deficits" into instructional assets
-An emphasis on teaching methods and classroom culture, not simply standards and
accountability engagement.
About the Author: Jelani