Introduction : A call to action and self-reflection for white teachers in diverse classrooms / Julie G. Landsman and Chance W. Lewis Part 1: Foundations of our work : recognizing power, privilege, and perspectives. Being white : invisible privileges of a New England prep school girl / Julie G. Landsman ; Reflections on education : a two-way journey / Kao Kalia Young and Aaron Rudolf Miller Hokanson Part 2: Culturally relevant teachers : foundations and personal engagement. "Yes, but how do we do it?" : practicing culturally relevant pedagogy / Gloria Ladson-Billings ; The empty desk in the third row : experiences of an African American male teacher / Robert Simmons ; But good intentions are not enough : doing what's necessary to teach for diversity / H. Richard Milner ; The unintentional undermining of multicultural education : educators at the equity crossroads / Paul Gorski ; White women's work : on the front lines of urban education / Stephen D. Hancock ; When truth and joy are at stake : challenging the status quo in the high school English class / Julie G. Landsman ; Color blindness, unconscious bias, and student achievement in suburban schools / Justin Grinage ; Tips for school principals and teachers : helping Black students achieve / Dorothy Garrison-Wade and Chance W. Lewis ; How can service-learning increase the academic achievement of urban African American students? / Verna Cornelia Price
Part 3: Knowing who is in the classroom : how white teachers can ensure all children achieve. What are you? Are you Indian? Are you Chinese? : the lifelong journey of an adopted Latina / Stephanie A. Flores-Koulish ; Daring to teach : challenging the western narrative of American Indians in the classroom / Beverly J. Klug ; Educating Black males : interview with professor emeritus Joseph White, Ph.D. author of Black man emerging / Julie G. Landsman ; Black/African American families : coming of age on predominately white communities / Val Middleton, Kieran Coleman, and Chance W. Lewis ; Understanding Korean American students : facts, not myth / Ok-Hee Lee ; Low expectations are the worst form of racism / Carolyn L. Holbrook ; How educators can support the high expectation for education that exist in the Latino family and student community / Jennifer Godinez ; I don't understand why my African American students are not achieving : an exploration of the connection among personal power, teacher perceptions, and the academic engagement of African American students / Verna Cornelia Price ; African American male student athletes and white teachers' classroom interactions : implications for teachers, coaches, counselors, and administrators / Bruce B. Douglas, Esrom Pitre and Chance W. Lewis
Part 4: Creating classrooms for equity, activism, and social justice. Educators supporting dreamers : becoming an undocumented students ally / William Perez, Susana Munoz, Cynthia Alcantar, and Nancy Guarneros ; Preparing teachers to develop inclusive communities / Sharon B. Ishii-Jordan ; Culturally responsive school-community partnerships : strategy for success / Bridgie A. Ford
Poems: Becoming Joey / Paul C. Gorski ; Walking down the corridor is being in another country / Julie G. Landsman.
pt. 1. Foundations of our work : recognizing power, privilege, and perspectives
pt. 2. Culturally relevant teachers : foundations and personal engagement
pt. 3. Knowing who is in the classroom : how white teachers can ensure all children achieve
pt. 4. Creating classrooms for equity, activism, and social justice.
