Expecting Excellence in Urban Schools: 7 Steps to an Engaging Classroom Practice

A seven-step plan for really engaging our urban students!

One of the most immediate challenges in K-12 schools lies in implementing powerful pedagogy which emotionally, intellectually, and behaviorally engages students. This book supplies the missing threads through a framework for student engagement. You will explore a seven step process for emotionally, intellectually, and behaviorally engaging students with a wealth of strategies, techniques, and tools which create an engaging educational experience. Drawing on his more than twenty years in struggling classrooms, Jabari provides:

• Seven cohesive steps for planning, delivering, and reflecting on engaging learning experiences
• Techniques for forging deeper connections with students
• Strategies to transform students' perceived "deficits" into instructional assets