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| (Note: Each chapter contains the following features: Concluding Thoughts, What Role Will Diversity Play in My Teaching Identity?, Chapter in Review, and Professional Practice) | |
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| Teachers, Schools, and Students | |
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| Teachers Who Teaches in the United States and Why? | |
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| What Are the Roles of Teachers? | |
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| How Do We Prepare to Teach? | |
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| What Is Teacher Professionalism? | |
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| What Are the Characteristics of Effective Teachers? | |
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| What's It Like to Teach at Various Grade Levels? | |
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| Schools What Is the Culture of a School? | |
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| How Do the Venues of Schools Differ? | |
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| What Is School Like at Different Levels? | |
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| What Are the Three Principle Settings of Public Schools? | |
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| What Is an Effective School? | |
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| Students How Are We Similar? | |
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| How Are Gender Differences Manifested? | |
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| How Does Cultural Diversity Impact Us? | |
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| How Is Language Diversity Manifested in U.S. Schools? | |
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| What Impact Does Diversity in Family Structure Have on Students? | |
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| How Does Diversity of Socioeconomic Status Affect Students? | |
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| How Are Differences in Intellectual Ability Manifested in Schools? | |
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| Who Are Students with Exceptionalities, and How Do We Serve Them? | |
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| Meet the Students | |
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| The Work of Teachers | |
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| Curriculum and Instruction What Is the Relationship Between the Learning Process and the Brain? | |
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| What Curriculum Do We Teach in U.S. Schools? | |
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| How Is Instruction Implemented in U.S. Schools? | |
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| Are We All Teachers of Reading and Writing? | |
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| How Do Teachers Match Instruction to School Levels? | |
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| Assessment and Accountability What Is Backward Design? | |
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| What Is Involved in Classroom Assessment? | |
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| How Do Teachers Evaluate Student Learning and Assign Grades? | |
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| What Are Standardized Tests and How Are Their Results Used? | |
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| Who Is Accountable for Student Learning? | |
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| What Are Some of the Challenges of Accountability? | |
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| Technology in U.S. Schools What Guides the Use of Technology in U.S. Schools? | |
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| What Technological Tools Are Available to Enhance Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment? | |
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| Does Technology Make a Difference in Student Learning? | |
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| How Do Teachers Use Technology in Their Classrooms? | |
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| What Issues Surround and Affect the Use of Technology in Schools? | |
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| What Does the Future Hold for Technology in Schools? | |
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| Creating and Maintaining a Positive and Productive Learning Environment How Do Teachers Create a Positive Learning Environment? | |