University Press of America
Pages: 70
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Trim: 6 x 8¾
978-0-7618-4320-7 • Paperback • July 2009 • $38.99 • (£30.00) - Currently out of stock. Copies will arrive soon.
978-0-7618-4321-4 • eBook • February 2009 • $37.00 • (£30.00)
During her 25 successful years as a teacher, author, lecturer and publisher, Dr. Shirley R. Butler-Derge has received the following awards: Most Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award from the Wisconsin-Bell/Ameritech, Most Outstanding High School Teacher of the Year Award from Metropolitan Milwaukee Alliance of Black School Educators (MMABSE), and the Black Excellence Award for Teaching from the Milwaukee Times and Channel 6. With her warm personality and great sense of humor, Dr. Butler-Derge has the ability to tap into her students inner gifts and instill in them a life-long passion for learning. She has written numerous innovative curriculum textbooks, as well as urban classroom plays and ethnic poetry books. She has a doctorate degree in curriculum and instruction and is the founder and principal of an urban private high school, the Nzingha Institute of Creative Learning for Living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Chapter 1 Introduction: Background to Education for African American Males in High School in Milwaukee Public School
Chapter 2 Implementation of Effective School Program Browne Junior High School Rites of Passage
Chapter 3 Implementation: Rufus King International Baccalaureate High School
For adults and youth seeking a curriculum that will prepare African American students for lessons in life, this series is ideal. If you have struggled with 'Who am I? ''What is my purpose in life?" and "Which direction am I going in my life?" this series provides innovative programs that engage one in the process of answering these questions.
— Mr. and Mrs. Debra and Johnnie Jones, Rites of Passage facilitators