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A book about the craft of teaching, with a particular focus on celebrating the myriad of human identities through classic, contemporary, and unconventional texts. Experienced secondary English language arts educators narrate their own experiences and provide insights through reflecting upon aspects of everyday pedagogy.

Table of Contents
  • Foreword by Sonia Nieto
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
    Who Is This Book For?
    Why Did We Write This Book?
    Theoretical Grounding in Social Justice
    Why is it Important for Teachers to Critically Reflect?
    Critical Self-Reflection and Whiteness
    Structure and Content of Chapters
    A Note on How We Developed Text
  • 1. Assessing How Students' Identities and Communities Influence Their Learning and Our Teaching
    Why Contemplating Student Communities and Identities Matter
    Selected Practices
    Giving Students the Opportunity to Explain Themselves
    Reflection and Risk-Taking
    Summary
    Questions for Further Reflection
  • 2. Building Relationships
    Why Relationships Matter
    Selected Practices
    Summary
    Questions for Further Reflection
  • 3. Creating a Balanced Curriculum
    Why a Balanced Curriculum Matters
    Coda
    Summary
    Questions for Further Reflection
  • 4. Developing Cultural Responsivity and Cultural Sustainability
    Why Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Pedagogies Matters
    Selected Practices
    Summary
    Questions for Further Reflection
  • 5. Confronting (Dis)comfort Zones
    Why Confronting (Dis)comfort Matters
    The Pedagogy of Discomfort and the Importance of (Dis)Comfort Zones
    Selected Practices
    Embracing Diversity
    Reflecting on Morality
    Summary
    Questions for Further Reflection
  • 6. Adapting to Different Educational Contexts
    Why Adapting to Educational Contexts Matters
    Selected Practices
    Considerations and Implications for Centering Diversity in Your New Position
    Summary
    Questions for Further Reflection
  • 7. Considering What the Pandemic Has Taught Us About Teaching
    Why Considering What the Pandemic has Taught us About Teaching Matters
    Some Benefits of Online Teaching
    Some Cautions About Online Teaching
    Selected Practices
    Things We Wonder About
    Summary
    Questions
  • 8. Reflecting Upon What Teaching Has Taught Us
  • Endnotes
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Authors

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      Publisher: Teachers' College Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 30/11/2023
      ISBN13: 9780807768440, 978-0807768440
      ISBN10: 0807768448
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A book about the craft of teaching, with a particular focus on celebrating the myriad of human identities through classic, contemporary, and unconventional texts. Experienced secondary English language arts educators narrate their own experiences and provide insights through reflecting upon aspects of everyday pedagogy.

      Table of Contents
      • Foreword by Sonia Nieto
      • Acknowledgments
      • Introduction
        Who Is This Book For?
        Why Did We Write This Book?
        Theoretical Grounding in Social Justice
        Why is it Important for Teachers to Critically Reflect?
        Critical Self-Reflection and Whiteness
        Structure and Content of Chapters
        A Note on How We Developed Text
      • 1. Assessing How Students' Identities and Communities Influence Their Learning and Our Teaching
        Why Contemplating Student Communities and Identities Matter
        Selected Practices
        Giving Students the Opportunity to Explain Themselves
        Reflection and Risk-Taking
        Summary
        Questions for Further Reflection
      • 2. Building Relationships
        Why Relationships Matter
        Selected Practices
        Summary
        Questions for Further Reflection
      • 3. Creating a Balanced Curriculum
        Why a Balanced Curriculum Matters
        Coda
        Summary
        Questions for Further Reflection
      • 4. Developing Cultural Responsivity and Cultural Sustainability
        Why Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Pedagogies Matters
        Selected Practices
        Summary
        Questions for Further Reflection
      • 5. Confronting (Dis)comfort Zones
        Why Confronting (Dis)comfort Matters
        The Pedagogy of Discomfort and the Importance of (Dis)Comfort Zones
        Selected Practices
        Embracing Diversity
        Reflecting on Morality
        Summary
        Questions for Further Reflection
      • 6. Adapting to Different Educational Contexts
        Why Adapting to Educational Contexts Matters
        Selected Practices
        Considerations and Implications for Centering Diversity in Your New Position
        Summary
        Questions for Further Reflection
      • 7. Considering What the Pandemic Has Taught Us About Teaching
        Why Considering What the Pandemic has Taught us About Teaching Matters
        Some Benefits of Online Teaching
        Some Cautions About Online Teaching
        Selected Practices
        Things We Wonder About
        Summary
        Questions
      • 8. Reflecting Upon What Teaching Has Taught Us
      • Endnotes
      • References
      • Index
      • About the Authors

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