Description
Book SynopsisA 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
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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
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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
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2. Building Relationships
Why Relationships Matter
Selected Practices
Summary
Questions for Further Reflection
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3. Creating a Balanced Curriculum
Why a Balanced Curriculum Matters
Coda
Summary
Questions for Further Reflection
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4. Developing Cultural Responsivity and Cultural Sustainability
Why Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Pedagogies Matters
Selected Practices
Summary
Questions for Further Reflection
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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
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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
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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
