Description
Book SynopsisBringing together an inspirational group of educators, this book provides insights into what it means to implement social justice ideals with young children. Each chapter highlights a teacher's experience with an aspect of social justice and ethnic studies, including related research, projects, lesson plans, and implications for teacher education.
Table of Contents
- Contents
- Foreword Patrick Camangian vii
- Preface xi
- Acknowledgments xv
- 1. Introduction 1
- Ruchi Agarwal-Rangnath
- 2. Teaching to Heal, Healing to Teach: Ethnic Studies as a Healing Endeavor in and out of the Classroom 17
- Farima Pour-Khorshid
- 3. Creating Something Beautiful 27
- Amalia Medina-Glover
- 4. Little Children Have Big Hearts: Teaching for Equity and Justice in K–2 Classrooms 36
- Cami Touloukian
- 5. Mindfulness and Yoga 44
- Ruby Vyas
- 6. What It Means to Teach for Social Justice as a White Educator 51
- Emily Starr Bean
- 7. Ethnic Studies in a Transitional Kindergarten Classroom: Learning About Race and Identity 68
- Vilma Serrano
- 8. Exploring Gender 76
- Dale Weiss
- 9. Teaching Your Community 83
- Roxanne Cano
- 10. Changing the Narrative: Asian American Ethnic Studies in My 1st-Grade Classroom 90
- Judy Yu
- 11. Creating a Democratic Classroom 96
- Rosamund Looney
- About the Authors 105
- Index 108
