For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too: Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education
This practical book shows how veteran, justice-oriented social studies teachers are responding to the Common Core State Standards, focusing on how they build curriculum, support students’ literacy skills, and prepare students to think and act critically within and beyond the classroom. In order to provide direct classroom-to-classroom insights, the authors draw on letters written by veteran teachers addressed to new teachers entering the field. The first section of the book introduces the three approaches teachers can take for teaching for social justice within the constraints of the Common Core State Standards (embracing, reframing, or resisting the standards). The second section analyzes specific approaches to teaching the Common Core, using teacher narratives to illustrate key processes. The final section demonstrates how teachers develop, support, and sustain their identities as justice-oriented educators in standards-driven classrooms. Each chapter includes exemplary lesson plans drawn from diverse grades and classrooms, and offers concrete recommendations to guide practice.
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“This inspiring book invites us into conversations that cannot help but to make our teaching more collective, impactful, and profound.â€
—Kevin Kumashiro, University of San Francisco
“This is a must-read book for practicing and aspiring educators interested in learning how to teach justice-oriented, critical social studies.â€
—Brian D. Schultz, Northeastern Illinois University
“At a time of increasing pressure on teachers, this book provides practical approaches from teachers, for teachers to teach within the confines of the Common Core without compromising rigor, integrity, or social justice.â€
—Tyrone C. Howard, director, UCLA Black Male Institute, UCLA
Country | USA |
Manufacturer | Teachers College Press |
Binding | Kindle Edition |
ReleaseDate | 2016-05-15 |
Format | Kindle eBook |