Daniel Beaty - Knock Knock (Def Jam Poetry) 2018 Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam. The Windows and Mirrors of Your Child's Bookshelf. "Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?": A Psychologist Explains the Development of Racial Identity by Beverly Daniel Tatum. Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools by Monique W. Morris. Other People's Children: Cultural Conflict in the Classroom by Lisa Delpit. For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too: Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education by Christopher Emdin.
Multicultural Literature and Young Adolescent A Kaleidoscope of Opportunity. It's Not on the List. Moving Beyond the Inclusion of LGBT Themed Literature in ELA Classrooms. Curriculum as Window and Mirror. Webinars. Culturally Responsive Literature Instruction Program. Learn to identify cultural assumptions in literature and incorporate diverse texts and critical conversations into your practice.
Overview What cultural norms and assumptions are embedded in the literature we use in our classrooms? Blog — the conscious kid. Classroom Resources. #OwnVoices Books To Share With Middle and High School Kids. Recently I saw a post by author and activist, Kate Messner about #OwnVoices and it intrigued me.
She wrote, “If you’re going to share ONE story that deals with immigrants or refugees and intolerance, shouldn’t the immigrant or refugee character be the star of that story, rather than a character whose role is to be persecuted and then saved by someone else?” As teachers, we have the opportunity to affect very real change in one of the best and most authentic ways––through reading aloud to students. Paying careful attention to what we read aloud can make the difference between time well spent and time spent.