Beyond heroes and holidays : a practical guide to K-12 anti-racist, multicultural education and staff development
Title:
Beyond heroes and holidays : a practical guide to K-12 anti-racist, multicultural education and staff development
ISBN:
9781878554178
Publication Information:
Washington, D.C. : Teaching for Change, ©2008.
Washington, D.C. : Teaching for Change, [2008]
©2008
Physical Description:
xiv, 429 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Contents:
School Staff, Family, and Community Development -- Overview -- Anti-Racist Education: Pulling Together to Close the Gaps / Lessons Learned -- Teaching Whites About Racism / Activities for Workshops, Courses and Institutes -- Personal Cultural History Exercise / Readings -- Do You Know Where the Parents of Your Children Are? / Reading Between the Lines: Critical Literacy -- Lies My Textbook Told Me: Racism and Anit-Racism in U.S. History / Language -- The Best of Both Worlds / Lessons for the Classroom -- Early Childhood -- Activism and Preschool Children / Social Studies and Language Arts -- Students' Stories in Action Comics
Mathematics -- Exploring Economics Inequities / Science and Geography -- A Question of Biology: Are the Races Different? / The Arts -- Taking a Stand: Student-Led Drama and Dialogue / Technology -- Global Learning Networks: Gaining Perspective on Our Lives with Distance / Schoolwide Activities -- Cultural Clubs in Publics Schools / Holidays and Heritage -- Heritage Months and Celebrations: Some Considerations / Glossary -- Word Power -- Index -- About the Editors -- About Teaching for Change.
Abstract:
An incredible, informative, collection of essays, articles, analysis, interviews, primary documents and interactive & interdisciplinary teaching aids on civil rights, movement building, and what it means for all of the inhabitants of the planet. With sections on Critical Literacy, The Arts, Mathematics, Technology, Science, Geography, Language, School-Wide Activities, Holidays and Heritage, Talking Back, Early Childhood, Readings and Teaching Aids. Packed into nearly 450 oversize pages are photographs, songs, statements, and work form the likes of such great writers, historians, and activists as Bill Bigelow, James Loewen, Peggy Mcintosh, Luis Rodirguez, Kai James, Clem Marshall, Marta Urquilla, Julie Bisson, the editors and dozens more. What a treasure trove. And what a vital (and useful) tool.
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