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Throughout their book Fleisher and Garcia encourage teachers to embrace 'advocacy knowledge' as part of teacher identity in addition to content and pedagogical knowledge. They offer a three-part framework to help teachers understand how to challenge and change narratives around literacy education.--Eric D. Turley, high school English teacher and co-author of Our Better Judgement; member of the NCTE Standing Committee on Literacy Assessment [A] must-have for educators everywhere. Antero Garcia and Cathy Fleischer invite all of us into the world of advocacy work. They help us expand the definition of what it means to advocate, and they give us many ways to join in the work of changing the narrative of literacy education. I can't imagine a more important time for this book.--Franki Sibberson, educator, author, NCTE Past President Cathy Fleischer and Antero Garcia have written a book with (and for) teachers that shows us how to advocate for change across the spectrum of the educational landscape.--Andy Schoenborn, high school teacher and author of Creating Confident Writers: For High School, College, and Life Quite simply, these authors make advocacy seem not just possible, but also absolutely necessary.--Bob Fecho, Professor & Program Director, English Education, Teachers College Columbia University This book is essential reading for any teacher committed to making their part of the world a better place...It focuses on what teachers can do within their classrooms, schools, and districts, recognizing the incredible diversity among students, teachers, and their contexts.--Mollie Blackburn, Professor, Ohio University and editor of Adventurous Thinking: Students' Rights to Read and Write This volume assembles an impressive roster of educators who understand classrooms and kids, and who know what needs to be done to make their learning more relevant and the lives of educators themselves more satisfying. It's time that the people running things start listening to them, and this book is a great place to start.--Peter Smagorinsky, Distinguished Research Professor, The University of Georgia Everyday Advocacy builds upon decades of teacher research and knowledge from leaders in the field. This volume is timely and a welcome addition to conversations about teaching in our current environment of societal redefinition and change.--Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania, and author of The Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to The Hunger Games Everyday Advocacy functions not merely as a textbook, but also as a guidebook for empowering teachers to own their platforms for advocacy that could change the face of education as we know it. Fleischer and Garcia go beyond offering refreshing solutions and ideas as they map out the exact steps to take, points of contact to create, and the ways to keep literacy advocacy work relevant and sustainable. This text provides answers to questions that teachers possibly did not even know that they should ask.-- Teachers College Record Everyday Advocacy is a usable, practical guide to help teachers and teacher educators think about approaches to extend their critical thinking about traditional pedagogies to include advocacy for all children, particularly historically marginalized students.--Tonya B. Perry, PhD, Professor and Executive Director of GEAR UP Alabama and Red Mountain Writing Project

[A] must-have for educators everywhere. Antero Garcia and Cathy Fleischer invite all of us into the world of advocacy work. They help us expand the definition of what it means to advocate, and they give us many ways to join in the work of changing the narrative of literacy education. I can't imagine a more important time for this book.--Franki Sibberson, educator, author, NCTE Past President Cathy Fleischer and Antero Garcia have written a book with (and for) teachers that shows us how to advocate for change across the spectrum of the educational landscape.--Andy Schoenborn, high school teacher and author of Creating Confident Writers: For High School, College, and Life Quite simply, these authors make advocacy seem not just possible, but also absolutely necessary.--Bob Fecho, Professor & Program Director, English Education, Teachers College Columbia University This book is essential reading for any teacher committed to making their part of the world a better place...It focuses on what teachers can do within their classrooms, schools, and districts, recognizing the incredible diversity among students, teachers, and their contexts.--Mollie Blackburn, Professor, Ohio University and editor of Adventurous Thinking: Students' Rights to Read and Write This volume assembles an impressive roster of educators who understand classrooms and kids, and who know what needs to be done to make their learning more relevant and the lives of educators themselves more satisfying. It's time that the people running things start listening to them, and this book is a great place to start.--Peter Smagorinsky, Distinguished Research Professor, The University of Georgia Everyday Advocacy is a usable, practical guide to help teachers and teacher educators think about approaches to extend their critical thinking about traditional pedagogies to include advocacy for all children, particularly historically marginalized students.--Tonya B. Perry, PhD, Professor and Executive Director of GEAR UP Alabama and Red Mountain Writing Project Everyday Advocacy builds upon decades of teacher research and knowledge from leaders in the field. This volume is timely and a welcome addition to conversations about teaching in our current environment of societal redefinition and change.--Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania, and author of The Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to The Hunger Games Everyday Advocacy is a usable, practical guide to help teachers and teacher educators think about approaches to extend their critical thinking about traditional pedagogies to include advocacy for all children, particularly historically marginalized students.--Tonya B. Perry, PhD, Professor and Executive Director of GEAR UP Alabama and Red Mountain Writing Project Everyday Advocacy builds upon decades of teacher research and knowledge from leaders in the field. This volume is timely and a welcome addition to conversations about teaching in our current environment of societal redefinition and change.--Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania, and author of The Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to The Hunger Games

Throughout their book Fleisher and Garcia encourage teachers to embrace 'advocacy knowledge' as part of teacher identity in addition to content and pedagogical knowledge. They offer a three-part framework to help teachers understand how to challenge and change narratives around literacy education.--Eric D. Turley, high school English teacher and co-author of Our Better Judgement; member of the NCTE Standing Committee on Literacy Assessment [A] must-have for educators everywhere. Antero Garcia and Cathy Fleischer invite all of us into the world of advocacy work. They help us expand the definition of what it means to advocate, and they give us many ways to join in the work of changing the narrative of literacy education. I can't imagine a more important time for this book.--Franki Sibberson, educator, author, NCTE Past President Cathy Fleischer and Antero Garcia have written a book with (and for) teachers that shows us how to advocate for change across the spectrum of the educational landscape.--Andy Schoenborn, high school teacher and author of Creating Confident Writers: For High School, College, and Life Quite simply, these authors make advocacy seem not just possible, but also absolutely necessary.--Bob Fecho, Professor & Program Director, English Education, Teachers College Columbia University This book is essential reading for any teacher committed to making their part of the world a better place...It focuses on what teachers can do within their classrooms, schools, and districts, recognizing the incredible diversity among students, teachers, and their contexts.--Mollie Blackburn, Professor, Ohio University and editor of Adventurous Thinking: Students' Rights to Read and Write This volume assembles an impressive roster of educators who understand classrooms and kids, and who know what needs to be done to make their learning more relevant and the lives of educators themselves more satisfying. It's time that the people running things start listening to them, and this book is a great place to start.--Peter Smagorinsky, Distinguished Research Professor, The University of Georgia Everyday Advocacy builds upon decades of teacher research and knowledge from leaders in the field. This volume is timely and a welcome addition to conversations about teaching in our current environment of societal redefinition and change.--Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania, and author of The Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to The Hunger Games Everyday Advocacy functions not merely as a textbook, but also as a guidebook for empowering teachers to own their platforms for advocacy that could change the face of education as we know it. Fleischer and Garcia go beyond offering refreshing solutions and ideas as they map out the exact steps to take, points of contact to create, and the ways to keep literacy advocacy work relevant and sustainable. This text provides answers to questions that teachers possibly did not even know that they should ask.--Teachers College Record Everyday Advocacy is a usable, practical guide to help teachers and teacher educators think about approaches to extend their critical thinking about traditional pedagogies to include advocacy for all children, particularly historically marginalized students.--Tonya B. Perry, PhD, Professor and Executive Director of GEAR UP Alabama and Red Mountain Writing Project

[A] must-have for educators everywhere. Antero Garcia and Cathy Fleischer invite all of us into the world of advocacy work. They help us expand the definition of what it means to advocate, and they give us many ways to join in the work of changing the narrative of literacy education. I can't imagine a more important time for this book.--Franki Sibberson, educator, author, NCTE Past President Cathy Fleischer and Antero Garcia have written a book with (and for) teachers that shows us how to advocate for change across the spectrum of the educational landscape.--Andy Schoenborn, high school teacher and author of Creating Confident Writers: For High School, College, and Life Quite simply, these authors make advocacy seem not just possible, but also absolutely necessary.--Bob Fecho, Professor & Program Director, English Education, Teachers College Columbia University This book is essential reading for any teacher committed to making their part of the world a better place...It focuses on what teachers can do within their classrooms, schools, and districts, recognizing the incredible diversity among students, teachers, and their contexts.--Mollie Blackburn, Professor, Ohio University and editor of Adventurous Thinking: Students' Rights to Read and Write This volume assembles an impressive roster of educators who understand classrooms and kids, and who know what needs to be done to make their learning more relevant and the lives of educators themselves more satisfying. It's time that the people running things start listening to them, and this book is a great place to start.--Peter Smagorinsky, Distinguished Research Professor, The University of Georgia Everyday Advocacy is a usable, practical guide to help teachers and teacher educators think about approaches to extend their critical thinking about traditional pedagogies to include advocacy for all children, particularly historically marginalized students.--Tonya B. Perry, PhD, Professor and Executive Director of GEAR UP Alabama and Red Mountain Writing Project Everyday Advocacy builds upon decades of teacher research and knowledge from leaders in the field. This volume is timely and a welcome addition to conversations about teaching in our current environment of societal redefinition and change.--Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania, and author of The Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to The Hunger Games

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Cathy Fleischer is a Professor of English Education and Writing Studies at Eastern Michigan University, where she co-directs the Eastern Michigan Writing Project and serves as Faculty Associate for the Office of Campus and Community Writing. She has taught courses, led workshops, and written widely about teacher advocacy for the past decade. Her other scholarship focuses on community literacy, teacher research, and writing teacher education. Antero Garcia is an Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University. Prior to completing his PhD, Antero was an English teacher at a public high school in South Central Los Angeles. His research explores the possibilities of speculative imagination and healing in educational research. Based on his research, Antero co-designed the Critical Design and Gaming School—a public high school in Los Angeles. Antero is the recipient of the Arthur Applebee Award for Excellence in Research on Literacy (with Nicole Mirra), Literacy Research Association, 2021; Early Career Achievement Award, Literacy Research Association, 2018; Jan Hawkins Award for Early Career Contributions to Humanistic Research and Scholarship in Learning Technologies, AERA, 2018; National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2015. He has authored or edited more than a dozen books about the possibilities of literacies, play, and civics in transforming schooling in America, including Civics for the World to Come: Committing to Democracy in Every Classroom (W. W. Notron, 2023); Everyday Advocacy: Teachers Who Change the Literacy Narrative (W. W. Norton, 2020); and a co-author (with Nicole Mirra and Ernest Morrell) of Doing Youth Participatory Action Research: Transforming Inquiry with Researchers, Educators, and Students (Routledge, 2015).

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