The Magnitude of Us: An Educator’s Guide to Creating Culturally Responsive Classrooms

Author:   Marlee S. Bunch ,  Joyce A. Ladner ,  Brittany R. Collins
Publisher:   Teachers' College Press
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9780807769898


Pages:   192
Publication Date:   25 October 2024
Format:   Hardback
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This teaching guidebook will help educators navigate emerging best practices to center historically marginalized voices and perspectives in middle, high school, and postsecondary learning spaces. The author provides an accessible blueprint for utilizing histories, culturally responsive teaching, and community responsive pedagogy to build collaborative and equitable classrooms. Inspired by research steeped in oral histories, Bunch brings forth lessons from educators, merged with voices of students, to share impactful classroom practices. The un/HUSH framework asks us to unlearn the “hush” often associated with marginalized histories and stories. The framework considers the following guiding principles: (H) using histories not told to inform teaching practices, (U) unlearning behaviors and practices that do not empower marginalized voices, (S) creating classrooms and spaces that allow for stories to be shared, and (H) encouraging healing to occur from connection, collaboration, and relationships. Part narrative, part guidebook, this resource harnesses the collective power of us to improve outcomes for students. Book Features: Guidance for novice and veteran teachers, with elements specifically designed for preservice educators. The use of histories and student voices to inform best practices for creating lessons and activities for middle, high school, and college classrooms. A teaching framework for amplifying student voices through perspective sharing and cultural responsiveness. An abundance of user-friendly scaffolding, graphics, lesson plans, and resources for implementation. A foreword by Dr. Joyce Ladner, civil rights activist, educator, and sociologist. Poetry by renowned poets Ashley M. Jones, Emily Pettit, Claudia Rankine, Mary Ruefle, Evie Shockley, Jordan Stempleman, Cole Swensen, and others.

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Author:   Marlee S. Bunch ,  Joyce A. Ladner ,  Brittany R. Collins
Publisher:   Teachers' College Press
Imprint:   Teachers' College Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.381kg
ISBN:  

9780807769898


ISBN 10:   0807769894
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   25 October 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Not yet available   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Contents Foreword Dr. Joyce A. Ladner  xv Acknowledgments  xvii Introduction  1 Culturally and Community Immersive Pedagogy  2 The Origins of This Book  3 Overview  8 Who Should Read This Book?  10 Preservice Teacher Guidance  11 Pause and Reflect  11 1.  Learning From the Past to Inform Our Future (Kujifunza kutoka kwa Zamani ili Kufahamisha Mustakabali Wetu)  13 Immersive Practices  14 Who Is Teaching Today?  16 Learning From Other Educators  23 Preservice Teacher Guidance  25 Pause and Reflect  26 2.  Unpacking the un/HUSH Framework (un/HUSH フレームワークの解凍 )  27 What Is the un/HUSH Framework?  27 Implementation  34 Preservice Teacher Guidance  43 Pause and Reflect  44 3.  Planning Curriculum and Learning Activities for Students (Pianificazione del curriculum e delle attività di apprendimento per gli studenti)  45 Lesson Planning Template  46 The un/HUSH Framework Self-Reflection Guide  48 Positionality  51 Lesson Plan Assessment Guides  53 Preservice Teacher Guidance  57 Pause and Reflect  59 4.  Utilizing the Arts to Enhance Learning (Utiliser les arts pour améliorer l’apprentissage)  61 The Power of Poetry  62 Poems to Use in the Classroom  73 Visual Art in the Classroom  89 Preservice Teacher Guidance  97 Pause and Reflect  98 5.  Listening to Our Students (Escuchando a nuestros estudiantes)  99 Building Relationships  100 Soliciting Student Feedback  109 Preservice Teacher Guidance  110 Pause and Reflect  111 Epilogue  113 Afterword: Toward Action Brittany R. Collins  115 Endnotes  117 References  119 Appendix A: Guide to Using Oral Histories in the Classroom  127 Appendix B: un/HUSH Framework Implementation Check-In Rubric  131 Appendix C: Lesson Plan Examples  133 Elementary Lesson (Grades 1–5)  133 Middle/Secondary Lesson (Social Studies/History, Grades 6–10)  136 Secondary Lesson (History/Music/ELA, Grades 8–12)  140 Secondary Lesson and Mini-Unit (History/ELA, Grades 8–12)  145 Postsecondary Lesson Plan  148 Appendix D: 30-Day Challenge Topics for Extended Learning  151 Appendix E: Additional Educator Reflection Prompts  153 Appendix F: List of Poetic Forms  155 Index  159 About the Author  165

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Marlee S. Bunch is an educator, author, researcher, and curriculum and research developer for K-12 initiatives at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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