Growing critically conscious teachers : a social justice curriculum for educators of Latino/a youth / edited by Angela Valenzuela ; National Latino/a Education Research and Policy Project ; foreword by Sonia Nieto ; afterword by Christine Sleeter.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Valenzuela, Angela, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teachers--Training of--United States.

Teachers.

Teachers--Training of.

Culturally relevant pedagogy.

United States.

Hispanic Americans--Education.

Hispanic Americans.

Culturally relevant pedagogy--United States.

Social justice--Study and teaching--United States.

Social justice.

Social justice--Study and teaching.

Physical Description:

xviii, 186 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Teachers College Press, Columbia University, [2016]

Summary:

To meet the needs of the fast growing numbers of Latino/a English learners, this volume presents an approach to secondary education teacher preparation based on the work of the National Latino/a Education Research and Policy Project (NLERAP). Renowned scholar and educator Angela Valenzuela, together with an impressive roster of contributors, provides a critical framework for educating culturally responsive teachers. They examine the knowledge, skills, and predisposition required for higher education institutions to create curricula for educating Latino/a children, children of color, and language-minority youth. Growing Critically Conscious Teachers illuminates why growing our own teachers makes sense as an approach for not only addressing the achievement gap, but for also enhancing the well-being of our communities as a whole. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 True to Our Roots: NLERAP and the Grow Your Own Teacher Education Institutes Initiative / Angela Valenzuela Valenzuela, Angela 1

2 Teacher Capacities for Latino and Latin a Youth / Carmen I. Mercado Mercado, Carmen I. 24

3 Teaching for Critical Consciousness: Topics, Themes, Frameworks, and Instructional Activities / Adele Arellano Arellano, Adele, José Cintrón Cintrón, José, Barbara Flores Flores, Barbara, Margarita Berta-Ávila Berta-Ávila, Margarita 39

4 PAR Entremundos: A Practitioner's Guide / Julio Cammarota Cammarota, Julio, Margarita Berta-Åvila Berta-Åvila, Margarita, Jennifer Ayala Ayala, Jennifer, Melissa Rivera Rivera, Melissa, Louie Rodriguez Rodriguez, Louie 67

5 Social Justice Education Project (SJEP): A Case Example of PAR in a High School Classroom / Julio Cammarota Cammarota, Julio 90

6 Conclusion: El Árbol/The Tree: Returning to the Root / Angela Valenzuela Valenzuela, Angela 105.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780807756836

0807756830

OCLC:

935195195