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Multicultural curriculum transformation in social studies and civic education / edited by Kenneth J. Fasching-Varner [and six others].
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Foundations of multicultural education.
- Foundations of multicultural education
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civics--Study and teaching--United States.
- Civics.
- Multicultural education--United States.
- Multicultural education.
- Social sciences--Study and teaching--United States.
- Social sciences.
- Civics--Study and teaching.
- Social sciences--Study and teaching.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (359 pages)
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2021]
- Summary:
- This work supports PK-12 teachers to independently multiculturally adapt existing curriculum, to create new multicultural curriculum differentiated by content areas and grade levels, and by providing ample examples of what such multicultural transformed social studies and civic education curricula looks like in practice.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- References
- Contents
- List of Figures and Tables
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Rationale
- Audience
- Approach
- Uniqueness
- Organization, Benefit, and Use
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter Organizing Tools
- Food for Thought While Reading the Chapters
- Part I: Social Studies and Civic Education in Elementary Education
- Chapter 1: Whose Stories Do We Tell?: Resources for Critical Histories in Elementary Social Studies Curriculum
- Story of Success
- Reflection Bridge: Notes for Implementation
- Conclusion and Implications
- Chapter 2: Transformational Learning Through Read-Alouds: Bringing Multicultural Perspectives to Elementary Social Studies
- Practices for Transformational Learning through Read-Alouds
- Examples of Transformational Learning through Read-Alouds
- Diversity Topics: LGBTQI+ and Race/Culture (Recommended for Grade 3)
- Conclusion
- Chapter 3: When Good Isn't Good Enough: Using Multicultural Picture Books to Address Views on Poverty
- Learning from Mistakes
- Context Setting
- Critical Considerations in Social Studies and Civic Education: Children in Poverty
- Critical Considerations in Social Studies and Civic Education: Teachers' Understanding of Children in Poverty
- The View of Poverty in the Multicultural Education Literature
- The Need for Change
- Notes for Teachers: Using Multicultural Picture Books for Children to Address Views of Poverty
- Reflection Bridge: Implications and Beyond
- Chapter 4: Creating Classism-Conscious Classrooms
- Reflection Bridge
- Approaches for Reflective Educators.
- Methods for Empowering Classism-Conscious Environments
- Part II: Social Studies and Civic Education in Middle and Middle-to-Secondary Education
- Chapter 5: Seeing Truth, Banishing Lies: Reseeing the "Indigenous People" Unit in Middle Elementary School Social Studies
- The School Context
- The PD Context
- Chapter 6: The History, Memorialization, and Modern Echoes of Blackbirding
- Working Definitions
- Concrete Examples of Multicultural Curriculum Transformation in Social Studies and Civic Education: The Practice
- Critical Considerations for Multicultural Curriculum Transformation in Social Studies and Civic Education: The Theory
- Appendices
- Part III: Social Studies and Civic Education in Secondary Education
- Chapter 7: Real-World Problems: Social Justice and Community Explorations
- Commit to Social Justice-Informed Teaching Success
- Critical Considerations for Multicultural Curriculum Transformation in Social Studies and Civic Education: The Practice
- Standards Addressed
- Educational Context
- Relationships with and among Students and Their Families
- Civic Engagement
- Additional Considerations
- Content Linked to Pedagogy and Assessment
- Integrated Use of Technology
- Notes to Teachers: Points to Ponder
- Evidence: Prove It
- Appendix A: Companion Resources
- Chapter 8: Narrative Integrity: Reflection as Social and Civic Education
- Joanelle's Story of Success
- Example of Multicultural Curriculum Transformation in Social Studies and Civic Education.
- Reflection Bridge from a Multicultural Educator
- Evidence
- Chapter 9: Critical Multicultural Curriculum Transformation in High School World History, U.S. History, and Civics Curricula
- Part IV: Social Studies and Civic Education across the PK-12 and Teacher Education Curriculum
- Chapter 10: Social Studies in Action in the Neighborhood: Civic Engagement for Kinder through Senior Year
- Social Studies and Civic Education Lost and Found
- So Many Standards, So Little Time! What's a Teacher to Do?
- Critical Considerations and Necessary Evolutions: Culturally Responsive, Relevant, Sustaining, and Revitalizing Pedagogies
- Conclusions
- Final Thoughts: Hope for the Future
- Notes
- Chapter 11: Making Social Studies Instruction Meaningful: Ask the Good Questions
- Story of Success, Sort of . . .
- Chapter 12: Non/Human (Un/En)Tanglements: Practitioner-Based Engagements with Posthumanism, Multiculturalism, and Visual Materials.
- Introduction and Story of Success
- Entangling Posthumanism and Multicultural Education
- Braiding Posthumanism into (Multicultural) Curriculum: A Five "Step" Framework
- Other Considerations
- Critical Considerations in Social Studies and Civic Education
- Reflection Bridge/Conclusion
- Part V: Social Studies and Civic Education in Teacher Professional Development
- Chapter 13: Transforming Social Studies for English Learners through Intentional Professional Development
- Multicultural Education
- Positionality
- The Potential of Social Studies and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students
- Maestra Roan and the Basket Incident
- Moving Forward
- Coda
- Resources
- Historical Seminal Works
- Comprehensive Approach
- General Multicultural Education
- Standards-Focused
- Subject or Content-Area Specific
- Grade-Level Specific
- Teacher Education Context
- Higher Education Context
- Academic and Professional Associations
- Selected Websites
- Index
- About the Contributors
- Editors
- Guest Editors
- Authors.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-9787-2287-7
- 1-7936-0215-8
- OCLC:
- 1258039672
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