Literacy for a Better World: The Promise of Teaching in Diverse Classrooms (Language and Literacy Series) - Hardcover

VanDerPloeg, Laura Schneider

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0807753521 ISBN 13: 9780807753521

Publisher: Teachers College Press, 2012

Synopsis

This book brings literacy research and culturally relevant pedagogy together to offer a comprehensive vision of what socially just teaching can look like in the secondary English classroom. The author, an experienced professional developer and teacher, provides a powerful framework for analyzing classroom instruction with regard to ideals of stance, relevance, access, identity, and agency. Chapters provide models that have worked in real classrooms, including a model for developing units of study in social justice. The final chapter addresses how educational leaders can create conditions for socially just teaching and learning in today’s diverse schools.

Book Features:

• A focus on the challenges teachers are likely to face, particularly in schools with struggling, disengaged students.
• Guidance for navigating the everyday complexities of the classroom.
• Strategies for responding to critical moments in the classroom.
• Lesson plans and vignettes from urban schools.
• Leadership principles for putting socially just teaching into action.

About this title

About the Author

Laura Schneider VanDerPloeg is a national consultant with extensive experience working with schools and districts to improve student reading, writing, and thinking. In her 23 years as a classroom teacher, researcher, and professional developer, her work has focused on supporting secondary students and teachers in diverse and underserved schools.

Edition details

• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807753521
• ISBN 13: 9780807753521
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192