Conscious Classrooms | Using Diverse Texts for Inclusion, Equity, and Justice | Professional Development Book for Educators | Grade Level K-5

When you look at all of the reading books in your classroom, can you be sure that each of your students’ voices and experiences are well represented? Drs. Briceño and Rodriguez-Mojica created Conscious Classrooms to help teachers learn how to authentically include different voices and experiences in the classroom. They navigate the many questions surrounding diverse texts while also assisting with improving representation within the classroom. Highlights include: Tools for auditing read-aloud texts, classroom libraries, and curricula, Sample book lists and ideas for acquiring diverse texts on a tight budget, Checklists and tips to determine if a book has questionable content, and Research and instructional frameworks for diversity, equity, and inclusion.

ALLISON BRICEÑO, Ed.D., a former bilingual teacher, reading specialist, and district literacy coordinator, is an Associate Professor at San José State University, where she coordinates the Reading and Literacy Leadership Credential and M.A. Program.

CLAUDIA RODRIGUEZ-MOJICA, Ph.D., is a former bilingual teacher and is an Associate Professor at Santa Clara University in California, where she coordinates the bilingual authorization program and teaches bilingual teacher preparation and language arts methods