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Engage and Empower
Expanding the Curriculum for Justice and Activism
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eBook - PDF
Engage and Empower
Expanding the Curriculum for Justice and Activism
About this book
This edited book provides ready-to-use engaging curriculum units for an integrated approach to teaching English language arts and U.S. history in grades 4-12. The purpose is to promote social justice and activism while building critical literacies students need in the 21st Century. Through implementing the curriculum units in this book, teachers and students can challenge inequities and promote activism.
A central goal of this project is to represent and empower marginalized students. The traditional curriculum presents one view, one story as the only story, and one people as the norm. This book intentionally centers the experiences of Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) and other marginalized communities. In addition to expanding the curriculum to include all people, educating students about issues of injustice in the U.S. will enable them to enact change.
Additionally, this book serves to educate all students by exposure to central issues in past and present society. By creating space for a multicultural perspective, this curriculum may reduce the friction that occurs when encountering those whose lived experiences and perspectives do not align with one's own. By educating students about the privileges they have not examined, teachers can foster empathy and empower allies.
A central goal of this project is to represent and empower marginalized students. The traditional curriculum presents one view, one story as the only story, and one people as the norm. This book intentionally centers the experiences of Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) and other marginalized communities. In addition to expanding the curriculum to include all people, educating students about issues of injustice in the U.S. will enable them to enact change.
Additionally, this book serves to educate all students by exposure to central issues in past and present society. By creating space for a multicultural perspective, this curriculum may reduce the friction that occurs when encountering those whose lived experiences and perspectives do not align with one's own. By educating students about the privileges they have not examined, teachers can foster empathy and empower allies.
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Yes, you can access Engage and Empower by Mary Amanda Stewart,Christina Salazar,Victor Antonio Lozada,Christina Thomas in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Education & Education Curricula. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction: Teachers Unbought and Unbossed
- I: Effects and Transactions of Expansion, Colonialism, and Migration
- Chapter 1: Colonialism and Native American Resiliency
- Chapter 2: Modern-Day Colonialism: Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and Other U.S. Territories
- Chapter 3: Immigration: The Fabric of Our Nation
- II: The Influences of Latin America on U.S. Culture and Society
- Chapter 4: Latinx Influencers: Past and Present Contributions to America’s Greatness
- Chapter 5: Latinas as Change Agents: Feminist Activism in the United States
- III: America’s Original Sin
- Chapter 6: Antiracism: Understanding Our History to Co-create a Better Future
- Chapter 7: Redlining: A Mechanism of Systemic Racism
- Chapter 8: Cultural (Mis)representations in the Media: Challenging Hegemonic Ideas
- IV: Exploring the Diverse Lived Experiences of Modern-Day Adolescents
- Chapter 9: The Death of Childhood: Mass Shootings in the United States
- Chapter 10: Rap Music: Leveraging Hip-Hop Culture to Empower
- Chapter 11: Consent Isn’t Complicated: The Implications of the #MeToo Movement
- Chapter 12: See Us: LGBTQ+ Issues for Representation, Empathy, and Justice
- Afterword
- About the Editors
- About the Contributors