About this product

Product Identifiers

PublisherTeacher's College Press

ISBN-100807756830

ISBN-139780807756836

eBay Product ID (ePID)219781358

Product Key Features

Number of Pages208 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameGrowing Critically Conscious Teachers : a Social Justice Curriculum for Educators of Latino/A Youth

Publication Year2016

SubjectEthnic Studies / Hispanic American Studies, Urban, Secondary, Multicultural Education, Training & Certification

TypeTextbook

AuthorAngela Valenzuela

Subject AreaSocial Science, Education

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight10.4 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2015-049190

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"The book has many strengths, and it feels essential for teacher educators who desire to foster critical consciousness in their prospective teachers." -- Bilingual Research Journal

Afterword bySleeter, Christine E.

Dewey Decimal370.71173

SynopsisTo meet the needs of the fast-growing number 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 predispositions 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 Features: A community-based, university- and district-connected partnership model that fosters students? critical consciousness. A framework for participatory action research (PAR) within teacher preparation that promotes community and societal transformation. A curriculum premised on sociocultural and sociopolitical awareness. The wisdom, experiences, and lessons learned from educators who have been change agents in their own schools, communities, and college classrooms across the country., To meet the needs of the fast-growing number 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 predispositions 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 Features: A community-based, university- and district-connected partnership model that fosters students' critical consciousness. A framework for participatory action research (PAR) within teacher preparation that promotes community and societal transformation. A curriculum premised on sociocultural and sociopolitical awareness. The wisdom, experiences, and lessons learned from educators who have been change agents in their own schools, communities, and college classrooms across the country., 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). It provides a critical framework for educating culturally responsive teachers.

LC Classification NumberLB1715.G77 2016