multicultural education

In this sequel to Cultivating Genius, Gholdy Muhammad adds a fifth pursuit joy to her groundbreaking framework. Dr. Muhammad shows how joy, which is rooted in the cultural and historical realities of Black students, can enhance our efforts to cultivate identity, skills, intellect, and criticality for ALL students, giving them a powerful purpose to learn and contribute to the world. Dr. Muhammad s wise implementation advice is paired with model lessons that span subjects and grade levels.

"[This book] provides a structure to begin . . . conversations about race, culture, bias, privilege, and power during the four quarters of the school year"--Provided by publisher.

"In [this book], two . . . educators describe the phenomenon of unconscious racial bias and how it negatively affects the work of educators and students in schools"--OCLC.

Provides teachers with concrete, age-appropriate strategies for doing anti-bias and anti-racist work in their classrooms and schools. Discusses the challenges educators face and the questions they have, and provides personal stories, sample lessons, student work, anchor charts, conversation prompts, tips for working with parents and administrators, teacher and activist accounts, and online resources including templates, organizers, assessments, and planners.

"The book traces an arc from (1) teaching students to make sense of today's influx of information with the help of comprehension skills to (2) broadening students' empathy and their understanding of the world by teaching them how to listen to the diverse voices that technology brings us to (3) using their technological skills and broadened understanding of the world to take action in the world"--Provided by publisher.

"Use field-tested practices to guide critical conversations about emotionally charged topics with friends, colleagues, and community as you begin building equitable experiences for students"--Provided by publisher.

"Asks educators to consider what they can do differently to create a welcoming, inclusive, and exciting environment for the 21st century. Based on the author's research and consulting work, this book examines the discrepancy between the current educational cultural climate and the need for educators and their institutions to prepare for a growing multicultural population"--Provided by publisher.

"The recent wave of statues, building names, and other monuments memorializing figures like Christopher Columbus and Confederate generals being removed from public spaces and college campuses has brought the reassessment of historical figures to the fore. It has raised questions about whom we choose to venerate; how historical narratives form; and whether it is best to erase problematic figures from the historical record, present a new interpretation on them, or attempt to be as unbiased as possible by contemporary attitudes when regarding them. Readers will learn more about this timely and complicated issue through a wide range of perspectives"--Provided by publisher.

Presents a teaching and learning model for all students, especially youth of color, that focuses on identity development, skill development, intellectual development, and criticality.

"This book is a road map for teachers and school leaders who need to meet the needs of increasing numbers of Newcomers and other English learners (ELs)"--Back cover.