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This work supports PK-12 teachers to independently multiculturally adapt existing curriculum, to create new multicultural curriculum differentiated by content areas and grade levels, and by providing ample examples of what such multicultural transformed social studies and civic education curricula looks like in practice.
List of contents
Preface
Introduction
Kenneth J. Fasching-Varner, Kerri J. Tobin, Norma A. Marrun, Iesha Jackson, & Christine Clark
Part I: Social Studies and Civic Education in Elementary Education
Chapter 1: Whose Stories Do We Tell?: Resources for Critical Histories in Elementary Social Studies Curriculum
Laura A. Navarro Edwards and Gülsüm Gürbüz-Küçüksari
Chapter 2: Transformational Learning Through Read-Alouds: Bringing Multicultural Perspectives to Elementary Social Studies
Jacquelyn M. Urbani, Candace Monroe-Speed, and Bhavya Doshi
Chapter 3: When Good Isn't Good Enough: Using Multicultural Picture Books to Address Views on Poverty
Kathy Brashears
Chapter 4: Creating Classism-Conscious Classrooms
Kristen Pennycuff Trent
Part II: Social Studies and Civic Education in Middle and Middle-to-Secondary Education
Chapter 5: Seeing Truth, Banishing Lies: Re-Seeing the "Indigenous Peoples" Unit in Middle Elementary School Social Studies
Debi Khasnabis, Simona Goldin, Mary Bassett, Jeannie Crayne, and Salli A. Kro
About the author
Kenneth J. Fasching-Varner is associate professor of literacy education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.Kerri J. Tobin is associate professor at the school of education at Louisiana State University.Norma A. Marrun is assistant professor and co-coordinator of the cultural studies, international education, and multicultural education (CSIEME) program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Iesha Jackson is assistant professor of teacher education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Christine Clark is professor and senior scholar for multicultural education, and founding vice president for diversity and inclusion at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.Paige Hendricks is an educational consultant, curriculum writer, and professional development content creator and presenter for various public and private schools, universities, and educational organizations nationally.
Summary
This work supports PK-12 teachers to independently multiculturally adapt existing curriculum, to create new multicultural curriculum differentiated by content areas and grade levels, and by providing ample examples of what such multicultural transformed social studies and civic education curricula looks like in practice.
