Empowered Leaders - A Social Justice Curriculum for Gifted Learners, Grades 4-5

Empowered Leaders provides educators with a practical guide for incorporating critical social justice themes into enrichment programming for gifted students in grades 4-5.

List of contents

1. Cultivating a Social Justice Mindset in Gifted Learners 2. Laying the Foundation: The Schoolwide Enrichment Model 3. How to Teach Social Justice in a Schoolwide Enrichment Model 4. Identity 5. Empathy 6. Afterword 7. Appendix A-H

About the author

Bryan Kirby (@MrBKirby) and Jessica Stargardter (@MsStargardter) are gifted educators who graduated from the University of Connecticut. Bryan is currently a middle school gifted and talented teacher and Jessica is a Fulbright Scholar studying the education system in Finland. They are passionate about social justice education, technology integration, and equity in gifted programs. Bryan specializes in theater and science, while Jessica focuses on history and language arts.

Summary

Empowered Leaders provides educators with a practical guide for incorporating critical social justice themes into enrichment programming for gifted students in grades 4-5.

Product details

• Authors: Bryan Kirby, Bryan Stargardter Kirby, Jessica Stargardter
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2022
• EAN: 9781032219110
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3221911-0
• No. of pages: 104
• Subjects: Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; EDUCATION / General, EDUCATION / Inclusive Education, EDUCATION / Special Education / Gifted, Teaching of a specific subject, Teaching of gifted students, Educational: Citizenship and social education, Educational: Citizenship & social education, Teaching of gifted or talented students