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List of contents
Introduction; Time Out to Talk; Chapter 1: Racial Literacy: A Guiding Concept; Time Out to Talk; Chapter 2: Starting with Ourselves; Time Out to Talk; Chapter 3: Helping Students Teach Us About Who They Are; Time Out to Talk; Chapter 4: Building Criticality for Students— and Teachers; Time Out to Talk; Chapter 5: Promoting Student Voice and Independence; Time Out to Talk; Chapter 6: Creating Interrupters; Epilogue
About the author
Tonya B. Perry is a Professor of Secondary English Education and serves as the Executive Director for GEAR UP Alabama and the Red Mountain Writing Project at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. In her roles, she works for equity, focusing on civically and justice-engaged teaching, service, and scholarship.
Steve Zemelman is a founder of the Illinois Writing Project. He’s helped start innovative small schools in Chicago and promotes student civic engagement there. His most recent book is From Inquiry to Action: Civic Engagement with Project-Based Learning in All Content Areas. He has two sons and one brilliant eight-year-old grandson.
Katy Smith is a Professor of Secondary Education and a Department Chair at Northeastern Illinois University, where she and Steve Zemelman direct the Illinois Writing Project. She has dedicated her career to developing and enacting equitable classroom practices, first as a teacher of high school students and now as a teacher educator.
Summary
Recipient of the 2022 Excellence in Equity Award!It is not enough to be against racism in education – teachers must be actively antiracist.
