Designed to balance theory and praxis, this book offers opportunities for teachers to begin building integrated critical literacy curricula that prioritizes the lived experiences and insights of their students.

Because literacy is never politically neutral, it is our hope that readers of this text will understand the significance of creating learning environments that emphasize the relationship between power and literacy. This book focuses attention on what can happen when teachers and students are empowered as they collaborate towards a common goal. Designed to balance theory and praxis, this book provides opportunities for teachers to begin conceiving of and building integrated literacy curricula that prioritizes the lived experiences and insights of their students, rather than emphasizes decontextualized lists of facts to be memorized or skills to be obtained. This book speaks to the needs of teacher candidates and practicing teachers who wish to engage more openly and fully with the current landscape of diverse learners, biased educational practices, and inequitable learning opportunities. The objective is to provide a means by which hopeful educators can begin to face the challenges of diverse classrooms in order to promote social justice and equity literacy by reimagining and reshaping both policy and practice.

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1: The Intersection of Critical Literacy and Curricular Conversations: Conceiving of Social Justice

Chapter 2: Critical Conversation Curriculum Charts: Intersection of Curriculum as Conversation and Critical Literacy as Transformative Space

Chapter 3: Developing Critical Literacy Lessons Through Meaningful Themes: Planning for Emerging Opportunities

Chapter 4: Interdisciplinary Critical Literacies: Incorporating critical literacy lessons in the disciplines using texts that matter

Chapter 5: International Classrooms: Global Networks and Leading with Hope

Chapter 6: Obstacles to critical literacy planning: Shifting from unit to lesson planning

Chapter 7: Equity-based educational planning: Moving toward Justice and Shared Power

Bibliography

Index

About the Authors