In episode 2: advoCATE, FINDING GREAT BOOKS: TEACHING EQUITY, Dr. Martin and her guest, Dr. Julie Hoffman, discuss the YA novel Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds, their idea of creating critical social justice inquiry circles to respond to issues and texts, and Dr. Hoffman, thereadeologist@gmail.com, recommends more new YA books.
eduCATE thanks Peter Midtgard for his bass stylistics. You can contact him at info@twistintarantulas.com
Suggested Books
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
On The Come Up by Angie Thomas
Moxy: A Novel by Jennifer Mathieu
Internment by Samira Ahmed
References
Eisner, E. (2001). The educational imagination: On the design and evaluation of school programs (3rd ed.). Columbus, OH: Merrill//Prentice Hall.
Lai, C. K., Marini, M., Lehr, S. A., Cerruti, C., Shin, J. L., Joy-Gaba, … Nosek, B. A. (2014). Reducing implicit racial preferences: I. A comparative investigation of 17 interventions. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 143, 1765-1785.
Love, B. L. (2017). Difficult knowledge: When a black feminist educator was too afraid to #sayhername. English Education, 49, 197-208.
Loewen, J. W. (2010). Teaching what really happened: How to avoid the tyranny of textbooks and get students excited about doing history. New York, NY: Teachers College Press.
Nieto, S. (2009). Nice is not enough. In Language, Culture, and Teaching: Critical Perspectives (pp. 264-268). New York, NY: Routledge.
Samuels, D. R. (2014). The culturally inclusive educator: Preparing for a multicultural world. New York, NY: Teachers College Press.
Singleton, G. E., & Linton, C. (2006). Courageous conversations about race: A field guide for achieving equity in schools. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
Williams, P. (1991). The alchemy of race and rights: Diary of a law professor. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.