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• Title:The civically engaged classroom : reading, writing, and speaking for change / Mary Ehrenworth, Pablo Wolfe, Marc Todd.
  
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• Author/Creator:Ehrenworth, Mary, author.
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:Wolfe, Pablo, author.
  Todd, Marc, author.
  
• Published/Created:Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, [2020]
  

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  • Location:EDUCATION LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: LC1091 .E53 2020
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Civics--Study and teaching (Middle school)--United States.
  Critical thinking--Study and teaching (Middle school)--United States.
  Culturally relevant pedagogy--United States.
  Social justice and education--United States.
  Democracy and education--United States.
  
• Description:xxv, 198 pages : color illustrations : 26 cm
  
• Summary:"This book's focus is on taking action in the world and making students better-prepared citizens"-- Provided by publisher.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:9780325120430 (paperback)
  0325120439
  
• Contents:Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Engaged Citizens Explore Their Identities and Their Biases
  Affirm Identities And Build Relationships
  Introduce The Concept Of Implicit Bias
  Consider How Implicit Bias Might Affect Our Reading And Perceptions
  Teach Kids To Be Alert To Common Biases With Bias Centers
  Teach Kids To Be Alert To How Their Identities And Biases Affect How They Read
  Involve Families And Communities
  Be Ready For Anything
  Practice What You Teach
  ch. 2 Engaged Citizens Build Background Knowledge
  Make Decisions About The Issues, Topics, And Events That Your Students Need To Study
  Develop Diverse Text Sets That You Can Revise For Current Knowledge-And That Kids Want To Read
  Teach Kids Specific Strategies To Build Their Own Background Knowledge
  Involve Families And Communities
  Be Ready For Anything
  Practice What You Teach
  ch. 3 Engaged Citizens Question Their Sources of Information
  Proceed With Care And Caution
  Utilize Teaching Methods That Support Close, Critical Reading Of Nonfiction
  Make Reading Across Multiple Sources The Norm
  Teach Students To Read With Healthy Skepticism
  Teach Students To Be Wary Of Persuasive Techniques And Logical Fallacies
  Teach Students To Weigh Sources And Their Credibility
  Involve Families And Communities
  Be Ready For Anything
  Practice What You Teach
  ch. 4 Engaged Citizens Come to Nuanced and Receptive Stances
  Consider The Identities Of The Kids In Your Classroom
  Help Students To Identify And Name Their Own Perspectives In Powerful Writing
  Let Kids Write In Their Own Voices
  Teach Kids To Be Radical Listeners
  Involve Families And Communities
  Be Ready For Anything
  Practice What You Teach
  ch. 5 Engaged Citizens Rise Up
  Show Students What's Possible
  Plan For Classroom-Based Social Action
  Identify An Issue That Is Important To Your Students
  Consider Audience And Modalities
  Teach Students About Local Government And Where Power Resides
  Develop Social Networks That Extend Into The Surrounding Community
  Make A Plan That Plays To Students' Strengths
  Create A Social Action Headquarters
  Involve Families And Communities
  Be Ready For Anything
  Practice What You Teach
  ch. 6 Feedback and Assessment Strengthen Engaged Citizens
  Consider What We Mean By Assessment
  Use Assessment Practices That Support Students' Growth As Engaged Citizens
  Use Assessment To Improve Curriculum And Instruction
  Be Brave, Be Innovative, Be Progressive, Be Kind, Be Research-Based.