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Teaching for a living democracy : project-based learning in the English and history classroom /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Block, Joshua (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Teachers College Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Project method in teaching.
Activity programs in education.
English language > Study and teaching (Secondary)
History > Study and teaching (Secondary)
Democracy and education.
Education, Urban.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1. Reframing School Learning
  • TEACHING FOR A LIVING DEMOCRACY
  • CHANGING THE GRAMMAR OF SCHOOLING
  • MY TEACHING CONTEXT AND BACKGROUND
  • AGENCY AND POSSIBILITY
  • Chapter 2. Designing Curriculum for Deeper Learning
  • IMMIGRATION ORAL HISTORY PROJECTS
  • ADVANCED ESSAY PROCESS
  • MODERN-DAY DE TOCQUEVILLES
  • CODA
  • Chapter 3. Elevating Student Voices and Truths
  • ACKNOWLEDGING AND HONORING STUDENTS' REALITIES
  • BUILDING COHESIVE CLASSROOM COMMUNITIES
  • MAKING LEARNING COMPLEX AND REAL
  • PRIORITIZING STUDENT VOICES, DECENTRALIZING THE CLASSROOM
  • CODA
  • Chapter 4. Envisioning New Roles for Teachers
  • REFRAMING TEACHER VOICE
  • TEACHERS AS FACILITATORS
  • TEACHERS AS LEAD COLLABORATORS
  • TEACHERS AS CONSULTANTS AND SCHOLARS
  • CODA
  • Chapter 5. Decolonizing School
  • INSIGHTS FROM AOTEAROA, NEW ZEALAND
  • BICULTURALISM AND CREATING SPACE IN SCHOOLS
  • THE RE-PLACE-ING PROJECT
  • OUR PHILADELPHIA, OUR AMERICA
  • CODA
  • Chapter 6. The Multiple Realities of Teaching for a Living Democracy
  • LEARNING IN ACTION: ART IN THE OPEN
  • THE MESSY PROCESS OF CREATION
  • NAVIGATING INTOLERANCE
  • ENGAGING ISSUES OF THE WORLD
  • CODA
  • Epilogue. For Teachers
  • Appendix. Additional Classroom Resources
  • SECTION A: STUDENT WORK AND PROJECT EXAMPLES
  • SECTION B: STUDENT LESSON PLANNING TEMPLATE
  • SECTION C: SAMPLE SELF-EVALUATION/PEER REVIEW FORMS
  • SECTION D: DESIGN YOUR OWN LEARNING PROJECT REQUIREMENTS
  • SECTION E: ADVANCED ESSAY GUIDELINES
  • SECTION F: ADVANCED ESSAY RUBRIC
  • SECTION G: MEDIA COVERAGE OF STUDENT WORK
  • SECTION H: RECOMMENDED OUTSIDE RESOURCES-ORGANIZATIONS AND NETWORKS
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Author