Classroom Talk for Social Change: Critical Conversations in English Language Arts

ISBN-13: 9780807763483 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020

Melissa Schieble; Amy Vetter; Kahdeidra Monet Martin

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• Contents
• Foreword Rebecca Rogers ix
• Acknowledgments xi
• 1. Introduction 1
• Why Do We Need to Have Critical Conversations in Schools? 1
• Book Overview 3
• 2. What Do Critical Conversations Look Like in Schools? 11
• How are Critical Conversations Generative in ELA Classrooms? 13
• Theories that Support Critical Conversations  16
• Tensions of Critical Conversations 19
• 3. Building Knowledge About Power and Privilege: Confronting Dominant Narratives 23
• Are All Perspectives Equally Valid? 27
• Dominant Narratives of Gender and Sexuality 28
• The Dominant Narrative of Individualism 30
• Critical Conversations in Action: Intersections of Gender and Individualism  31
• 4. Engaging a Critical Learner Stance Through Racial Literacy 36
• Practicing Critical Self-Reflection 36
• What Is Critical Consciousness?  38
• Engaging a Critical Learner Stance Through Racial Literacy 41
• Strategies for Practicing a Critical Learner Stance 47
• Try It Out: Engaging a Critical Learner Stance to Change Teaching Practice 52
• 5. Preparing Students for Critical Conversations: Creating a Critical Space 54
• “Reading” Classroom Spaces with a Critical Lens 54
• Establishing a Classroom Culture for Critical Conversations 56
• Negotiating Tension and Modeling Repair 66
• 6. Making Meaning During Critical Conversations 73
• Humanizing 74
• Problematizing 78
• Resistance During Critical Conversations 81
• 7. Sustaining Critical Conversations Through Critical Talk Moves  90
• Critical Talk Moves 92
• Critical Conversations: Carson’s Critical Talk Moves 98
• Building Interactional Awareness about Critical Talk Moves 104
• 8. Studying Critical Conversations in Teacher Inquiry Groups Using Transcripts 106
• What are Inquiry Groups? 106
• What Did Teachers Say They Learned in the Inquiry Groups? 110
• What Did Teachers Say They Learned from Analyzing Classroom Talk? 111
• Final Thoughts 122
• References 125
• Index  135
• About the Authors 145