Making Schools Work

Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, Kimberly Nesbitt, Carol Lautenbach, Elias Blinkoff, and Ginger Fifer

“This accessible and culturally flexible book reimagines education for our time, showing how we can empower teachers and prepare children for a life of learning in this 21st-century global world.”

—Carol Dweck, Stanford University

“A must-read for any educator who has wondered whether there is a better way to make schools work.”

—Angela Duckworth, University of Pennsylvania

This is not an ordinary book about reimagining education. It is a theory, a plan, and an implementation strategy (pre-K–12).

Child Care Justice

Edited by Maurice Sykes and Kyra Ostendorf

“This book challenges us to think, to analyze, and then to take action to transform the system of care for young children in this country.”

—From the Foreword by Barbara T. Bowman, Erikson Institute

“This groundbreaking book should serve as a beacon to all teacher educators and move us all to disrupt the systems that sustain inequities.”

—Diane Trister Dodge, founder, Teaching Strategies

“Essential reading on the strategies for action to achieve child care justice for children, workers, and parents alike.”

—Dorian T. Warren, Community Change

Rise for Racial Justice

Colette N. Cann, Kimberly Williams Brown, and Meredith Madden

“Read this book slowly and carefully to get all the gems needed to do the work of racial literacy, sustained solidarity, and justice.”

—Bettina L. Love, co-founder, the Abolitionist Teaching Network

“This is the type of public pedagogy needed when many refuse to be brave as white supremacy offers its worst.”

—David Stovall, University of Illinois at Chicago

 “A riveting book that broadens our understanding of racial literacy and decodes antiracist approaches to schooling and community relationships.”

—Marcelle Haddix, Syracuse University

Racial Literacies and Social Studies

Edited by LaGarrett J. King

“A call to action for teachers, school administrators, university faculty, and anyone committed to challenging power imbalances and racial hierarchies in schools and society.”

—Christine Woyshner, Temple University

“An insightful collection of essays that address many of the key issues impacting how we come to understand the durable grammar of race.”

—Christopher L. Busey, University of Florida

“Will help social studies educators develop the knowledge, language, and dispositions needed to address racism in the past and present.”

—Ryan D. New, Jefferson County Public Schools

Culturally Sustaining Language and Literacy Practices for Pre-K–3 Classrooms

Kindel Turner Nash, Alicia Arce-Boardman, Roderick D. Peele, and Kerry Elson

“The authors illustrate effective and engaging literacy practices that build on the wisdom and beauty that Children of Color bring to school.”

—From the Foreword by Gloria S. Boutte, University of South Carolina

High Attention Reading

Elizabeth Hale

“An astonishing picture of how frequent, short, student-led discussions can feed more engaged reading of informational text by all students.”

—Catherine O’Connor, Boston University

“Kids need to read with HART if they are to develop the mental stamina and focus to become successful learners!”

—James S. Kim, Harvard University

The author introduces elementary and middle school teachers to a format called HART (High Attention Reading through Talking) that uses purposeful, intermittent student talk to heighten engagement and accountability during independent reading.

Bringing Sports Culture to the English Classroom

Luke Rodesiler

“When we expand our teaching to include new topics and new voices, we can invigorate our teaching in ways that make it matter more.”

—From the Foreword by Jeffrey D. Wilhelm, Boise State University

“Offers an immersive, engaging experience for teachers, curriculum coordinators, and teacher educators—those who identify as sports fans and those who don’t.”

—Wendy Glenn, Univ. of Colorado Boulder

Doing and Being Hip-Hop in School

Joanne Larson, Eleni Duret, and Grant Atkins

“Many teachers who want to do this kind of work in their classrooms will find this book, which blends theory and practice, helpful.”

—Susan Jurow, University of Colorado Boulder

Explore the value of using hip-hop music with youth as an exemplar of culturally sustaining pedagogy. This book tells the story of teaching and learning with a curriculum that was developed and implemented collaboratively with students.

Words Worth Using

Dianna Townsend

“A rich, contemporary, and inspiring vision of the development of academic word knowledge, drawing on all we have learned over decades of intervention studies.”

—From the Foreword by Gina Cervetti, University of Michigan

“Explains how interactive explorations of words-in-use lead to the flexible, deep word knowledge students need.”

—Margaret G. McKeown, University of Pittsburgh

Help adolescents learn and use the academic words that will assist them in school and beyond.

Student Voice Research

Edited by Marc Brasof and Joseph Levitan

“The authors have created a critical resource at a time of dynamic flux and turbulence.”

—Steven Jay Gross, professor emeritus, Temple University

This comprehensive volume presents an approach that both novice and advanced researchers can use to address assumptions and overcome bias as they engage with youth.

Igniting Social Action in the ELA Classroom

Robyn Seglem and Sarah Bonner

“Disruptive inquiry is hard to pull off. That’s where this book’s chapters and detailed examples come in. There is a blueprint for progress offered here.”

—From the Foreword by Antero Garcia, Stanford University

“An outstanding practical handbook for every teacher who aspires to make a difference.”

—Allan Luke, emeritus professor, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

Shows English language arts and social studies teachers (6–12) how to use literature to help students navigate a shifting world.