Preface: This political moment - a house in disarray? -- Introduction: Who we are and where we stand -- The community: mapping the contours of the profession -- The house: finding your theoretical/ideological foundations -- The entryway: representing through multicultural and culturally centering education -- The living room: sustaining identities through teaching and learning -- The kitchen (and the closet): getting real about schooling -- The patio: re/energizing yourself in community -- The rooftop: visioning and action planning for sustainable futures.
Summary:
"The authors of this book provide caring advice to Black, Indigenous, and Teachers of Color (BITOC) to help sustain them into and through the teaching profession. Through an examination of BITOC in the education workforce, the assets that these educators bring to the teaching profession are identified, as are some of the most critical challenges they face in today's schools. The book illuminates the importance of cultivating and supporting social cultural identities as resources that will serve prospective teachers and their increasingly diverse students. Rooted in an identity sustaining framework, the authors strongly encourage BITOC to bring their full cultural, social, and linguistic assets into the classroom while simultaneously encouraging their students to do the same. Creating a Home in Schools will help readers successfully negotiate and navigate the teaching profession, from pathway programs, to teacher education, and into the classroom."-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.