Reclaiming Authenticity

Gain a transformative and practical guide that will help you deepen your understanding of how systemic inequities impact you and your students. In this book, the authors serve as co-conspirators to help educators develop authentic, inclusive approaches. You’ll learn to strategically challenge the status quo, empower other educators, and make practical changes to ensure equitable learning environments for all students.

K–12 teachers can use this book to:

• Examine the complexity of identity to help them understand themselves and their students and avoid perpetuating harm
• Take a journey from examining systemic inequities that affect schools to envisioning a future of equitable education
• Identify unintentionally harmful practices and shift to culturally competent practices that ensure authenticity in the classroom
• Ponder their individual journeys as educators respond to chapter-reflection prompts
• Engage with interactive tools, activities, and reproducibles

Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Value of Authenticity
Chapter 2: Teacher Identity, Intersectionality, and Cultural Competence
Chapter 3: The System and Authenticity
Chapter 4: Schooling, Authenticity, and Student Relationships
Chapter 5: (Try to) Do No Harm
Chapter 6: Dreams of an Authentic Future
Epilogue
References and Resources
Index