Build an anti-racist and culturally responsive school environment
In Freedom Teaching, educator and distinguished anti-racism practitioner Matthew Kincaid delivers a one-stop resource for educators and educational leaders seeking to improve equity and increase the cultural responsiveness of their school. In this book, you’ll discover the meaning and fundamentals of anti-racist education and find a roadmap to reducing the impact of systemic racism in your classroom.
The author offers skills and tools he’s developed over the course of his lengthy career teaching anti-racist ideas to educators, providing readers with strategies that are effective at both the individual teacher and collective school community level. Readers will also find:
● A thorough introduction to the idea of Freedom Teaching and creating an education system that works for all students
● Strategies for building and maintaining anti-racist schools and classrooms
● Important social justice lessons from unsung activists
An indispensable resource for educators, educational leaders, and anyone who wants to actualize change in our education system, Freedom Teachingbelongs in the libraries of the parents and families of students and teachers in training hoping for a better understanding on anti-racist concepts and ideas.
By:
Matthew Kincaid
Imprint: Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 231mm,
Width: 158mm,
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 363g
ISBN: 9781119984832
ISBN 10: 1119984831
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 27 February 2024
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction: The Journey xi Chapter 1: Setting Intention 1 Intention Matters 3 Agreement #1: Engage with Uncomfortable Truths 4 Agreement #2: Replace a Scarcity Mindset with a Possibility Mindset 6 Agreement #3: Embrace Your Radical Imagination 8 Agreement #4: Center Students 9 Notes 10 Chapter 2: Freedom Teaching’s Foundation 11 What Is Freedom Teaching? 13 Theory of Change 16 Change the Environment, Change the Outcomes 16 Adjust the Camera Angle 19 Use the Right Tools 21 Freedom Teaching’s Five Tenets and How to Use Them 24 Notes 25 Chapter 3: Hope That Is Radical 27 Rosa Parks and Radical Hope 28 Reclaiming Radical 31 Using Our Tools 34 Notes 37 Chapter 4: From Radical Hope to Practice 39 Sharing Power with Students 43 Strategies That Cede Power to Students 50 Notes 54 Chapter 5: Free Minds, Free Kids 55 The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste 56 Limiting Beliefs and the Cycle of Socialization 58 Aligning Our Attitudes and Our Behaviors 64 Note 65 Chapter 6: It Isn’t Rigorous, If It Isn’t Relevant 67 Embracing Our Power 67 The Freedom Teaching Model 73 Cognitive Empowerment 77 Academic Achievement 82 Academic Identity 83 Academic Proficiency 84 Critical Rigor 85 Social and Emotional Well-Being 89 Cultural Competence 90 Critical Consciousness 93 Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Environment 99 Notes 102 Chapter 7: Trouble Doesn’t Teach 103 Reinforcing the Behaviors We Want 106 Anecdote #1 111 Anecdote #2 113 Misbehaviors Are an Opportunity to Teach 115 Identify Traits and Skills of Empowered Students 118 Consider the Effect of Consequences 119 Align Consequences to Student Goals and Values 120 Aim for Consequences That Are Restorative, Student-Driven, and Community-Focused 121 Aim for Consequences That Are Consistent, Predictable, and Compassionate 123 Notes 125 Chapter 8: Cultivating a Classroom That Values Cultural Wealth 127 Culturally Affirming Education 129 What Is Cultural Wealth? 130 Aspirational Capital 131 Linguistic Capital 132 Familial Capital 134 Social Capital and Navigational Capital 136 Resistant Capital 139 Standpoint Theory and Cultural Wealth 141 Envisioning Equity 147 Notes 148 Chapter 9: Oh Freedom: Staying on the Battlefield 151 Freedom Song 154 On Hope 159 Notes 160 About the Author 161 Acknowledgments 163 Index 167
MATTHEW KINCAID is the Founder and CEO of Overcoming Racism, LLC, an organization that trains educators and businesses on race and equity. He has been leading anti-racism workshops for over 15 years and has been recognized as a Top 100 visionary leader by Real Leaders magazine.
