"A blueprint for utilizing histories, culturally responsive teaching, and community responsive pedagogy to build collaborative and equitable classrooms (7th grade-College) Includes scaffolding and lesson plans"--
This teaching guidebook will help educators navigate emerging best practices to center historically marginalized voices and perspectives in middle, high school, and postsecondary learning spaces. The author provides an accessible blueprint for utilizing histories, culturally responsive teaching, and community responsive pedagogy to build collaborative and equitable classrooms. Inspired by research steeped in oral histories, Bunch brings forth lessons from educators, merged with voices of students, to share impactful classroom practices. The un/HUSH framework asks us to unlearn the hush often associated with marginalized histories and stories. The framework considers the following guiding principles: (H) using histories not told to inform teaching practices, (U) unlearning behaviors and practices that do not empower marginalized voices, (S) creating classrooms and spaces that allow for stories to be shared, and (H) encouraging healing to occur from connection, collaboration, and relationships. Part narrative, part guidebook, this resource harnesses the collective power of us to improve outcomes for students.
Book Features:
- Guidance for novice and veteran teachers, with elements specifically designed for preservice educators.
- The use of histories and student voices to inform best practices for creating lessons and activities for middle, high school, and college classrooms.
- A teaching framework for amplifying student voices through perspective sharing and cultural responsiveness.
- An abundance of user-friendly scaffolding, graphics, lesson plans, and resources for implementation.
- A foreword by Dr. Joyce Ladner, civil rights activist, educator, and sociologist.
- Poetry by renowned poets Ashley M. Jones, Emily Pettit, Claudia Rankine, Mary Ruefle, Evie Shockley, Jordan Stempleman, Cole Swensen, and others.
Contents
Foreword Dr. Joyce A. Ladner xv
Acknowledgments xvii
Introduction 1
Culturally and Community Immersive Pedagogy 2
The Origins of This Book 3
Overview 8
Who Should Read This Book? 10
Preservice Teacher Guidance 11
Pause and Reflect 11
1. Learning From the Past to Inform Our Future (Kujifunza kutoka kwa Zamani
ili Kufahamisha Mustakabali Wetu) 13
Immersive Practices 14
Who Is Teaching Today? 16
Learning From Other Educators 23
Preservice Teacher Guidance 25
Pause and Reflect 26
2. Unpacking the un/HUSH Framework (un/HUSH ) 27
What Is the un/HUSH Framework? 27
Implementation 34
Preservice Teacher Guidance 43
Pause and Reflect 44
3. Planning Curriculum and Learning Activities for Students (Pianificazione
del curriculum e delle attivitą di apprendimento per gli studenti) 45
Lesson Planning Template 46
The un/HUSH Framework Self-Reflection Guide 48
Positionality 51
Lesson Plan Assessment Guides 53
Preservice Teacher Guidance 57
Pause and Reflect 59
4. Utilizing the Arts to Enhance Learning (Utiliser les arts pour améliorer
lapprentissage) 61
The Power of Poetry 62
Poems to Use in the Classroom 73
Visual Art in the Classroom 89
Preservice Teacher Guidance 97
Pause and Reflect 98
5. Listening to Our Students (Escuchando a nuestros estudiantes) 99
Building Relationships 100
Soliciting Student Feedback 109
Preservice Teacher Guidance 110
Pause and Reflect 111
Epilogue 113
Afterword: Toward Action Brittany R. Collins 115
Endnotes 117
References 119
Appendix A: Guide to Using Oral Histories in the Classroom 127
Appendix B: un/HUSH Framework Implementation Check-In Rubric 131
Appendix C: Lesson Plan Examples 133
Elementary Lesson (Grades 15) 133
Middle/Secondary Lesson (Social Studies/History, Grades 610) 136
Secondary Lesson (History/Music/ELA, Grades 812) 140
Secondary Lesson and Mini-Unit (History/ELA, Grades 812) 145
Postsecondary Lesson Plan 148
Appendix D: 30-Day Challenge Topics for Extended Learning 151
Appendix E: Additional Educator Reflection Prompts 153
Appendix F: List of Poetic Forms 155
Index 159
About the Author 165
Marlee S. Bunch is an educator, author, researcher, and curriculum and research developer for K-12 initiatives at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
