[VIDEO] Classroom Talk for Social Change: Critical Conversations in English Language Arts

1 min read
[VIDEO] Classroom Talk for Social Change: Critical Conversations in English Language Arts

[embed]https://youtu.be/la4tbl_ie_Y[/embed]

Join the authors of Classroom Talk for Social Change: Critical Conversations in English Language Arts for a Zoom book discussion on how to foster critical conversations in the ELA classroom and how teachers can use Classroom Talk for Social Change in their teaching practice.

Buy at Teachers College Press: https://www.tcpress.com/classroom-talk-for-social-change-9780807763483 Or Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Classroom-Talk-Social-Change-Conversations/dp/0807763489/

Melissa Schieble is an associate professor of English education at Hunger College of the City University of New York.

Amy Vetter is a professor of English education in the School of Education at the University of North Carolina Greensboro.

Kahdeidra Monét Martin is a presidential research fellow and doctoral candidate in Urban Education at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.

Limarys Caraballo (moderator) is an Associate Professor of English Education at Queens College.

For the short video presented during this webinar, the authors wish to say thanks to Tijuana Ricks for audio and video production; to Kevin Greene, the photographer who took photos of recent protests in Greensboro; to Phillip Marsh who painted a mural honoring the sit-in movement in Greensboro; and to the Australian muralist, Adnate and Luxembourg graffiti artist Eric Mangen, whose mural in Greensboro honors Indigenous people in North Carolina.

1 comment

Reading this made me realize that classroom conversations in English Language Arts aren’t just about discussing texts—they’re really about helping students talk through social issues, question power, and develop their own voice in a safe and guided space. I like how it emphasizes that teachers can use structured talk and critical questions to help students think more deeply about topics like identity, inequality, and society instead of just giving surface-level answers. It honestly made me think that real learning often happens through conversation, not just reading or writing.

https://www.djoinerbooks.com/

Dennis Joiner

Leave a comment


Sign Up & Save!

Hear about new books, receive discounts and invitations, and stay up-to-date with TC Press authors—plus, get a 15% discount on your first order!