{"product_id":"growing-critically-conscious-teachers_9780807773963","title":"Growing Critically Conscious Teachers","description":"\u003cp\u003eTo meet the needs of the fast-growing number of Latino\/a English learners, this volume presents an approach to secondary education teacher preparation based on the work of the National Latino\/a Education Research and Policy Project (NLERAP). Renowned scholar and educator Angela Valenzuela, together with an impressive roster of contributors, provides a critical framework for educating culturally responsive teachers. They examine the knowledge, skills, and predispositions required for higher education institutions to create curricula for educating Latino\/a children, children of color, and language-minority youth. \u003ci\u003eGrowing Critically Conscious Teachers\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates why growing our own teachers makes sense as an approach for not only addressing the achievement gap, but for also enhancing the well-being of our communities as a whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Features:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA community-based, university- and district-connected partnership model that fosters students’ critical consciousness.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA framework for participatory action research (PAR) within teacher preparation that promotes community and societal transformation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA curriculum premised on sociocultural and sociopolitical awareness.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe wisdom, experiences, and lessons learned from educators who have been change agents in their own schools, communities, and college classrooms across the country.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Angela Valenzuela","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43037256450150,"sku":"9780807773963","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/4051\/5174\/files\/9780807773963.jpg?v=1771608171","url":"https:\/\/www.tcpress.com\/products\/growing-critically-conscious-teachers_9780807773963","provider":"Teachers College Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}