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Reclaiming Authenticity
Unearth Your True Self and Build an Equitable Classroom
Learn how to become a more authentic and equitable educator. This book guides teachers in understanding their identity, challenging systemic inequities, and building stronger relationships with students. Master how to identify harmful practices, create inclusive classrooms, and envision a more just educational future.
Create an equitable classroom that empowers all students
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
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“Experienced educators often encourage new teachers to ‘just be yourself.’ While that’s essential advice for both the new and more experienced teachers, it’s challenging to explain how to be authentic. Reclaiming Authenticity: Unearth Your True Self and Build an Equitable Classroom guides educators to analyze the systems that impact who we are and uncover the multifaceted truth about our authentic selves. This book is a welcome invitation for educators to practice authenticity in our classrooms.”
“Bell and Ramkellawan bring together essential theoretical research and real-world application in this new book focused on authenticity, engagement, and learning. The ‘pause and ponder’ sections in each chapter allow for robust discussions in peer learning communities and opportunities for genuine reflection about theory and practice. This is a useful and applicable resource for any teacher and school leader!”
