(De)Normalizing Literature
The (De)Normalizing Literature Professional development focuses on recognizing colonialism in our literature and literacy practices in K-12 classrooms.
(De)Normalizing Literature supports teachers in understanding their own biases and how those biases show up in our literature and instructional practices. As teachers, we can help students understand what they read, challenge ideas, and recognize problematic storytelling. As teachers, we need to show and teach our students critical tools they can use to read the world around them.
What you will learn
- Creating a shared understanding and language of equity in the classroom
- Understanding and differentiating text types for cultural responsiveness, sustainability, and social justice
- Developing a shared understanding of reading motivation and what that looks like in the classroom
- Learning to select text and use current texts to validate, affirm, empower, and provide action for students to implement social justice behaviors in and out of school
- Creating a diverse text catalog to support literacy and cultural growth
- Engaging in a culturally responsive cognitive lesson planning process with new and district selected texts
