Contents
Foreword Sonia Nieto ?xi
Acknowledgments ?xv
Introduction ?1
Who Is This Book For? ?2
Why Did We Write This Book? ?2
Theoretical Grounding in Social Justice ?5
Why Is It Important for Teachers to Critically Reflect? ?8
Critical Self-Reflection and Whiteness ?10
Structure and Content of Chapters ?20
A Note on How We Developed Text ?23
1. ?Assessing How Students? Identities and Communities Influence Their Learning and Our Teaching ?25
Why Contemplating Student Communities and Identities Matters ?28
Selected Practices ?29
Reflection and Risk-Taking ?42
Summary ?43
Questions for Further Reflection ?44
2. ?Building Relationships With Students ?45
Why Relationships Matter ?47
Selected Practices ?47
Summary ?68
Questions for Further Reflection ?68
3. ?Creating a Balanced Curriculum ?71
Why a Balanced Curriculum Matters ?72
Selected Practices ?77
Coda ?89
Summary ?92
Questions for Further Reflection ?92
4. ?Developing Cultural Responsivity and Culturally Sustaining Practices ?95
Why Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Pedagogies Matter ?97
Selected Practices ?99
Summary ?110
Questions for Further Reflection ?111
5. ?Confronting (Dis)comfort Zones ?113
Why Confronting (Dis)comfort Matters ?113
The Pedagogy of Discomfort and the Importance of (Dis)Comfort Zones ?115
Selected Practices ?124
Embracing Diversity ?131
Reflecting on Morality ?133
Summary ?135
Questions for Further Reflection ?136
6. ?Adapting to Different Educational Contexts ?137
Why Adapting to Educational Contexts Matters ?137
Selected Practices ?140
Considerations and Implications for Embracing Diversity in Your New Position ?153
Summary ?155
Questions for Further Reflection ?156
7. ?Considering What the Pandemic Has Taught Us About Teaching ?157
Why Considering What the Pandemic Has Taught Us About Teaching Matters ?158
Some Benefits of Online Teaching ?161
Some Cautions About Online Teaching ?165
Selected Practices ?169
Things We Wonder About ?176
Summary ?177
Questions for Further Reflection ?177
8. ?Reflecting Upon What Teaching Has Taught Us ?179
Notes ?203
References ?205
Index ?223
About the Authors ?237
