Teaching in the Cracks

Openings and Opportunities for Student-Centered, Action-Focused Curriculum

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Educational Theory, Curricula, Teaching, Teaching Methods
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Author: Brian D. Schultz ISBN: 9780807775684
Publisher: Teachers College Press Publication: December 15, 2009
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Brian D. Schultz
ISBN: 9780807775684
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Publication: December 15, 2009
Imprint:
Language: English

This engaging book shows how teachers and schools are creating emergent, democratic, progressive education amidst the current context of high stakes accountability. In this follow-up to his bestseller, Spectacular Things Happen Along the Way, Schultz explores how today’s rhetoric and restrictive mandates result in curriculum that fails to capture the attention of students. For meaningful learning that develops transferable skills and engages students, teachers and sometimes whole schools need to find spaces to “teach in the cracks” so that students can connect with issues relevant to their lives. Teaching in the Cracks provides both a theoretical and practical foundation for incorporating an action-focused curriculum that meets academic standards and provides students with opportunities for agency and to use their voices in their own learning.

“Through compelling examples, Brian Schultz shares how educators can help students use their powers.”
—From the Foreword by Deborah Meier, teacher, principal, and advocate

“This book is an invitation to rethink teaching from top to bottom, to dive into classroom life as a passionate adventure in discovery and surprise.”
—From the Afterword by William Ayers, education activist

“For teachers who genuinely seek to make a difference through their work, this book will be a helpful resource.”
—Pedro A. Noguera, University of California, Los Angeles

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This engaging book shows how teachers and schools are creating emergent, democratic, progressive education amidst the current context of high stakes accountability. In this follow-up to his bestseller, Spectacular Things Happen Along the Way, Schultz explores how today’s rhetoric and restrictive mandates result in curriculum that fails to capture the attention of students. For meaningful learning that develops transferable skills and engages students, teachers and sometimes whole schools need to find spaces to “teach in the cracks” so that students can connect with issues relevant to their lives. Teaching in the Cracks provides both a theoretical and practical foundation for incorporating an action-focused curriculum that meets academic standards and provides students with opportunities for agency and to use their voices in their own learning.

“Through compelling examples, Brian Schultz shares how educators can help students use their powers.”
—From the Foreword by Deborah Meier, teacher, principal, and advocate

“This book is an invitation to rethink teaching from top to bottom, to dive into classroom life as a passionate adventure in discovery and surprise.”
—From the Afterword by William Ayers, education activist

“For teachers who genuinely seek to make a difference through their work, this book will be a helpful resource.”
—Pedro A. Noguera, University of California, Los Angeles

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