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1 online resource (209 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; African Diaspora Literacy; African Diaspora Literacy The Heart of Transformation in K-12 Schools and Teacher Education; Copyright page; Contents; Preface; Foreword; Curriculum Applications; Chapter 1; Goin' Back to (Re)Claim What's Mine; Celebrating the Fourth of July in the Motherland; "What to Black People is 4th of July?"; Anti-Black Violence in Classrooms; Centering African Diaspora Literacy in Classrooms; African Diaspora Literacy as a Source of Healing; References; Chapter 2; Revitalization of Indigenous African Knowledges among People in the African Diaspora |
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Revitalization of Indigenous African Knowledges Intersections between Africa's Indigenous Knowledge Systems and History; The People of Africa: Ethnic Diversity and Underlying Unity; African Indigenous Knowledge, Culture, and the Threat of Cultural Diffusion; Indigenous Knowledge Systems and the Curriculum; Drs. Diaspora Curriculum; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3; Exploring African Diaspora Literacy with Elementary Students; Rationale for Focusing on Cameroon; Overview of the Fulbright-Hays Project; Jackson Creek School Context; Overview of Lessons; Reflections and Comments; Conclusion |
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A New Reality Key Features of Curriculum Changes; Substantive Curriculum Changes; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 6; A Call for "Work Woke" Educators; Unfolding My Critical Consciousness; Touching the Soul of My Consciousness: Dual Theoretical Frameworks; Shifting My Consciousness; Unpacking the Process; Learning from Africa; Unconsciously Colonizing; Call to Action: Taking the Change Challenge; References; Chapter 7; Telling Our Stories; Sharing Our Lives; I Came as A Searcher .. |
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Resisting Anti-Blackness: The Need for African Diaspora Literacy in Middle Level English/Language Arts Classrooms References; Indigenous African Knowledge and Perspectives; Chapter 8; African Spirituality; African Spirituality; Sources of African Spirituality; The Phenomenon of African Spirituality; Implications of African Spirituality for Diaspora Education; Conclusion; References; Chapter 9; Cameroon Pidgin English; An Overview of Pidgins; Cameroon Pidgin English: Origin and Evolution; Varieties of Cameroon Pidgin English; Potentials of Cameroon Pidgin English; Educational Potentials |
| Summary |
This book presents accounts of African diaspora literacy in action in school settings. Focusing specifically on the language, history, politics, economics, and cultural traditions of people in the African diaspora, the authors illuminate critical information missing from schools, teacher education, and English curricula |
| Bibliography |
References Chapter 4; Using African Diaspora Literacy to Teach Middle School Social Studies; Julia Dawson-Sometimes the Pain Is Just Too Much; Different Classrooms; Similar Dynamics; Using African Diaspora Literacy to Understand and Respond to Classroom Events; African Diaspora Literacy in Middle School-Social Studies Strategies; Teaching about European Enslavement; Lesson Plan: Old Topics, New Truths; Conclusion; Notes; References; Teacher Education; Chapter 5; Centering African Diaspora Literacy to Reinvent Educator Preparation; Landscape of the Teacher Education Program; The Reality Check |
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Sociocultural Potentials |
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Print version record |
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African diaspora -- Study and teaching
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African diaspora -- Study and teaching
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Manners and customs -- Study and teaching
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Africa -- Social life and customs -- Study and teaching
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Africa
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Chia, Ntain Patience
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Dawson, Julia
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Gibson, Antoinette
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Hightower, Damara
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Lando, Rodrick
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Johnson, Lamar L
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Boutte, Gloria
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Greene, Gwenda
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Smith, Dywanna
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| ISBN |
9781498583961 |
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1498583962 |
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