Social Studies for a Better World : An Anti-Oppressive Approach for Elementary Educators (Paperback)

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Part I

Why Social Studies Can Change the World

1 The Social Studies

2 The Transformative Potential of Social Studies

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Part II

Common Pitfalls and Creative Solutions

3 Normalization: Families and Holidays

4 Idealization: Communities and Community Helpers

5 Heroification: The “Founding Fathers,” Suffragists, and Civil Rights Movement Leaders

6 Dramatization and Gamification: Immigration, “Westward Expansion,” and Slavery

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Part III

Planning and Sustaining Anti-Oppressive Social Studies

7 Building Better Curriculum

8 How to Teach Anti-Oppressive Social Studies and Not Get Fired

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Epilogue 169

References

Appendix A: Recommended Resources: The Tip of the Iceberg

Appendix B: Educator Tools and Guides