In the Critical Storytelling series, this latest book elevates the voices of a myriad of authors, using empathetic storytelling to spark transformation in education. Stories connect us through the meaning we make, intricately woven in a diverse tapestry of shared experiences held together with the delicate thread of our humanity. Uncovering implicit biases and choices inherent in the two themes of belonging and identity, and caring and relationships, the editors offer concrete strategies for classroom teachers, professors, educational leaders, and policy makers to use storytelling to complement awareness and discourse with calls to action.
Contributors are: Noor Ali, Eisa Al-Shamma, Carol Battle, Anne René Elsbree, Ana M. Hernández, Mark Hevert, Edward D. Kim, Viviane King-Adas, Amanda Moody Maestranzi, Lily Mittnight, Jaclyn Murawska, Sean Nank, Jackie Palmquist, Michael Palmquist, MJ Palmquist, Rania Saeb, Karen Toralba, Suzanne M. Van Steenbergen and Sarah Catherine Vaughan.
Sean Nank, Ph.D., teaches at California State University San Marcos, American College of Education, and Oceanside Unified School District. He received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. He has published on creating equitable space, technology, assessment, and adaptive pedagogy.
Jaclyn Murawska, Ed.D., is a STEM Instructional Coach in Skokie, Illinois, a Mathematics Education Researcher, a former Associate Professor of Mathematics, and a former Grades 6–12 Mathematics Teacher. She has published on developing mathematical knowledge for teaching and equitable student discourse strategies.
Foreword
Steven Leinwand
Acknowledgments
List of Figures
Notes on Contributors
Introduction
Sean Nank and Jaclyn Murawska
PART 3: Belonging and Identity
1 Yearning to Belong
Rania Saeb
2 My Queer Coyote Story: How to Use Empathetic Storytelling to Critically Challenge—To Queer the Systematic Educational Structures
Anne René Elsbree
3 Daring to Let My Crowning Glory Shine
Carol Battle
4 Hear What We Have to Teach You
Eisa Al-Shamma and Suzanne M. Van Steenbergen
5 Dyslexia Is My Superpower
Sarah Catherine Vaughan
6 Beholden to Betrayed: The Clarifying Conflict of Identity Formation
Noor Ali, Mark Hevert, Lily Mittnight and Viviane King-Adas
7 Beyond Classroom Inclusion: The Surprising Impact of Unstructured Time
Jackie Palmquist, Michael Palmquist and MJ Palmquist
8 I Am My Language: Soy mi lengua
Ana M. Hernández
PART 4: Caring and Relationships
9 If We Don’t Take the Test Today, Then the Terrorists Win
Edward D. Kim
10 Empathetic Storytelling: Four Mentoring Stories of Care to Support Novice Urban Teachers in Becoming Critical Educators
Amanda Moody Maestranzi
11 Connecting Internationally: A Tale of Two Teachers
Karen Toralba
12 Conclusion
Sean Nank and Jaclyn Murawska
Appendix A: Call for Chapters
Appendix B: Instructional Routines
Appendix C: Assignment Directions for History of My Languages
Appendix D: History of My Two Languages Rubric
Appendix E
Index
Readers for this book include classroom teachers, professors, leaders, administrators, academic libraries, universities/schools of education, parents, and policy makers. Subject areas include autobiography, storytelling, bias, leadership, and education.