18 Top education books like Cultivating Genius: An Equity Framework for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy by Gholdy Muhammad

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Cultivating Genius: An Equity Framework for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy

By: Gholdy Muhammad

4.45

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

In Cultivating Genius, Dr. Gholdy E. Muhammad presents a four-layered equity framework—one that is …

"As long as oppression is present in the world, young people need pedagogy that nurtures criticality."

-Gholdy Muhammad, Cultivating Genius: An Equity Framework for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy

"Perhaps the people who need criticality the most become those who share identities with the greatest oppressors of the world."

-Gholdy Muhammad, Cultivating Genius: An Equity Framework for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy

"We live in a period where there's no time for "urgent-free pedagogy." Our instructional pursuits must be honest, bold, raw, unapologetic, and responsive to the social times."

-Gholdy Muhammad, Cultivating Genius: An Equity Framework for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy

"The need to agitate for criticality historically spoke to the social unrest at the time, and I argue that the need to agitate is still necessary and pressing in classrooms today."

-Gholdy Muhammad, Cultivating Genius: An Equity Framework for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy

If you liked the education plot in Cultivating Genius: An Equity Framework for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy by Gholdy Muhammad , here is a list of 18 books like this:

Cover of Readicide: How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It by Richard L. Allington, Kelly Gallagher

1. Readicide: How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It

By: Richard L. Allington , Kelly Gallagher

4.29

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

The systematic killing of the love of reading, often exacerbated by the inane, mind-numbing practi… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • education
"...read books through the lens of life preparation."

-Richard L. Allington, Readicide: How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It

"What do we mean when we say our school 'values' reading?"

-Richard L. Allington, Readicide: How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It

"I am not simply teaching the reading; I am teaching the reader."

-Richard L. Allington, Readicide: How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It

"To become a lifelong reader, one has to do a lot of varied and interesting reading."

-Richard L. Allington, Readicide: How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It

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2. The Teacher Wars: A History of America's Most Embattled Profession

By: Dana Goldstein

4.07

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

In her groundbreaking history of 175 years of American education, Dana Goldstein finds answers in t… read more

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  • history
  • school
  • teaching
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • education
"Even we set aside the nearly 50 percent of all beginner teachers who choose to leave the profession within five years—and ignore the evidence that those who leave are worse performers than those who …"

-Dana Goldstein, The Teacher Wars: A History of America's Most Embattled Profession

"Henry David Thoreau, Susan B. Anthony, W. E. B. DuBois, and Lyndon B. Johnson are just a few of the famous Americans who taught. They resisted the fantasy of educators as saints or saviors, and under…"

-Dana Goldstein, The Teacher Wars: A History of America's Most Embattled Profession

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3. Is Everyone Really Equal?: An Introduction to Key Concepts in Social Justice Education

By: Robin DiAngelo , None , Özlem Sensoy

5.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

This practical handbook will introduce readers to social justice education, providing tools for dev… read more

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  • race
  • school
  • teaching
  • education
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • anti racist
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4. Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students

By: Zaretta Lynn Hammond

4.27

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

A bold, brain-based teaching approach to culturally responsive instruction To close the achievement… read more

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  • race
  • school
  • teaching
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • adult
  • education
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5. For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too: Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education

By: Christopher Emdin

3.15

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Merging real stories with theory, research, and practice, a prominent scholar offers a new approach… read more

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  • race
  • teaching
  • education
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • anti racist

6. Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope

By: bell hooks

3.97

Format: 179 pages, Paperback

Ten years ago, bell hooks astonished readers with Teachingto Transgress: Education as the Practice … read more

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7. Better Than Carrots or Sticks: Restorative Practices for Positive Classroom Management

By: Douglas Fisher , Nancy Frey , Dominique Smith

3.59

Format: 32 pages,

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8. Troublemakers: Lessons in Freedom from Young Children at School

By: None

2.97

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this dazzling debut, Carla Shalaby, a former elementary school teacher, explores the everyday li… read more

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9. We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom

By: Bettina L. Love

4.54

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

Drawing on personal stories, research, and historical events, an esteemed educator offers a vision … read more

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  • anti racist
"When you understand how these theories function, when they become your North Star, you understand why progress is so hard and why survival is a constant struggle. Theories are more than just academic…"

-Bettina L. Love, We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom

"The four major testing companies—Pearson Education, Educational Testing Service, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and McGraw Hill—make $2 billion a year in revenue while spending $20 million a year lobbyin…"

-Bettina L. Love, We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom

Cover of Grading for Equity: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How It Can Transform Schools and Classrooms by Joe Feldman

10. Grading for Equity: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How It Can Transform Schools and Classrooms

By: Joe Feldman

4.21

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

"Joe Feldman shows us how we can use grading to help students become the leaders of their own learn… read more

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  • race
  • school
  • teaching
  • academic
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • education
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11. Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal

By: Bettina L. Love

4.41

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

“I am an eighties baby who grew to hate school. I never fully understood why. Until now. Until Bett… read more

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  • race
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  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • adult
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12. Street Data: A Next-Generation Model for Equity, Pedagogy, and School Transformation

By: Shane Safir

4.27

Format: None pages, ebook

Radically reimagine our ways of being, learning, and doing Education can be transformed if we erad… read more

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  • education
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • adult
  • anti racist
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13. Linguistic Justice: Black Language, Literacy, Identity, and Pedagogy

By: April Baker-Bell

4.64

Format: None pages, Unknown Binding

Bringing together theory, research, and practice to dismantle Anti-Black Linguistic Racism and whit… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • anti racist
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14. Cultivating Genius: An Equity Framework for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy

By: Gholdy Muhammad

4.45

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

In Cultivating Genius, Dr. Gholdy E. Muhammad presents a four-layered equity framework—one that is … read more

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  • school
  • teaching
  • academic
  • education
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • adult
  • anti racist
"As long as oppression is present in the world, young people need pedagogy that nurtures criticality."

-Gholdy Muhammad, Cultivating Genius: An Equity Framework for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy

"Perhaps the people who need criticality the most become those who share identities with the greatest oppressors of the world."

-Gholdy Muhammad, Cultivating Genius: An Equity Framework for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy

"We live in a period where there's no time for "urgent-free pedagogy." Our instructional pursuits must be honest, bold, raw, unapologetic, and responsive to the social times."

-Gholdy Muhammad, Cultivating Genius: An Equity Framework for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy

"The need to agitate for criticality historically spoke to the social unrest at the time, and I argue that the need to agitate is still necessary and pressing in classrooms today."

-Gholdy Muhammad, Cultivating Genius: An Equity Framework for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy

Cover of Start Here, Start Now: A Guide to Antibias and Antiracist Work in Your School Community by Liz Kleinrock

15. Start Here, Start Now: A Guide to Antibias and Antiracist Work in Your School Community

By: Liz Kleinrock

4.52

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

Most educators want to cultivate an antibias and antiracist classroom and school community, but the… read more

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  • race
  • school
  • teaching
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • education
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16. The Writing Rope: A Framework for Explicit Writing Instruction in All Subjects

By: Joan Sedita

4.16

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

Writing is a task as complex and multifaceted as reading—but it’s often taught as a single skill. D… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • teaching
  • school
  • education
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17. We Got This.: Equity, Access, and the Quest to Be Who Our Students Need Us to Be

By: Cornelius Minor

4.43

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

"That's the problem with you, Minor" a student huffed. "You want to make everything about reading o… read more

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  • race
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  • teaching
  • education
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • adult
  • anti racist
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18. Coaching for Equity: Conversations That Change Practice

By: Elena Aguilar

4.48

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Your Guide to Creating Equitable Schools If we hope to interrupt educational inequities and create … read more

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  • adult
  • anti racist
"Why can't there be more white people coaching each other on their racism?"

-Elena Aguilar, Coaching for Equity: Conversations That Change Practice

"Remember: It's not your fault that things are the way they are, but it is your responsibility to do something about them."

-Elena Aguilar, Coaching for Equity: Conversations That Change Practice

"Resources are limited in many schools--however, if we prioritize dismantling systemic oppression, if we prioritize the needs of our most marginalized students, we can find the time, support, money, a…"

-Elena Aguilar, Coaching for Equity: Conversations That Change Practice

"You can strive to make every conversation one that dismantles white supremacy and systems of oppression. Every conversation can contribute to building a more just and equitable world, a world in whic…"

-Elena Aguilar, Coaching for Equity: Conversations That Change Practice

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19. Textured Teaching: A Framework for Culturally Sustaining Practices

By: Lorena Escoto German

4.46

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

"Be prepared to be embraced with words, images, stories, examples, experiences, and a love for teac… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • anti racist
Cover of Ruthless Equity: Disrupt the Status Quo and Ensure Learning for ALL Students by Ken Williams

20. Ruthless Equity: Disrupt the Status Quo and Ensure Learning for ALL Students

By: Ken Williams

4.19

Format: 234 pages, Kindle Edition

Can you imagine being empowered with the knowledge work with super-charged confidence because you… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • education
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21. Humans Who Teach

By: Shamari Reid

4.31

Format: 136 pages, Paperback

Love. Love now. Love always. Time and lives are wasting. All of the humans in schools—kids and a… read more

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7 must-read adult books like Cultivating Genius: An Equity Framework for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy by Gholdy Muhammad

Transform Your Habits

Readicide: How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It

Richard L. Allington , Kelly Gallagher

4.29

Transform Your Habits

Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students

Zaretta Lynn Hammond

4.27

Transform Your Habits

Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal

Bettina L. Love

4.41

Transform Your Habits

Street Data: A Next-Generation Model for Equity, Pedagogy, and School Transformation

Shane Safir

4.27

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9 best-selling adult books like We Got This.: Equity, Access, and the Quest to Be Who Our Students Need Us to Be by Cornelius Minor

Transform Your Habits

Choice Words: How Our Language Affects Children's Learning

Peter H. Johnston

4.15

Transform Your Habits

Teach Like a Champion: 49 Techniques that Put Students on the Path to College

Doug Lemov

4.01

Transform Your Habits

Book Love: Developing Depth, Stamina, and Passion in Adolescent Readers

Penny Kittle

4.03

Transform Your Habits

Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal

Bettina L. Love

4.41

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