6 Top teaching books like Being the Change: Lessons and Strategies to Teach Social Comprehension by Sara K. Ahmed

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Being the Change: Lessons and Strategies to Teach Social Comprehension

By: Sara K. Ahmed

4.43

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Topics such as race , gender , politics , religion , and sexuality are part of our students' lives,…

If you liked the teaching plot in Being the Change: Lessons and Strategies to Teach Social Comprehension by Sara K. Ahmed , here is a list of 6 books like this:

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1. 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

Similar categories in Zaretta Lynn Hammond's Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students book and Sara K. Ahmed's Being the Change: Lessons and Strategies to Teach Social Comprehension

  • race
  • teaching
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • adult
  • education

2. Close Reading of Informational Texts: Assessment-Driven Instruction in Grades 3-8

By: None

3.75

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

This essential book provides a roadmap for instruction and assessment of close reading skills in gr… read more

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3. Amina's Voice

By: Hena Khan

4.14

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A Pakistani-American Muslim girl struggles to stay true to her family's vibrant culture while simul… read more

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4. On Being Included: Racism and Diversity in Institutional Life

By: Sara Ahmed

3.83

Format: None pages, Paperback

What does diversity do? What are we doing when we use the language of diversity? Sara Ahmed offers … read more

Similar categories in Sara Ahmed's On Being Included: Racism and Diversity in Institutional Life book and Sara K. Ahmed's Being the Change: Lessons and Strategies to Teach Social Comprehension

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5. Break (Click #6)

By: Kayla Miller

4.21

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Olive is less-than-excited to be spending Spring Break stuck with her dad...will she be able to mak… read more

Similar categories in Kayla Miller's Break (Click #6) book and Sara K. Ahmed's Being the Change: Lessons and Strategies to Teach Social Comprehension

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6. 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

Similar categories in Bettina L. Love's We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom book and Sara K. Ahmed's Being the Change: Lessons and Strategies to Teach Social Comprehension

  • race
  • teaching
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • education
  • audiobook
"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

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7. Jack (Gilead, #4)

By: Marilynne Robinson

3.86

Format: 309 pages, Hardcover

Marilynne Robinson, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Humanities Medal, returns to the … read more

Similar categories in Marilynne Robinson's Jack (Gilead, #4) book and Sara K. Ahmed's Being the Change: Lessons and Strategies to Teach Social Comprehension

  • race
  • audiobook
"Those who can't hope can still wish."

-Marilynne Robinson, Jack (Gilead, #4)

"So many of earth's grievances could be soothed by a little consideration."

-Marilynne Robinson, Jack (Gilead, #4)

"He had a way of anticipating memories he particularly didn’t want to have."

-Marilynne Robinson, Jack (Gilead, #4)

"An intensely lonely man for whom life has not gone well - I believe this was your language."

-Marilynne Robinson, Jack (Gilead, #4)

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8. Our Favorite Day of the Year

By: A.E. Ali

4.21

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A heartwarming picture book following a group of boys from different backgrounds throughout the sch… read more

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9. This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work

By: Tiffany Jewell

4.40

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Who are you? What is your identity? What is racism? How do you choose your own path? How do you sta… read more

Similar categories in Tiffany Jewell's This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work book and Sara K. Ahmed's Being the Change: Lessons and Strategies to Teach Social Comprehension

  • race
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • activism
  • education
"Your privilege is something you don't often think about. It's often invisible to you until you take a moment to gain some insight and awareness into your whole self."

-Tiffany Jewell, This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work

"Using the term Asian to describe all folx from Asian countries and ancestry does not acknowledge the vast and varied histories, cultures, and experiences of everyone."

-Tiffany Jewell, This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work

"Someone described racism to me as the smog we breathe. It is all around us; racism is everywhere. Our lives are polluted by racism and it harms us all. The more we are aware of this smog of racism, t…"

-Tiffany Jewell, This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work

"Folx will be committed to trying to fit you into the box. They will tell you you're too young to make a difference, that you should focus on getting good grades and going to college. They may also te…"

-Tiffany Jewell, This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work

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10. Montauk

By: Nicola Harrison

3.67

Format: 388 pages, Hardcover

Montauk, Long Island, 1938. A simple town on the brink of a glamorous future. A marriage drif… read more

Similar categories in Nicola Harrison's Montauk book and Sara K. Ahmed's Being the Change: Lessons and Strategies to Teach Social Comprehension

  • adult
  • audiobook
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11. Beautifully Me

By: Nabela Noor

4.37

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From designer, creator, and self-love advocate Nabela Noor (@Nabela) comes a much-needed picture bo… read more

Similar categories in Nabela Noor's Beautifully Me book and Sara K. Ahmed's Being the Change: Lessons and Strategies to Teach Social Comprehension

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12. Living With Viola

By: Rosena Fung

4.17

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

This graphic novel from a debut creator is an exploration of mental health, cultural differences, a… read more

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13. Love on Deck (Arcadia Creek, #1)

By: Kasey Stockton

3.91

Format: 314 pages, Paperback

He calls it fake dating, but she calls it being caught between the devil and the deep blue sea. Lau… read more

Similar categories in Kasey Stockton's Love on Deck (Arcadia Creek, #1) book and Sara K. Ahmed's Being the Change: Lessons and Strategies to Teach Social Comprehension

  • adult
  • audiobook
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14. Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm

By: Robin DiAngelo

3.96

Format: 220 pages, Kindle Edition

In Nice Racism, her follow-up work to White Fragility, the author draws on her background as a soci… read more

Similar categories in Robin DiAngelo's Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm book and Sara K. Ahmed's Being the Change: Lessons and Strategies to Teach Social Comprehension

  • race
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • activism
  • adult
  • audiobook
"…every moment that I spend in white space reinforces in me a particular (and limited) worldview and experience. But the deeper message being reinforced is that we lose nothing of value by living in s…"

-Robin DiAngelo, Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm

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15. He/She/They: How We Talk About Gender and Why It Matters

By: Schuyler Bailar

4.62

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Go‑to expert on gender identity, Schuyler Bailar, offers an essential, urgent guide that changes th… read more

Similar categories in Schuyler Bailar's He/She/They: How We Talk About Gender and Why It Matters book and Sara K. Ahmed's Being the Change: Lessons and Strategies to Teach Social Comprehension

  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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16. 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

Similar categories in Liz Kleinrock's Start Here, Start Now: A Guide to Antibias and Antiracist Work in Your School Community book and Sara K. Ahmed's Being the Change: Lessons and Strategies to Teach Social Comprehension

  • race
  • teaching
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • education
  • audiobook
Cover of Being the Change: Lessons and Strategies to Teach Social Comprehension by Sara K. Ahmed

17. Being the Change: Lessons and Strategies to Teach Social Comprehension

By: Sara K. Ahmed

4.43

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Topics such as race , gender , politics , religion , and sexuality are part of our students' lives,… read more

Similar categories in Sara K. Ahmed's Being the Change: Lessons and Strategies to Teach Social Comprehension book and Sara K. Ahmed's Being the Change: Lessons and Strategies to Teach Social Comprehension

  • race
  • personal development
  • teaching
  • banned books
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • activism
  • adult
  • education
  • audiobook
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18. 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

Similar categories in Cornelius Minor's We Got This.: Equity, Access, and the Quest to Be Who Our Students Need Us to Be book and Sara K. Ahmed's Being the Change: Lessons and Strategies to Teach Social Comprehension

  • race
  • teaching
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • adult
  • education
  • audiobook
Cover of Connections Over Compliance: Rewiring Our Perceptions of Discipline by Lori L Desautels

19. Connections Over Compliance: Rewiring Our Perceptions of Discipline

By: Lori L Desautels

4.41

Format: 311 pages, Paperback

The developing brains of our children need to “feel” safe. Children who carry chronic behavioral ch… read more

Similar categories in Lori L Desautels's Connections Over Compliance: Rewiring Our Perceptions of Discipline book and Sara K. Ahmed's Being the Change: Lessons and Strategies to Teach Social Comprehension

  • nonfiction
  • teaching
  • education
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20. The Braid Girls

By: Sherri Winston

3.89

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

In this unforgettable summer novel perfect for fans of From the Desk of Zoe Washington , Maggie, he… read more

Similar categories in Sherri Winston's The Braid Girls book and Sara K. Ahmed's Being the Change: Lessons and Strategies to Teach Social Comprehension

  • audiobook
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21. Democracy in Retrograde: How to Make Changes Big and Small in Our Country and in Our Lives

By: Sami Sage

4.13

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A whip-smart combo of self-help and political manifesto that is perfect for anyone who wants to sav… read more

Similar categories in Sami Sage's Democracy in Retrograde: How to Make Changes Big and Small in Our Country and in Our Lives book and Sara K. Ahmed's Being the Change: Lessons and Strategies to Teach Social Comprehension

  • activism
  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"There's a small handful of very wealthy and powerful people who actively strategize and spend a lot of money (numbers with multiple commas) to make sure that you ignore politics and neglect your priv…"

-Sami Sage, Democracy in Retrograde: How to Make Changes Big and Small in Our Country and in Our Lives

8 must-read adult books like Being the Change: Lessons and Strategies to Teach Social Comprehension by Sara K. Ahmed

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

Montauk

Nicola Harrison

3.67

Transform Your Habits

Love on Deck (Arcadia Creek, #1)

Kasey Stockton

3.91

Transform Your Habits

Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm

Robin DiAngelo

3.96

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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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