Bøger af Nicole Mirra

Years of political violence and protests against injustice have revived interest in teaching civics in schools. The problem? Civic education-as it currently exists-privileges systems, not students. It promotes incremental change within a broken democracy rather than responding to the youth-led movements that call for the abolition of inequitable social structures. What will it take to prepare young people for the just future they are fighting for?Civics for the World to Come offers educators a framework for designing the critical civic education that our students deserve. Synthesising perspectives on democratic life from critical race theory, ethnic studies, Afrofuturism, and critical literacy, the book presents key practices for cultivating youth civic agency grounded in equity and justice. The authors explore five world-building civic skills (Inquiry, Storytelling, Imagination, Networking and Advocacy) and introduce readers to real learning communities where students and educators are transforming themselves and society.

Hvordan ruster vi eleverne til fremtidens samfundsmæssige udfordringer uden at tage modet fra dem? Hvordan kan undervisningen i skolens fag bidrage til elevernes udvikling af demokratisk handlekompetence?Nicole Mirra er politisk engageret såvel i sin bog som sit virke som underviser. Hun peger med udgangspunkt i kritisk literacy på den mulige forbindelse mellem underviserens og skolens samfundsengagement og elevernes aktive medborgerskab. Gode literacykompetencer er forudsætningen for at klare sig godt i livet og samfundet, men som lærer kan det være udfordrende at koble undervisningen i sprog og tekster til skolens overordnede formål. Mirra introducerer her begrebet kritisk empatisk medborgerskab som sit bud på en sådan kobling og viser med en mængde eksempler, hvordan demokratisk handlekompetence og samfundssind kan gribes an fra et fagligt ståsted.

Reviews core elements of ELA instruction - response to literature, classroom discussion, research, and digital literacy - and demonstrates how to adapt these activities to foster critical thinking and empathetic perspectives among students.