Social Studies for a Better World: An Anti-Oppressive Approach for Elementary Educators Naseem Rodriguez Noreen

Plan and deliver a curriculum to help your students connect with the humanity of others!In the wake of 2020, we need today's young learners to be prepared to develop solutions to a host of entrenched and complex issues, including systemic racism, massive environmental problems, deep political divisions, and future pandemics that will severely test the effectiveness and equity of our health policies. Whether you're a classroom teacher, What better place to start that preparation than with a social studies curriculum that enables elementary students to envision and build a better world?In this engaging guide two experienced social studies educators unpack the oppressions that so often characterize the elementary curriculum--normalization, idealization, heroification, and dramatization--and show how common pitfalls can be replaced with creative solutions.