A Plan Book for Social Justice Teachers

2008-2009

Planning to Change the World is a plan book for educators who believe their students can and will change the world. It is designed to help teachers translate their vision of a just education into concrete classroom activities. This unique resource has all the things you would expect in a lesson plan book plus: Weekly planning pages packed with important social justice birthdays and historical events References to lesson plans and resources related to those dates Tips from social justice teachers across the country Inspirational quotes to share with students Thought-provoking essential questions to spark classroom discussions on critical issues Reproducible social justice awards for students and much more

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Here's what leading educators and activists had to say about Planning to Change the World:

…an imaginative and innovative idea in the field of education. It is something that teachers all over the country who have social consciences will find useful because it will give them an opportunity and a framework for putting into practice what they believe. I hope it will be widely adopted.

 –Howard Zinn, author of A People’s History of the United States

 
Finally, a plan book that is enlightening, provocative and fun. A unique and powerful teaching tool that honors students by bringing to the forefront the stories of their communities. It’s a weekly reminder of how much we’ve achieved and how much we have left to do.

 –Lisa Delpit, author of Other People’s Children

 
Useful, hopeful and visionary, Planning to Change the World is just what every radical teacher needs. Pick up a copy today if you want to teach towards a more equitable and just world.

–Wayne Au, Rethinking Schools

Planning to Change the World, for me, is an integration of the multitude of elements that I have tried to combine…to make my classroom a transformative environment. The advantage of having all of these pieces embodied in one book…is immeasurable.