(NAME-MCE) Rethinking Schools gives plan book thumbs up!

[Tara Mack]

"Every teacher needs a plan book, so why not get one that supports our
aspirations to  link education and social justice?" asks Rethinking Schools
in its recently published review
<http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/23_04/reso234.shtml>  of Planning
to Change the World: A Plan Book for Social Justice Teachers.

 

Get your copy of the 2009-2010 edition of the social justice lesson plan
book being used by thousands of educators across the country by visiting
www.justiceplanbook.com. Pre-order by Friday, July 24 for the discount price
of $14 plus shipping and handling (regular online price $16). All pre-orders
will be mailed in early August.

 

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. The new edition 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 online 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 
*	A new, sturdier cover

.and much more.

Rethinking Schools is not the only one who loves Planning to Change the
World. Check out what these leading educators had to say:

...an imaginative and innovative idea in the field of education...something
that teachers all over the country who have social consciences will find
useful.
-Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States 

...a practical resource that can help teachers be more than merely effective
practitioners; it can serve as a guide for approaching teaching in a way
that is truly transformative. 

-Pedro Noguera, author of City Schools and the American Dream 

  

This book is one of the gifts I give new teachers.

-Linda Christensen, author of Reading, Writing, and Rising Up 

  

To support this work we need new tools that are as practical as they are
thoughtful. This social justice planner is one of those tools! 

-Tony Smith, Superintendent, Oakland Unified School District

 

Planning to Change the World is co-published by the Education for
<http://www.edliberation.org/>  Liberation Network and the New York
<http://www.nycore.org/>  Collective of Radical Educators (NYCoRE). Proceeds
support the work of these two organizations.

 

For more information and to order your copy visit www.justiceplanbook.com.

 

Tara