Civic Literacy, Volume 1: Building Civic Futures in K-12 Classrooms

by Stephanie Robillard (Editor), Nicole Mirra (Editor), Antero Garcia (Editor)

Overview

Unlock the transformative potential of English language arts to redefine civic education in K–12 classrooms and beyond with this innovative series. This collection highlights how literacy, critical skills, and a strong commitment to civic engagement can inspire new possibilities for building a more equitable and inclusive future. The chapters in this and subsequent volumes, written by community-engaged scholar-educators, share innovative stories and strategies of how literacy has been leveraged by youth, teachers, and community members to imagine and enact equitable social futures. 

In this volume, you’ll: 

• Hear community-engaged scholar-educators share real-world stories of youth, teachers, and community members using literacy to shape equitable social futures. 
• Receive practical, future-oriented civic literacy learning strategies currently transforming K–12 classrooms. 
• Discover focused strategies to empower and elevate Black students in civic education. 
• Access valuable guidance for integrating civic literacy into your English language arts curriculum. 

Unleash the potential of your classroom and community to imagine and create a brighter, more just future! 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780814102312
Publisher:	National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
Publication date:	01/21/2025
Series:	Civic Literacy
Pages:	146
Product dimensions:	8.25(w) x 10.88(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

Stephanie M. Robillard is an assistant professor in the Justice, Community, and Leadership Department at Saint Mary’s College of California. Her research explores Black girlhood, youth participatory action research, and antiracist teacher education.

Nicole Mirra is an associate professor in the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University. Her research utilizes participatory design methods in classroom, community, and digital spaces to collaboratively create civic learning environments with youth and educators that disrupt discourses and structures of racial injustice and that creatively compose liberatory social futures.

Antero Garcia is an associate professor in the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University. His research explores the possibilities of speculative imagination and healing in educational research.