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Cultivating Joy and Justice: Activating Literacy for Social Change in ELA Classrooms

This session at the 2017 NEATE Annual Conference, led by Bruce M. Penniman from UMass Amherst, explored the transformative power of literacy in English Language Arts (ELA) classrooms. Participants engaged in discussions and activities centered on "Teaching for Joy and Justice," emphasizing how literacy can foster personal and social change. Through jigsaw discussions and collaborative reading of key ideas from the text, attendees examined concepts such as language, power, and resistance, aiming to inspire actionable strategies for educators to incorporate literacy as a means of empowerment and advocacy.

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Cultivating Joy and Justice: Activating Literacy for Social Change in ELA Classrooms

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  1. The Literacies of Personal and Social Change: Teaching for Joy and Justice in the ELA Classroom 2017 NEATE Annual Conference October 20-21, 2017 Bruce M. Penniman UMass Amherst

  2. www.umass.edu/wmwp

  3. Writing into the Day • 5 minutes: How can we use literacy for change in the ELA classroom?

  4. Introductions • Overview of the session: goals, activities, and relationship to conference theme and sessions, and details about graduate credit and Professional Development Points • Personal sharing: Who you are, what you teach, and how you use literacy for change (briefly)

  5. Reading Together • Preview of Teaching for Joy and Justice: What reactions does the title inspire in you? • Watch Linda Christensen introduce the book

  6. Reading Together • Chapter 5, “Language and Power”: Read the introduction and assigned section: • Group 1: “Linguistic Genocide” and “The Linguistic Tea Party” (pp. 209-211) • Group 2: “Reading the School Stories: Finding the Patterns” (pp. 211-213) • Group 3: “Resistance: Soweto Uprising,” “Metaphorical Drawings,” and “Language Restoration” (pp. 213-217) • Access reading at https://tinyurl.com/LOPASC

  7. Jigsaw Discussion • Read the introduction and your assigned section and highlight key ideas (~15 minutes) • Pair up with someone who has the same section and discuss key points (~5 minutes) • Regroup in 1-2-3 clusters to share insights and key points (~15 minutes)

  8. Jigsaw Discussion • Expert groups: Agree on 3-4 key ideas, quotations, and/or questions • Mixed group: Share findings and develop insights about teaching “language and power” • Full group: Debrief and discuss how this curriculum foster literacies of personal and social change

  9. Conference Planning • Conference goal: To seek a variety of answers to the question, and to the next one: “How can I … ?” • Session notes sheet: Choose sessions deliberately and reflect on how they answer these questions • Submit reflection sheetbefore you leave the conference Saturday afternoon

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