Daniella Ann Cook is Associate Professor in the Department of Teacher Education (TE) at the University of South Carolina, USA.Nathaniel Bryan is Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Texas–Austin, USA.

"We have two educational choices—continuing deceiving our children with lies, omissions, and distortions, or facing up to the truth about racial inequalities in our society. They are persistent and they are systemic. Critical Race Theory and Classroom Practice is a volume willing to take on this important challenge."Gloria Ladson-Billings, Professor Emerita, FBADepartment of Curriculum & InstructionImmediate Past President, National Academy of Education2020-2021 Hagler Institute Fellow, Texas A&M UniversityFellow, American Academy of Arts & SciencesFellow, The British AcademyFellow, American Educational Research Association“Cook and Bryan’s well conceptualized and brilliantly written edited book draws on Critical Race Theory to elucidate the liberatory practices of modern-day teachers and teacher educators who are teaching an honest curriculum. Given the current paranoia over discussions of race in many places across the country, this book provides essential knowledge about the critical importance of teaching about racism in today’s classrooms. This is the book we’ve been waiting for!”Marvin Lynn, Dean & Professor, College of Education and Human Development University of Colorado Denver“Through an incredibly diverse mix of scholars, this volume offers a strong representation of theoretically sound praxis for current and aspiring educators seeking to engage curriculum in racially just and socially responsible ways.”Theodorea Regina Berry, Professor of Curriculum Studies, Department of Learning Sciences and Research, College of Community Innovation and Education, University of Central Florida

• Introduction:Critical Race Theory, Classroom Practice, and Building a Just FuturePart I CRT Practices in Early Childhood and Elementary Classrooms1. “We Make Some Woke Kids”: Using Critical Race Theory to Revolutionize the Elementary Curriculum2. America’s Long History of Racializing Epidemics: CRT Critique and Lesson for Elementary ClassroomsPart II CRT Practices in Middle & Secondary Classrooms3. Coloring in the Lines: Critical Race Possibilities for Civics in the Middle Level World History Classroom4. Critical Race Theory in the Spanish Classroom5. Developing Racial Literacy with Youth through Critical Race English Education in Secondary English Language Arts Classrooms6. Doing Better: Teaching Science for Critical Race Consciousness and Counterstorytelling7. Centering the Histories, Experiences, and Narratives of Communities of Color Through a Social Studies Counternarrative: Within Secondary and Teacher Education8. Looking to the Past for a More Just Future: Black Mathematics Teacher Practices, Critical Race Theory, and the Secondary Mathematics Classroom9. Testimonio Art as Critical Praxis: Embodied Counter-Storytelling in an Art ClassroomPart III Implications of Informal Learning Spaces for Formal Classroom Spaces10. Beyond Out of School to In School Learning Contexts: The Transformative Possibilities of Using CRT with Young Learners11. The Black Girl Gaze in Middle School Mathematics Spaces12. Social Studies Teacher Coaches Matter: Reading, Discussing, and Writing about Narratives of Race and Racism in the Social Studies and SportConclusion: From Bad Faith to Good Faith: An Altar Call to Teach Truth

Daniella Ann Cook is Associate Professor in the Department of Teacher Education (TE) at the University of South Carolina, USA.Nathaniel Bryan is Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Texas–Austin, USA.

"We have two educational choices—continuing deceiving our children with lies, omissions, and distortions, or facing up to the truth about racial inequalities in our society. They are persistent and they are systemic. Critical Race Theory and Classroom Practice is a volume willing to take on this important challenge."Gloria Ladson-Billings, Professor Emerita, FBADepartment of Curriculum & InstructionImmediate Past President, National Academy of Education2020-2021 Hagler Institute Fellow, Texas A&M UniversityFellow, American Academy of Arts & SciencesFellow, The British AcademyFellow, American Educational Research Association“Cook and Bryan’s well conceptualized and brilliantly written edited book draws on Critical Race Theory to elucidate the liberatory practices of modern-day teachers and teacher educators who are teaching an honest curriculum. Given the current paranoia over discussions of race in many places across the country, this book provides essential knowledge about the critical importance of teaching about racism in today’s classrooms. This is the book we’ve been waiting for!”Marvin Lynn, Dean & Professor, College of Education and Human Development University of Colorado Denver“Through an incredibly diverse mix of scholars, this volume offers a strong representation of theoretically sound praxis for current and aspiring educators seeking to engage curriculum in racially just and socially responsible ways.”Theodorea Regina Berry, Professor of Curriculum Studies, Department of Learning Sciences and Research, College of Community Innovation and Education, University of Central Florida

• Introduction:Critical Race Theory, Classroom Practice, and Building a Just FuturePart I CRT Practices in Early Childhood and Elementary Classrooms1. “We Make Some Woke Kids”: Using Critical Race Theory to Revolutionize the Elementary Curriculum2. America’s Long History of Racializing Epidemics: CRT Critique and Lesson for Elementary ClassroomsPart II CRT Practices in Middle & Secondary Classrooms3. Coloring in the Lines: Critical Race Possibilities for Civics in the Middle Level World History Classroom4. Critical Race Theory in the Spanish Classroom5. Developing Racial Literacy with Youth through Critical Race English Education in Secondary English Language Arts Classrooms6. Doing Better: Teaching Science for Critical Race Consciousness and Counterstorytelling7. Centering the Histories, Experiences, and Narratives of Communities of Color Through a Social Studies Counternarrative: Within Secondary and Teacher Education8. Looking to the Past for a More Just Future: Black Mathematics Teacher Practices, Critical Race Theory, and the Secondary Mathematics Classroom9. Testimonio Art as Critical Praxis: Embodied Counter-Storytelling in an Art ClassroomPart III Implications of Informal Learning Spaces for Formal Classroom Spaces10. Beyond Out of School to In School Learning Contexts: The Transformative Possibilities of Using CRT with Young Learners11. The Black Girl Gaze in Middle School Mathematics Spaces12. Social Studies Teacher Coaches Matter: Reading, Discussing, and Writing about Narratives of Race and Racism in the Social Studies and SportConclusion: From Bad Faith to Good Faith: An Altar Call to Teach Truth

Daniella Ann Cook is Associate Professor in the Department of Teacher Education (TE) at the University of South Carolina, USA.Nathaniel Bryan is Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Texas–Austin, USA.

"We have two educational choices—continuing deceiving our children with lies, omissions, and distortions, or facing up to the truth about racial inequalities in our society. They are persistent and they are systemic. Critical Race Theory and Classroom Practice is a volume willing to take on this important challenge."Gloria Ladson-Billings, Professor Emerita, FBADepartment of Curriculum & InstructionImmediate Past President, National Academy of Education2020-2021 Hagler Institute Fellow, Texas A&M UniversityFellow, American Academy of Arts & SciencesFellow, The British AcademyFellow, American Educational Research Association“Cook and Bryan’s well conceptualized and brilliantly written edited book draws on Critical Race Theory to elucidate the liberatory practices of modern-day teachers and teacher educators who are teaching an honest curriculum. Given the current paranoia over discussions of race in many places across the country, this book provides essential knowledge about the critical importance of teaching about racism in today’s classrooms. This is the book we’ve been waiting for!”Marvin Lynn, Dean & Professor, College of Education and Human Development University of Colorado Denver“Through an incredibly diverse mix of scholars, this volume offers a strong representation of theoretically sound praxis for current and aspiring educators seeking to engage curriculum in racially just and socially responsible ways.”Theodorea Regina Berry, Professor of Curriculum Studies, Department of Learning Sciences and Research, College of Community Innovation and Education, University of Central Florida

• Introduction:Critical Race Theory, Classroom Practice, and Building a Just FuturePart I CRT Practices in Early Childhood and Elementary Classrooms1. “We Make Some Woke Kids”: Using Critical Race Theory to Revolutionize the Elementary Curriculum2. America’s Long History of Racializing Epidemics: CRT Critique and Lesson for Elementary ClassroomsPart II CRT Practices in Middle & Secondary Classrooms3. Coloring in the Lines: Critical Race Possibilities for Civics in the Middle Level World History Classroom4. Critical Race Theory in the Spanish Classroom5. Developing Racial Literacy with Youth through Critical Race English Education in Secondary English Language Arts Classrooms6. Doing Better: Teaching Science for Critical Race Consciousness and Counterstorytelling7. Centering the Histories, Experiences, and Narratives of Communities of Color Through a Social Studies Counternarrative: Within Secondary and Teacher Education8. Looking to the Past for a More Just Future: Black Mathematics Teacher Practices, Critical Race Theory, and the Secondary Mathematics Classroom9. Testimonio Art as Critical Praxis: Embodied Counter-Storytelling in an Art ClassroomPart III Implications of Informal Learning Spaces for Formal Classroom Spaces10. Beyond Out of School to In School Learning Contexts: The Transformative Possibilities of Using CRT with Young Learners11. The Black Girl Gaze in Middle School Mathematics Spaces12. Social Studies Teacher Coaches Matter: Reading, Discussing, and Writing about Narratives of Race and Racism in the Social Studies and SportConclusion: From Bad Faith to Good Faith: An Altar Call to Teach Truth