Reading Between the Lines

Kenneth Cushner, Ed. D. is Professor of international and intercultural teacher education at Kent State University, author of numerous textbooks, chapter and articles in the fields of multicultural education and intercultural training, and a Founding Fellow and Past President of the International Academy for Intercultural Research. He also serves as director of the Consortium for Overseas Student Teaching (COST).Joanne Kilgour Dowdy is a Professor of Adolescent/Adult Literacy at Kent State University. The American Educational Research Association Narrative and Research SIG awarded her book, Ph.D. Stories: Conversations with My Sisters, the Outstanding Book Award for 2009.

Educators in the 21st century understand the importance of fostering a sense of social awareness in their students; however, it is sometimes a challenge to do so in ways that integrate seamlessly into curricula. Indeed, social awareness should not be developed as a skill unto itself but used as a lens through which to examine myriad disciplines and topics. In Reading Between the Lines, Dowdy and Cushner have compiled 26 lessons that offer educators useful resources for embedding social awareness instruction into their teaching in ways that are student centered and collaborative. The goal of these lessons is to develop social awareness literacy, and they help teachers simultaneously create a sense of community in their classrooms, reinforce content area concepts, and build basic and critical literacy knowledge. Lessons focus on a variety of subject areas, from social studies to art to vocational training. Because most lessons are intended for teacher educators' use, this book is recommended predominantly for professional developers and instructors in higher education. Summing Up: Recommended. Research and professional collections

• Introduction-Joanne Kilgour DowdySection 1: Addressing Social Justice through LiteracyActivity #1 Read a Book, Watch a Movie: Exploring the Dynamics of Social Justice through Literature and FilmTiffany Powell-LambrightActivity #2 Using Children’s Literature to Explore Positive Gender Role ModelsMichelle J. Sobolak and April A. MattixActivity #3 Wearing Your Words: Teaching Language Equity and AppropriatenessJennifer M. CunninghamActivity #4 Attitude Check: Students Interpret Texts from Multiple PerspectivesJoanne Kilgour DowdyActivity #5 Using Picture Books to Introduce and Extend Student Understanding of Social JusticeWilliam BintzActivity #6 Sing, Dance, Act, Paint or Draw! Active Knowledge through Performance Book ReportsTeresa J. RishelActivity #7 Multicultural Literature as a Prompt for Teaching about Social JusticeClaudette ThompsonActivity #8 Can Creative Writing Be Taught?Mel GlennActivity #9 “Pump It Up” Writing Prompt Activity Joanne Kilgour DowdyActivity #10 Sentence Dissection Andrea Honigsfeld Activity #11 Teaching Peace Literacy through Literature: A Lesson On SkinSandra GoldenActivity #12 Using Reading Logs to Motivate English Language Learnersfrom Multicultural Backgrounds to Read and WriteYang GaoActivity #13 Creating Shared Narratives: Using Language, Conflict and Choice To Break Down Cross-Cultural BarriersGabriel SwartsActivity #14 Online Autobiographies and Discussions in Global and Multicultural Teacher Education: A Safe Place to Discuss Culture, Identify, Power, &PrivilegeBrad Maguth and Misato YamaguchiActivity #15 Homegrown Heroes and Local Folks: Transdisciplinary Teaching Opportunities Margaret-Mary Sulentic Dowell and Leah Katherine Saal…Section 2: Addressing Social Justice through Co-Curricular AreasActivity #16 Widen the Lens: Expanding the Occupational Opportunities for Students With DisabilitiesPatrick J. O’ConnorActivity #17 “Box It”: Resources are Limited: Creativity is UnlimitedDavison Mupinga Activity #18 Giving Voice to the Moving Body Through Pictures and DrawingsJennifer L. FisetteActivity #19 Examining Culturally Relevant Pedagogy Within Physical Education Takahiro Sato and Jennifer L. FisetteActivity #20 Examining Sports in The Media: What Does the Media Actually Cover inSports, and Could it Influence the Learning Environment in My Gymnasium?Jamie P. GanzActivity #21 Boosting Social and Historical Imagination Through Process DramaGumiko Monobe Activity #22 The Personal Collage and Director's Concept Board Exercises for an Introduction to Theatre ClassYuko Kurahashi Activity #23 Out in the Field: Transforming Pre-Service Art Educators Through Fieldand Other ExperiencesLinda Hoeptner Poling and Juliann DorffActivity #24 Using Metaphor to Communicate Meaning Through a VisualDillon Sedar Activity #25 Interpreting artworks through the “Question Tableau:” Cultivating Community in the Art ClassroomEryc M.P. WatsonActivity #26 A Model for Environmental Literacy and Social Justice: Tourism in the BahamasSonya L. Wisdom and Thalia Micklewhite