#78 - Textured Teaching and Overcoming Backlash w/ Lorena Germán

The concept of culturally sustaining pedagogies is resonating with a growing number of educators, but what does it look like in practice? And with so much vitriol being directed at educators who #TeachTruth and lean into curriculum that challenges racism, how does one embrace culturally sustaining practices in the face of the racist backlash? Lorena Germán, who is an educator extraordinaire, a co-founder of #DisruptTexts, and the author of the new book Textured Teaching, joins the show to help us explore these issues.  But first, Jeff and Manuel take a look at recent headlines in education including vaccine mandates for students and a move towards abolishing the middle school model! Wait, what? → Get your Teach the Truth T-Shirt here! → View this episode on YouTube! AGENDA 0:00 - Welcome! 8:35 - School District Issues Vaccine Mandate 20:45 - Abolish Middle School? 36:13 - Textured Teaching w/ Lorena Germán 1:07:07 - #BlackGirlMagic and #TeachTruth FTW!! DO-NOW STORIES: Culver City Unified mandates Covid vaccine for students, possibly a first for California California District Becomes First in Nation to Require COVID Vaccine for Students 12 & Up, But Experts Expect Legal Challenges Can you fix middle school by getting rid of it? More from our guest: Textured Teaching by Lorena Germán The Anti Racist Teacher: Reading Instruction Workbook by Lorena Germán Lorena Germán on Twitter Website: Multicultural Classroom Lorena Germán for #DisruptTexts Get MORE All of the Above: - Website - Podcast on multiple platforms via Anchor - Podcast via Apple Podcast - Podcast via Spotify - Twitter - Facebook Page Theme Music by its tajonthabeat