Pose, Wobble, Flow: A Liberatory Approach to Literacy Learning in All Classrooms

Pose, Wobble, Flow offers a framework for disrupting the myth of one-size-fits-all best practices in teaching, providing six teaching stances to meet the needs of all students and incorporating new insights about positionality and preconceptions. It encourages flexibility as a positive process and provides discussion activities for collective teacher inquiry.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 216 pages
Publication date: 26 April 2024
Publisher: Teachers' College Press

Pose, Wobble, Flow presents a groundbreaking and transformative approach to disrupting the prevailing belief that there is a single set of universally applicable best practices. In this updated edition, the authors enhance and expand their pedagogical model to support the lifelong success of teachers across all subject areas and grade levels. By offering six distinct teaching stances or "poses," the book provides valuable guidance for effective teaching and learning in today's complex sociopolitical landscape. The authors explore how teachers can navigate the "wobble" as they adapt their instruction to meet the diverse needs of their students, while also reflecting on their own positionality and preconceptions about teaching. Readers are encouraged to embrace this flexibility as a positive process, known as "flow," that can be utilized to address challenges and implement ambitious teaching strategies. Each chapter focuses on a specific pose, addresses common wobbles, incorporates teacher voices, and includes discussion activities for collective teacher inquiry. Key Features: 1. A comprehensive framework for career-long growth for K-12 teachers across all subject areas, enabling them to adapt their pedagogy effectively from one year to the next. 2. A perspective on teaching that challenges existing inequities in schooling and society, emphasizing a commitment to transforming them. 3. Six poses that are standards-aligned, critical, and expand the possibilities of what takes place in school. 4. Practical guidelines for creating original poses beyond the scope of the book, discussion questions for courses, and resources for classroom teachers.

Weight: 308g
Dimension: 156 x 228 x 14 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780807769348
Edition number: 2 Revised edition