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

Pose, Wobble, Flow offers a pedagogical model for disrupting the myth of one-size-fits-all best practices, providing six teaching stances for teachers to meet the needs of all students and incorporating new insights about their own positionality and preconceptions of teaching. It encourages flexibility as a positive process or "flow" to address challenges and adopt ambitious teaching strategies.

Format: Hardback
Length: 216 pages
Publication date: 26 April 2024
Publisher: Teachers' College Press

Pose, Wobble, Flow: A Liberatory Framework for Teaching and Learning presents a groundbreaking and transformative approach to disrupting the prevailing belief that there is a single set of universally applicable best practices in education. In its updated and expanded second edition, the authors offer a comprehensive pedagogical model that supports the lifelong success of teachers across all subject areas and grade levels. Through the introduction of six distinct teaching stances or "poses," the book provides valuable guidance for effective teaching and learning in today's complex sociopolitical landscape. The authors emphasize the importance of teachers "wobbling" as they adapt their instruction to meet the diverse needs of their students, while also acknowledging their own positionality and preconceptions about teaching. They encourage readers 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 highlights a specific pose, explores 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 of all subject areas, enabling them to adapt pedagogy effectively from one year to the next. 2. A perspective on teaching that challenges existing inequities in schooling and society, and frames teaching as 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: 430g
Dimension: 159 x 236 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780807769355
Edition number: 2 Revised edition