Proposition 3

Module 3: Selecting and Adapting Materials for Socratic Circles Creating Thought-Provoking Questions and Prompts Proposition 3

“Students should be encouraged to ‘publish’ whenever they feel ready” (p. 121)

Kay (2018) urges educators to be explicit about connecting the rich conversations we have in our classrooms about race to the outside world’s dialogue about race. One way to do so is having students publish their work. They can do this through various social media platforms or more local involvement such as slam poetry clubs. Teachers can look for videos from Brave New Voices poetry competitions to share with their students (see an example here). It’s important for teachers to be cognizant of the potential hazards of having students engage in public scholarship. At the same time, students are already active members in the world around them and are capable decision-makers.

Another way for students to publish their work is to submit it to places that specifically publish work from young people. A list of such publications can be found here. In addition, organizations such as We Need Diverse Books also host writing competitions that award students scholarships for college.

Use or adapt this template to share with colleagues and to help students’ publishing projects:

Determine a topic you’d like to center a discussion about racial equity around.

Consider if the discussion be solution-oriented or inquiry-based? Will students publish their work? Where?

Write down 3 objectives you want your students to achieve by the end of a discussion around that topic.

Objective A

Objective B

Objective C

Write out a rationale that you would share with your students as to why having this discussion is important.

Module 3: Student Publishing Worksheet Click Here to Download Worksheet

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