The resilient teacher creating positive change through inclusive classrooms

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The work of teaching is nuanced, creative, and intellectual work,that is culturally undervalued. When that work is aimed at buildinginclusivity and social justice, it is often minimized or disallowed.This text offers narratives and practices for teachers forsocial justice and inclusivity to deepen their inclusive praxis fortheir students and simultaneously build the necessary resiliencyto persist in doing the work. From curricular play to creatingloving, trusting relationships with students, this book offers thestories of teachers who do their work brilliantly and, throughtheir practice, sustain themselves and grow themselves in theirprofession. [Publisher's text]