Foster a culture of student achievement through authentic relationships and student leadership
Expanding her groundbreaking study on Warm Demander pedagogy, Franita Ware offers educators a framework for restoring their ideals about teaching and creating more rewarding and engaging learning experiences. Beginning with a deep dive into Radical Self-Care, the author addresses the harmful effects of stress on teachers and students.
Subsequent chapters instruct educators on how to start their journey to become Warm Demander Teachers. Exposing the challenges that educators face, the author encourages them to develop healthy identities for themselves. From there, Ware lays out a path toward collective healing from the harms of an inequitable education system, systemic racism, and intersecting systems of oppression. Engaging and eye opening throughout, Ware provides:
Reflection-practice activities in every chapter
Guidance for facilitators to support shared learning
Real-world examples from Warm Demander Teachers
Warm Demander Teachers presents a new perspective and framework for promoting culturally responsive practices: fundamentally, high expectations for students are grounded in trusted, supportive relationships, and instructional strategies highlight culturally responsive inquiry and positive student learner identities. Wares insightful delivery provides the necessary support for educators to become healthy, whole, and transformational.
Franita Ware is the CEO of F Ware PhD Consulting LLC and a Qualitative Data Analysis Consultant with Innovative Learning Center LLC. She is a member of the Board of Directors of Scholars Unlimited. Through a collaboration with Dr. Robin Greene, Dr. Ellen Honeck, and Mrs. Imani Morning, Dr. Ware and her colleagues were awarded the Professional Learning Network Award from the National Association for Gifted Children for Culturally Responsive Gifted Education. She is also a founding member of Sistagraphy, The Collective of African American Female Photographers. Dr. Ware received her doctorate degree from Emory University. She attained her Master of Arts degree in Early Childhood Education and School Leadership credentials from Clark Atlanta University. She began her education and her teaching career in Atlanta Public Schools. Learn more about bringing Franita Ware to your school or district at https://www.franitawarephd.com
About the Author Authors Acknowledgements Publishers Acknowledgements Chapter 1: An Invitation to Become a Warm Demander Teacher Chapter 2: Radical Self-Care Chapter 3: The Journey to Warm Demander Teaching Chapter 4: The Journey Continues: Identity Development of Warm Demander Teachers Chapter 5: Classroom Culture and Culturally Responsive Inquiry Chapter 6: Healing Our Students, Healing Ourselves References
