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Updated Edition of Bestseller

The Pedagogy of Real Talk

Engaging, Teaching, and Connecting With Students At-Promise
Second Edition
By: Paul Hernandez

Foreword by Tia Brown McNair

Designed to be used by any teacher and with any curriculum, from elementary through post-secondary, Real Talk will change your teaching and develop persistent, optimistic students who feel a sense of belonging.

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Product Details
  • Grade Level: PreK-12
  • ISBN: 9781071844816
  • Published By: Corwin
  • Year: 2021
  • Page Count: 240
  • Publication date: June 16, 2021
Price: $39.95
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Description

Description

Real Talk means real results!

To reach students who may see school as an obstacle rather than an opportunity, connection and trust must come first. Paul Hernandez, a former at-risk student, is now a nationally recognized, award-winning educator and trainer. His Real Talk is a practical methodology that helps education professionals build rapport with students at-promise while creating learning experiences that are relevant—and life-changing.

This updated and expanded second edition of a bestseller provides an intensive, robust experience enabling teachers to create and implement connections with their teaching. You will:

  • Develop an understanding of the education research and theories that underlie the Real Talk approach
  • Learn the how-to’s for implementing Real Talk with any group of learners
  • Benefit from diverse and unique case studies, applications, and lessons learned

Teaching with transparency, authenticity, creativity, and grit will lead to higher achievement, student engagement, and graduation rates and fewer discipline problems. Designed to be used by any teacher and with any curriculum, from elementary through post-secondary, Real Talk will change your teaching and develop persistent, optimistic students who feel a sense of belonging.


Key features

  • This book provides practical tools to engage at-risk students.
  • It contains profiles of the subjects involved in the case study to allow readers to understand the types of students for whom this pedagogy has worked.
  • The book describes how individual teachers in a variety of subject areas have implemented the pedagogy, including sample lessons and real talks used to do so.
Author(s)

Author(s)

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Paul Hernandez

Dr. Paul Hernandez, PhD, is a nationally recognized leader in college access, student success, pedagogy, and in creating and fostering a sense of belonging. Holding a doctorate in Sociology with a specialization in education, social inequality, and intersectionality, Dr. Hernandez has extensive experience as a faculty member, non-profit administrator, and higher education administrator. As a scholar-practitioner, he collaborates with higher education institutions, K-12 schools, and non-profit organizations to enhance student learning and success by creating and fostering inclusive and supportive educational environments. Dr. Hernandez’s personal journey from gang culture and deep poverty on the streets of Los Angeles to achieving academic and professional success adds a powerful dimension to his work. He openly shares his story to inspire and empower others.
Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Foreword


Preface


Part 1: Foundations


Chapter 1: Introduction


Chapter 2: Real Talk


Chapter 3: What Must be True About You


Chapter 4: The Opportunity Gap, Demographic Shift, PRT, and a Sense of Belonging


Part 2: Implementation


Chapter 5: Implementing Real Talk in the HEP Program


Chapter 6: Flexibility, Adaptability, and Effort


Chapter 7: Terministic Screens, Alternative Lessons, and Real Talk Discussions


Chapter 8: Implementing Real Talk in Any Classroom


Part 3: Taking PRT to Scale or Taking Real Talk to Scale


Chapter 9: Professional Development


Chapter 10: Professional Development: Alternative Lessons


Chapter 11: New Beginnings


Appendices A - O


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