TY  - BOOK
AU  - Belcher,Catherine L.
AU  - Herr-Stephenson,Becky
TI  - Teaching Harry Potter: the power of imagination in multicultural classrooms 
T2  - Secondary education in a changing world
SN  - 9780230110281
AV  - PR 6068 .O93  Z535 2011
PY  - 2011///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan
KW  - Rowling, J. K.
KW  - Popular literature
KW  - Study and teaching
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Multicultural education
KW  - California
KW  - Creative teaching
KW  - Critical pedagogy
KW  - United States
KW  - Education and state
KW  - EDUCATION / Teaching Methods & Materials / General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - EDUCATION / Multicultural Education
KW  - EDUCATION / Philosophy & Social Aspects
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-187) and index; Introduction: why Harry? -- Defending the (not really) Dark Arts: teaching to break the DADA curse -- Harry on the border between two worlds: reading Harry en Espa�nol in a Mexican American border community -- Harry in the classroom: waking sleeping dragons -- Harry Potter and the Advanced Placement (AP) curriculum: teaching AP English in an urban charter high school -- Old magic, new technologies -- Entering the forbidden forest: teaching fiction and fantasy in urban special education -- Imagining more
N2  - "Given the current educational climate of high stakes testing, standardized curriculum, and "approved" reading lists, incorporating unauthorized, often controversial, popular literature into the classroom becomes a political choice. The authors examine why teachers choose to read Harry Potter, how they use the books and incorporate new media, and the resulting teacher-student interactions. The book encourages a critical discussion regarding the state of our educational system and the increasing lack of space allowed for imagination and complexity. Its unique research methodology is part ethnographic, part practitioner research, and serves as an analytical commentary on current school culture and policy"--; "Teaching Harry Potter illuminates the experiences of three diverse teachers as they read the Potter novels in multicultural classrooms, pushing back against shrinking opportunities for literacy and imagination in urban schools. Utilizing a combination of ethnography, practitioner research, and critical analysis, the book provides an analytical commentary on school culture and policy, focusing on a sector that has been largely ignored in current debates about schooling--the role of teachers. Richly textured classroom narratives are complimented by analysis of the current state of the teaching profession and the potential of popular media and technology to support imagination and innovation in education"--
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