Storying a Reflexive Praxis for Pedagogy: Concept, Method, and Practices

A Note About This Book
Storying Ourselves
Contents
Notes on Contributors
List of Figures
Chapter 1: Anchoring Storying: A Quest for Emotional Truth
	Anchoring Storying in Qualitative Research
	Negotiating Versus Creating
	Emotional Truth: A Rendition of the Theory of Rasa
	Finding Emotional Truth with Scholars Through Storying
		Imagination and the Arts: A Meeting with Dr. Maxine Greene
		Curry Leaves and Dr. Michael Apple
		“Show up”, said Dr. Gloria-Ladson Billings
		Tuesday, Refugees, and Dr. Cecily O’Neill
		The Brownies’ Book Magazine and Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop
	Concluding Thoughts on Anchoring Storying
	References
Chapter 2: Cultural/Educational Maps: Storying a Pedagogical Journey
	Introduction
	Storying Practices in a Class on Diversity and Equity
	The Cultural/Educational Journey Map Assignment
	Examining the Cultural/Educational Journey Maps
	What the Maps Told Me About the Teachers
	Storying My Pedagogical Journey
	References
Chapter 3: The First Gen Photo Project: In Their Own Words
	Part I: Background
	Part II: Theoretical Perspectives
		Funds of Knowledge
		Critical Literacy
		Discourse Analysis
	Part III: The Process
		Recruiting and Scheduling
		Scouting a Location
		Selecting a Wardrobe
		Snapping and Chatting
		Homework: Writing, Reflecting, Editing, and Sharing
	Part IV: The Themes
		Family
		Opportunities
		Not Belonging
		Setting an Example for Future First Gen Students
	Part V: The Faculty/Staff
	Part VI: The Questionnaires (Reflection)
	References
Chapter 4: Insights from Our Mothers: An Intergenerational, Intercontinental Story
	Introduction
		My Amma, in My Eyes (Ambika)
		My Mother (Lauren)
	Concluding Thoughts
	References
Chapter 5: Storying the Collective Memories of Women Developing and Implementing a Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership
	Introduction
	Our Memory Work Journey
	Contextualizing Our Stories
	How We Conducted Our Memory Work
	Storying Our Collective Memories
		Challenges
		Responsibility
		Trust
	Conclusions
	References
Chapter 6: A Storying Methodology for Leadership and Mentoring in Higher Education
	Introduction
	Storying the Hidden Pedagogy of Higher Education Mentorship
	Storying as a Methodology
		Adam and Rachel
			Mentoring
			Leadership
			Generations
		Storying Insights
		Pedagogical Insights from Adam and Rachel
			Cultural Competency
			Social Awareness
	Conclusion of Study
	My Own Mentors and Mentoring
	References
Chapter 7: The Stories WE Create: Storying Social Practice Art (SPA)
	Introduction
	Socially Engaged Art
	Socially Engaged Art as a Catalyst for Change
	Socially Engaged Art as a Storying Community
	At the Next Workshop Occasion
	Reflections from Research
	Conclusion
	References
Chapter 8: Storying in a Community College Classroom Using Reflection
	Introduction
	Purpose
	Data Collected
		Documents of Student Work
		Analytic Memos and Reflective Journals
	Part 1: Insightful Stories—Feeling Inspiration and Identification
	Stories of Inspiration
	Stories as Collective Identification
	Part 2: Courageous Stories—Feeling Compassionate and Conflicted
	Stories Allow Compassion
	Stories Invite Conflict
	Summary
	Implications for Practice
	Storying as Method of Practice
	Compassion as Resistance and Responsibility
	Negotiating Storying and Evaluation
	Conclusion
	Recommendations
	References
Chapter 9: “Miss, I Think I Found my Story!”—What’s Your Story?
	Introduction
	Sami
	Karol
	Andrew
	Lorraine
	Mark
	Christopher
	References
Chapter 10: Citizen of the Week: Shaping the Whole Child Through Storying
	Introduction
	What Is Citizen of the Week?
	Getting Started
	What Is the Role of the Student Being Recognized for Citizen of the Week?
	What Is the Parent/Family Role?
	Creating a Safe and Supportive Environment: The Teacher’s Role
	Looking Back and Looking Forward
Chapter 11: Storying a Teacher’s Writing Pedagogy: A Self-Study
	Introduction
	Visualization and Writing
	Storytelling and Writing
	The Jump to Middle School
	Conclusion
	References
Chapter 12: Storying History in the Classroom
	Introduction
	History and Pedagogy
	Story and Storying in the History Classroom
	Conclusion
	References
Chapter 13: Story and Creative Writing as Pedagogical Practices in a Mathematics Classroom for Pre-service Teachers
	Introduction
	Need for an Integrated Curriculum
	Pre-service Teachers
	Integrating Mathematics and Writing
	Sample Endings to Stories
	Transcripts of Dialogues
	Pre-service Teachers’ Reaction
	An Actual Interdisciplinary Lesson
	Further Research
	Conclusion
	References
Chapter 14: How I Met My Contributing Authors
	Introduction
References
Index