Our political and social influences build our point of view and lead to bias. Examine your positionality and teaching context in this excerpt from Textured Teaching.
October 3, 2024
Lorena Germán emphasizes the need to recognize and act on the long-standing injustices infused in our schools and curricula.
September 20, 2024
Lorena Germán discusses the racial silence in stories as a bias we need to address, and invites us to interrogate our imaginations.
September 9, 2024
Happy summer, teachers! Heinemann Audiobooks are discounted on Apple, Google Play, and Chirp April 1 - July 31.
May 23, 2024
A list of Heinemann professional books about equity: Start Here, Start Now; We Got This; Textured Teaching; and Being the Change.
February 5, 2024
Heinemann Podcast Commuter Series: Making the Work in Your Class Relevant
September 18, 2023
After living and teaching through a pandemic for over two years, we all need time to process and release in a collective manner. Where do we start?
May 5, 2022
Lorena, Carla, and Luz join the podcast to talk about the many ways in which their work overlaps, and uncover new ways of honoring students’ rich linguistic lives.
February 17, 2022
Heinemann authors are exemplary educators eager to support the practice of other teachers. Allow yourself the enjoyment and benefits of being read to -- by them.
January 31, 2022
Meet a few more of our Heinemann virtual consulting authors and invite to your school to expand your professional development.
January 20, 2022
Today on the podcast we have a sample from Textured Teaching: A Framework for Culturally Sustaining Practices, read by author Lorena Germán.
January 13, 2022
Lorena and Towanda talk about teaching that goes beyond just student centered, and is both student driven and community centered.
October 14, 2021
Heinemann is pleased to announce the latest addition to our growing line of audiobooks, Textured Teaching: A Framework for Culturally Sustaining Practices by Lorena Escoto Germán.
October 12, 2021
An activity which builds classroom community and raises social consciousness around the unique history of the land on which our schools reside.
September 22, 2021
Lorena shares her framework for creating a classroom environment that is highly rigorous and engaging, and that reflects the core traits of Textured Teaching.
September 16, 2021
Author Lorena Escoto Germán in conversation with veteran educator and writer José Luis Vilson as they discuss and celebrate the launch of Lorena’s new book, Textured Teaching: A Framework for Culturally Sustaining Practices.
Textured Teaching is not linear, but cyclical. At the core of Textured Teaching is a culturally sustaining pedagogy, and out of that flows the values of social justice teaching.
September 13, 2021
Heinemann is proud to present our Fall 2021 Look Book with our new releases along with highlights from your favorite authors.
September 7, 2021