Multiple Subject Social Justice Education Framework & Resources

Our Multiple Subject Social Justice Education Framework is guided by three pillars: (1) identities, (2) ideologies and practices, and (3) action and engagement. Over the course of our program, teacher candidates engage in these ideas through both coursework and clinical field experiences.

 

IDENTITIES

• Identify how bias, prejudice, power, and privileges inform our views of self and others.

IDEOLOGIES AND PRACTICES

• Analyze how institutional practices and ideologies can reinforce or disrupt patterns of oppression and inequity in schools.

ACTION AND ENGAGEMENT

• Engage in teaching and learning opportunities that are culturally sustaining, co-constructed with the community, and seek to disrupt inequities.

Core Texts Used in Coursework

Social Studies for a Better World is used in Social Studies Methods.   https://ssfabw.com/

Love's text is used in Clinical Practice I & II Seminar.   https://bettinalove.com/

Kleinrock's text is used in Clinical Practice II Seminar.   https://www.teachandtransform.org/

Jewell's text is used in Clinical Practice I Seminar.   www.anti-biasmontessori.com/

Teaching Math to Multilingual Students is used in Math Methods.   https://us.corwin.com/

 

Social Justice Book Circles

The School of Education, in partnership with our grants, offers book circles for our teacher candidates, local teachers, and staff and faculty of Cal Poly. Below are a few examples of past books offered. 

• "Textured Teaching: A Framework for Culturally Sustaining Practices" - Lorena Escoto German

• "Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally" - Emily Ladau

• "We Got This.: Equity, Access, and the Quest to Be Who Our Students Need Us to Be" - Cornelius Minor

 

Annual Social Justice Education Conference

The School of Education in partnership with the Central Coast Coalition for Undocumented Student Success host a conference. In 2026, the conference was co-presented with the 2nd Annual Multilingual Symposium.