Guest: Rabia Khokhar, Educator and Anti-Racism Activist

Rabia Khokhar discusses the importance of book clubs and moving away from the single-taught text model. Rabia emphasizes the need to center student voice and choice, which leads to increased engagement and equity in the classroom. Rabia also provides guidance for teachers on how to choose books for book clubs, including reflecting on their own positionality, considering the needs and interests of their students, and researching and reviewing books.

This first episode welcomes listeners to The Book Club Breakdown! Heather and Sandy introduce themselves as podcast hosts and discuss the focus of The Book Club Breakdown. Listeners will find out more about the guests and how to access resources connected to the episodes. Don't miss this first episode as it also lets listeners know how to enter a draw for one of two texts that are anchored to in the podcast!