Kwame Alexander Offers
Digital Writing Series for Kids
Newbery Medalist Kwame Alexander has partnered with education technology innovator Age of Learning to launch WordPlay, a video series that provides elementary schoolers a "master class" in story writing. Debuting in September within Age of Learning’s interactive learning game, Adventure Academy, WordPlay will be available to families on computers, tablets, and smartphones.

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Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) – University of Wisconsin – Website Updates

The Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) is a nationally recognized resource for children’s and young adult literature.

The CCBC website recently had a major refresh, and now includes enhanced search options for recommended books and diversity statistics.

The new CCBC website includes valuable tools:

·       CCBC Recommended Book Search: Provides information about books recommended by the CCBC, searchable by author, title, subject and keyword, as well as focusing results by diversity content (heritage, disability, LGBTQ, religion) and general content subject headings.

·       CCBC Diversity Statistics Book Search: Includes information about all books received by the CCBC since 2018, including diversity content aligning to the annual, nationally recognized CCBC Diversity Statistics.

·       CCBC Booklists: Features new and revised thematic lists curated from CCBC recommended titles.

 

Quarto Classroom Launches Today

Quarto Classroom is a free video library on YouTube of Quarto’s creators using their books as teaching tools in educational spaces. Each video focuses on subjects ranging from Engineering to Social Sciences to Arts & Crafts, with Quarto creators guiding students through self-led discussions and projects that make the subjects tangible and practical (and fun!). Many videos are accompanied by additional printable materials so students can follow along, participate in the lesson plans, and take the information they learn from the video into the world. For more information:

https://www.quartoknows.com/blog/quarto-classroom

 

In case you missed this webinar on August 19th, here’s the archive:

Empowering Educators: A Convening on Racial Equity in Education – With Additional Resources 

 

Thank you to those who were able to virtually attend the live event! On August 19, we were able to connect with thousands of educators, teaching professionals, administrators and parents from all five regions of the United States and around the world. The recording has been made available online, to support educators and teaching professionals in having effective, courageous conversations about race and social justice.

 

Access the Recording via YouTube

Professional closed captions and American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation are available throughout the recorded content.

 

Time Stamps:

00:00:00 - 00:14:00 | Opening Remarks

00:14:00 - 01:12:55 | Session One: Practical & Actionable Guidance for Educators

01:12:55 - 02:29:33 | Keynote: Teaching Humanity with Jason Reynolds

02:29:33 - 02:33:24 | 5-Minute Break

02:33:24 - 03:46:26 | Session Two: The Importance of Antiracist Teaching

03:46:26 - 03:47:41 | Closing Remarks

 

Resources mentioned by the speakers:

• First Book Marketplace 
• AU School of Education (SOE) Summer Institute for Education Equity and Justice 2020 
• Restorative Empowerment for Youth 
• New Abolitionist Teaching Network 
• Education for Liberation Network 
• Book Recommendations:
  • "Colorizing Restorative Justice: Voicing our Realities" Edited by Edward C. Valandra, Waŋbli Wapȟáha Hoksila
  • "Despite the Best Intentions: How Racial Inequality Thrives in Good Schools" by Amanda E. Lewis, John B. Diamond

Speaker Contact Information:

Dr. Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy, AU's Dean of the School of Education

Liz Kleinrock, Educator and Founder of Teach and Transform

Christine Platt, Managing Director of AU's Antiracist Research & Policy Center

Jason Reynolds, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature

Dr. Amanda Taylor, AU's Assistant Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Julye Williams, Founder of Project 2043 and First Book's Senior Advisor for Empowering Educators

 

We encourage you to continue to engage with speakers and attendees by using the hashtag #EEConvening. And again, thank you for your commitment to this important work.

 

In Solidarity,

American University's Antiracist Research & Policy Center,

First Book,

Pizza Hut

 

 

~Sharon

 

All the best,

 

Sharon Rawlins, MLS, she/her/hers

Youth Services Specialist for Lifelong Learning

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