Building Civic Engagement through Literacy
An Author/Illustrator Webinar Series for educators
Build your students' civic education through these webinars and literacy resources. This webinar series, sponsored by the Academy for Human Rights and Erie 1 BOCES features award-winning authors and illustrators whose work explores the struggles and triumphs from slavery to the ongoing movement for civil rights. Learn how these writers have used their experiences of racism to fuel their humanistic artistic practice. Engage your students everyday with these resources to strengthen their empathy and education with positive antiracist actions and activities.
All participants will receive 4.5 hours of professional development credit.
Registration is open to all educators throughout the country.
Register and pay for each conference individually, or purchase all three
New York State Teachers in BOCES network, register here --- teachers outside BOCES network teachers here
All participants will receive 4.5 hours of professional development credit.
Registration is open to all educators throughout the country.
Register and pay for each conference individually, or purchase all three
New York State Teachers in BOCES network, register here --- teachers outside BOCES network teachers here
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She persisted and Loretta Little Looks BackThursday, January 14, 2021, 6:30-8:00PM EST
Join us for an unforgettable discussion with author Andrea Davis Pinkney and illustrator Brian Pinkney who will discuss their books, She Persisted: Harriet Tubman and Loretta Little Looks Back: Three Voices Go Tell It. It is a stirring exploration of the violence of the Jim Crow South, the sharecropping system, the long struggle for African American voting rights, and the different forms bravery and love can take. Attendees will receive both books. Brick by Brick: Slaves Who Built the White HouseThursday, February 11, 2021, 6:30-8:00PM EST
An evening with award winning author Charles R. Smith Jr., and illustrator Floyd Cooper. Brick by Brick, will inform our discussion on the importance of providing an accurate picture of slavery. We will also discuss Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre, also illustrated by Cooper. Build your learning skills to strengthen and inspire your students to know and accurately understand history. Each attendee will receive both books and an electronic teacher resource page. an evening with author & Illustrator jan spivey GilchristThursday, March 11, 2021, 6:30-8:00PM EST
With over 96 books to her credit, Jan Spivey Gilchrist's career as a fine artist has spanned a quarter of a century. Gilchrist will share her experiences of growing up in a large activist family that participated in marches and sit-ins and how these experiences influences her artistic practice. Highlights for the evening will include discussion of Honey, I Love and The Great Migration, illustrated by Gilchrist and written by Eloise Greenfield, and My America by Gilchrist and Ashley Bryan. Sara Lewinski, art teacher at Attica Elementary will share activities to use with students. Attendees will receive all three books. |