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
She persisted and Loretta Little Looks Back (CLOSED)Thursday, 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. From Construction to Destruction
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