• Reading the World: A Book Group for K-12 Teachers Focused on Global Literature

    Eckstrom-Columbus Public Library 4350 E. 22nd St, Tucson, AZ, United States

    Brazilian educator Paulo Freire writes, “Reading is not exhausted merely by decoding the written word or written language, but rather anticipated by and extending into knowledge of the world. Reading the world precedes reading the word, and the subsequent reading of the word cannot dispense with continually reading the world. Language and reality are dynamically […]

  • Reading the World: A Book Group for K-12 Educators Focused on Global Literature

    Revolutionary Grounds Books & Coffee 4675 E Speedway Blvd, Tucson, AZ, United States

    About: Brazilian educator Paulo Freire writes, “Reading is not exhausted merely by decoding the written word or written language, but rather anticipated by and extending into knowledge of the world. Reading the world precedes reading the word, and the subsequent reading of the word cannot dispense with continually reading the world. Language and reality are […]

    Free
  • Reading the World: A Book Group for K-12 Educators Focused on Global Literature

    Revolutionary Grounds Books & Coffee 4675 E Speedway Blvd, Tucson, AZ, United States

    About: Brazilian educator Paulo Freire writes, “Reading is not exhausted merely by decoding the written word or written language, but rather anticipated by and extending into knowledge of the world. Reading the world precedes reading the word, and the subsequent reading of the word cannot dispense with continually reading the world. Language and reality are dynamically […]

    Free
  • Conflicts and Change: Book Club for Educators

    Virtual Zoom

    Join us virtually to delve into discussions with speakers from various National Resource Centers as well as other experts across the United States. K16 Educators! Please join us for next week's World Area Book Club meeting featuring 2023 Américas Award winning author Alexis Castellanos and her graphic novel Isla to Island. This event will start […]

    Free
  • Global Reads Webinar with author Yasmín Ramírez

    Virtual Zoom

    Once a month, the World Area Book Awards (Américas Award, Children's Africana Book Award, Freeman Book Award, Middle East Book Award, & South Asia Book Award) sponsor a free 60-minute webinar on a book recognized by one of the awards and facilitate a discussion with the author on how to incorporate the book into the […]

    Free
  • UCLA LAI Children’s Literature Webinar Series Featuring Américas Award Winner Gloria Amescua | Using Picture Books in the Classroom

    Virtual Zoom

    K12 Educators! The next event in the UCLA LAI Children’s Literature Series for Educators is happening Tuesday, April 9 at 5:00 PM. Register here: https://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0F3N8HbXR9u-yJOZXydO_g Join us for a presentation with Américas Award winning author Gloria Amescua. She will discuss her picture book biography “Child of The Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of The Nahua.” The […]

  • Global Reads Webinar | Nearer My Freedom with Lesley Younge

    Global Reads Webinar Series

    Once a month, the World Area Book Awards (Américas Award, Children's Africana Book Award, Freeman Book Award, Middle East Book Award, & South Asia Book Award) sponsor a free 60-minute webinar on a book recognized by one of the awards and facilitate a discussion with the author on how to incorporate the book into the […]

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