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Please join the Duval Literacy Association tonight (February 18), at 6:30p.m. for our Virtual Conference series.
We will offer the following three concurrent sessions.
 
Engagement and Connections in the Virtual Setting
Presented by Tabetha Cox (4th Grade Teacher, Florida Virtual School)
This session will discuss the evolution of engagement practices and the rapid decline in engagement with new virtual learning platforms. We will explore what kids really want their teachers to bring to the learning table and explore growth mindset from the teacher’s side. Most importantly, you will be introduced to engaging strategies to bring culture and connection into your virtual classroom.
 
Using Multicultural Books with Intention
Presented by Lunetta Williams (Professor, UNF) and Dr. Robert Kelly (Assistant Professor, JU)
The books teachers and parents select play a significant role in students’ academic progress, as well as social and cultural learning.  In this session, we will discuss important aspects of selecting multicultural literature with intention to add to your classroom library, including the notion of accretion.  Join us as we share fun, engaging multicultural books as well as ideas that you can implement in your class tomorrow.
 
FREE Multicultural Resources at the Touch of a Button!
Presented by Rebekah Mitchell (Youth Learning Manager, Jacksonville Public Library)
This session will introduce you to several electronic resources free to Duval County educators that can bring high quality multicultural texts, videos, and articles into your classroom. We will explore ways you can use these resources to inspire learning through hands-on activities and high-quality conversation with your students.

 

​​From the author's website:  Angela Johnson is an award-winning children's book and poetry author with over 40 books to her credit. She began her writing career in 1989 with the publication of a picture book called "Tell Me a Story, Mama" which won the Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award in 1991. She has won three Coretta Scott King Awards, one each for her novels "The First Part Last (2004)," "Heaven(1999)," and "Toning the Sweep" (1994)."The First Part Last" was also the recipient of the Michael L Printz Award. "When I Am Old With You" was an Honor Book in 1990 and named an American Library Association Notable Book. "The Other Side, The Shorter Poems" was also selected as a Coretta Scott King Honor book in 1998. In recognition of her outstanding talent, Angela was named a 2003 MacArthur Fellow. Born in Tuskegee, Alabama in 1961, she grew up in Alabama and Ohio. She lives in Kent, Ohio.

No charge for members to attend this DLA Zoom event.  Non-members $10 - Fee may be applied to DLA membership.