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announcement:NYC Bank Street Summer Courses

From: Lisa Von Drasek <lisav>
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 2004 10:55:26 -0500

SELECTING AND EVALUATING RECENTLY PUBLISHED CHILDREN'S BOOKS (PREK*4) TEED505N Section 2 This course gives participants the opportunity to examine a wide selection of recently published children's books in order to develop and refine selection criteria. We will identify key developmental themes and discuss how to incorporate them into the language arts class and interdisciplinary studies. New books from the Bank Street Bookstore will be available for review. For librarians, teachers and reading specialists.

July 12 and 13 Monday and Tuesday, 9:30 am - 4 pm No credit $350 / 1 credit $835 Materials fee $10 Registration Deadline 7/5




FINDING DIVERSITY IN EXCELLENT CHILDREN'S LITERATURE (PREK-8) TEED629N This course examines issues of diversity in children's literature and how excellent literature can help children learn about differences among people, including ethnicity, race, language, gender, class, economic status, sexual orientation and ability. In addition to identifying and defining the characteristics of a literature of inclusion, topics include sexism , "extra-literary" considerations such as omissions and distortions in text and pictures, helping children respond to literature, issues in publishing multicultural literature and finding the best that has been published.


July 14 and 15 Wednesday and Thursday, 9:30 am-4 pm No credit $350 / 1 credit $835 Materials fee $10 Registration Deadline: 7/7

Lisa Von Drasek is the children's librarian at Bank Street College of Education and serves as the children's literature specialist for children, parents, faculty and graduate students. She writes the Teaching with Children's books column for Teaching K-8, and reviews children's books for Kirkus, Nick Jr. Family Magazine, and her writing has been published in The Riverbank Review, The New York Times and School Library Journal. Lisa was the editor of the New York State Summer Reading Manual Discover 2000 Read and, in 1999, was named a Library of Congress American Memory Fellow. In addition, she served on the 2003 Newbery Committee.


Lisa Von Drasek, MLIS Children's Librarian Bank Street College of Education School for Children Pre-K- 8 610 West 112th St NY NY 10025

lisav at bnkst.edu

212 875 4452
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