announcement:NYC Bank Street Summer Courses

[Lisa Von Drasek <lisav@BNKST.EDU>]

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=20
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=20
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=20
610 West 112th St
NY  NY   10025

lisav@bnkst.edu

212 875 4452

Teaching pre-K-8
Teaching Editor/Children's Books
Best Children's Books of the Year Nick Jr.

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