Instructor:Meghan Stinar
Grading Method:

Letter and/or S/U (Combo)

Credits:

3

Department:

EDUC (2000)

Academic Level:

K-12 Professionals

Start/End Dates:

06/12/2023 - 08/20/2023

Completion Date:

08/25/2023

Term:

Summer 2023

Instruction Mode:

Internet Asynchronous (online class)

Cost:

$195

Description

This course offers a book study of current fictional Young Adult Literature (YAL) and middle-grade (MG) literature to help educators increase their knowledge of the diverse students within their own schools and classrooms, and reject a color-blind approach to teaching. Upon completing this course, educators will have reached a deeper emotional intelligence surrounding issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion, that will lead them to foster more inclusive and welcoming classrooms and will lead them to a selection of diverse and impactful literature to foreground inclusion and belonging for all of their students. Though this course is asynchronous, participants are encouraged to engage in discussion with others through discussion boards as well as sharing final projects and reflections.

Syllabus, Objectives, and Outcomes

Objectives:

  By the end of this course, you will be able to:

·       identify your own biases;

·       understand what intersectionality is and how it affects your students;

·       analyze and evaluate texts for authenticity, accurate representation, and bias;

·       synthesize knowledge into an organized project;

Course Texts:

Module 1: Pick 3 of 6

·       Ancestor Approved edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith

·       Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri

·       Red, White, and Whole by Rajani Larocca

·       Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez

·       The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

·       Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

Module 2 OR 3: Pick 3 of 5 books

Module 2: Activism

·       Go With the Flow by Lily Williams and Karen Schneemann

·       Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu

·       The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Perez

·       Why We Fly by Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal

·       Watch Us Rise by Ellen Hagen and Renee Watson

Module 3: Identity

·       Black Brother Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhode

·       Spin With Me by Ami Polonsky

·       Obie is Man Enough by Schuyler Bailar

·       The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta

·       Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

Note: Books may be read in whatever format works best for you: purchased, from the library, e-book, and audiobook all work.

"I REALLY ENJOYED THE TEXTS THAT WERE SELECTED FOR THE COURSE."

"IT WAS HELPFUL TO USE CANVAS AS A "STUDENT" SINCE I AM PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH THE TEACHER SIDE OF THINGS."

"THIS COURSE WAS VERY WORTH MY TIME BECAUSE IT HELPED ME GROW IN MY PROFESSION. IT ALLOWED ME TO EXPLORE CONTENT I WOULDN'T NORMALLY READ/STUDY."

"EXCELLENT OPTIONS FOR READING RELEVANT BOOKS."

"IT IS A FUN CLASS WITH FANTASTIC BOOKS TO READ."

"I LOVE BEING ABLE TO CHOOSE THE BOOKS I COULD READ."

"MEGHAN WAS GREAT TO WORK WITH - EVEN BEFORE THE COURSE I HAD QUESTIONS REGARDING TAKING BOTH COURSES AT THE SAME TIME AND SHE RESPONDED RIGHT AWAY. I REALLY APPRECIATED HER KINDNESS AND WILLINGNESS TO ALWAYS ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS! i AM EXCITED TO TAKE HER NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE COURSE THIS SUMMER."

"I REALLY ENJOYED BEING ABLE TO VIEW OTHER TEACHER'S DISCUSSION POSTS AND THEIR THOUGHTS AND CONNECTIONS WITH THE TEXTS!"

"GREAT BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL."

"THE ASSIGNMENTS WERE WELL LAID OUT AND THOUGHT PROVOKING."

**Registration Instructions**

Online registration URL closes @ 5:00 p.m. on June 15, 2023.

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