Tag: books
We are pleased to share several new and forthcoming titles on Central America and Central Americans in the United States. Two of the titles (Mani Semilla and Avocado Dreams) are by Teach Central America advisors Anna Lapera and Ana Patricia Rodríguez. Two other advisors, Claudia Portillo and Jennifer Cárcamo, contributed essays to Central American Women …
On the #TeachTruth Day of Action, every Lush store in the United States installed a display about banned books, featuring the picture book Fry Bread (one of 176 books that was removed from classrooms in Duval County, Florida in January 2022) and a link to learn more at the Zinn Education Project.
Anna Lapera, Bessie Flores Zaldívar, John Manual Arias, and Diana Rojas enchanted the audience at Busboys and Poets in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, September 25. They shared stories about why they wrote their books with Central American themes, read excerpts, and responded to questions from the audience.
Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS’ 4th grade teaching team led students through a unit on book banning this fall which culminated in a letter to Scholastic expressing concern about the way that books are categorized at their book fairs.
In the spring of 2016, teachers in Salem, Massachusetts met after school to learn about the history and culture of their students from the Dominican Republic. The four part series of professional development workshops was so popular that it was offered again in 2017. Their core text for the workshops was Teaching for Change’s Caribbean Connections: The Dominican …
This summer we’ve had a chance to check out some new titles for elementary, middle, and high school students. We share them here with you. We also encourage you to join us in following the Reading While White (RWW) blog. In celebration of their first anniversary, RWW will review an #OwnVoices title each day for the …
Teaching for Change challenges young people to read as many books as they can over the summer – especially multicultural and social justice books. We also encourage young people and their caregivers to examine the representation of Native Americans and people of color in the Scholastic catalog, and then write a letter advocating for multicultural …
By Louise Derman-Sparks Based on “Ten Quick Ways to Analyze Children’s Books for Racism and Sexism.” Updated in 2013.* Children’s books continue to be an invaluable source of information and values. They reflect the attitudes in our society about diversity, power relationships among different groups of people, and various social identities (e.g., racial, ethnic, gender, …
A Guide for Parents and Teachers Recent events have led many parents and teachers to seek out resources to address issues of race and inequality with young children. We share with you here an excerpt from the book Anti-Bias Education for Young Children and Ourselves. The book offers practical guidance to early childhood educators (including parents) for confronting barriers …
We are pleased to announce that Teaching for Change board member Michael J. O’Brien’s book, We Shall Not Be Moved: The Jackson Woolworth Sit-In and the Movement it Inspired, is one of the 2014 Lillian Smith Book Award recipients. The Lillian Smith Book Awards were established in 1968 by the Southern Regional Council to recognize authors whose books represent …
Tag: books
New Books on Central America
Posted: March 1, 2026 by Allison Acosta
We are pleased to share several new and forthcoming titles on Central America and Central Americans in the United States. Two of the titles (Mani Semilla and Avocado Dreams) are by Teach Central America advisors Anna Lapera and Ana Patricia Rodríguez. Two other advisors, Claudia Portillo and Jennifer Cárcamo, contributed essays to Central American Women …
Category: 2026, News, News Articles Tags: books, Central America
Banned Books Display in Lush Stores
Posted: September 1, 2025 by Mykella
On the #TeachTruth Day of Action, every Lush store in the United States installed a display about banned books, featuring the picture book Fry Bread (one of 176 books that was removed from classrooms in Duval County, Florida in January 2022) and a link to learn more at the Zinn Education Project.
Category: 2025, News, News Articles Tags: books
Contemporary Central American Voices
Posted: September 28, 2024 by Aileen Tapia
Anna Lapera, Bessie Flores Zaldívar, John Manual Arias, and Diana Rojas enchanted the audience at Busboys and Poets in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, September 25. They shared stories about why they wrote their books with Central American themes, read excerpts, and responded to questions from the audience.
Category: 2024, News, News Articles, Uncategorized Tags: author events, books, Central America, Events
4th Graders Challenge Book Bans and Scholastic
Posted: November 20, 2023 by Allison Acosta
Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS’ 4th grade teaching team led students through a unit on book banning this fall which culminated in a letter to Scholastic expressing concern about the way that books are categorized at their book fairs.
Category: 2023, News Tags: books, Scholastic
Dominican Republic Book Frames Study Group for Teachers
Posted: July 3, 2017 by Allison Acosta
In the spring of 2016, teachers in Salem, Massachusetts met after school to learn about the history and culture of their students from the Dominican Republic. The four part series of professional development workshops was so popular that it was offered again in 2017. Their core text for the workshops was Teaching for Change’s Caribbean Connections: The Dominican …
Category: 2017, News, News Articles Tags: books, Dominican Republic
Back to School with New Social Justice Books
Posted: August 31, 2016 by Allison Acosta
This summer we’ve had a chance to check out some new titles for elementary, middle, and high school students. We share them here with you. We also encourage you to join us in following the Reading While White (RWW) blog. In celebration of their first anniversary, RWW will review an #OwnVoices title each day for the …
Category: 2016, News, News Articles Tags: books
Teaching for Change 2016 Summer Reading and Writing Challenge
Posted: May 17, 2016 by Allison Acosta
Teaching for Change challenges young people to read as many books as they can over the summer – especially multicultural and social justice books. We also encourage young people and their caregivers to examine the representation of Native Americans and people of color in the Scholastic catalog, and then write a letter advocating for multicultural …
Category: 2016, News, News Articles, Page Substitutes Tags: 2016, books, summer reading
Guide for Selecting Anti-Bias Children’s Books
Posted: April 14, 2016 by Allison Acosta
By Louise Derman-Sparks Based on “Ten Quick Ways to Analyze Children’s Books for Racism and Sexism.” Updated in 2013.* Children’s books continue to be an invaluable source of information and values. They reflect the attitudes in our society about diversity, power relationships among different groups of people, and various social identities (e.g., racial, ethnic, gender, …
Category: Page Substitutes Tags: anti-bias, books
Teaching Young Children about Race
Posted: July 8, 2015 by Allison Acosta
A Guide for Parents and Teachers Recent events have led many parents and teachers to seek out resources to address issues of race and inequality with young children. We share with you here an excerpt from the book Anti-Bias Education for Young Children and Ourselves. The book offers practical guidance to early childhood educators (including parents) for confronting barriers …
Category: News, News Articles Tags: books, early childhood, race, resources, stereotypes
Teaching for Change Board Member Wins 2014 Lillian Smith Book Award
Posted: August 18, 2014 by Teaching for Change
We are pleased to announce that Teaching for Change board member Michael J. O’Brien’s book, We Shall Not Be Moved: The Jackson Woolworth Sit-In and the Movement it Inspired, is one of the 2014 Lillian Smith Book Award recipients. The Lillian Smith Book Awards were established in 1968 by the Southern Regional Council to recognize authors whose books represent …
Category: 2014, News Tags: books, civil rights movement, Mississippi