About This Lesson
Join us for a free timely webinar on Wednesday, January 29th, 2025 at 4:00 PM ET. Expert authors Katheryn Russell-Brown (She Was the First!: The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm), Aixa Pérez-Prado (Mercedes Sosa: Voice of the People), and Michael Genhart (Edie For Equality: Edie Windsor Stands Up for Love) will lead an inspiring discussion on how to teach about civics, leadership, and youth activism with children’s books.
During this one-hour webinar, you will learn effective, pragmatic strategies to:
- Educate about the value of community through captivating, engaging biographies centering pivotal historical figures;
- Use the medium of children’s biographies as a springboard to learn about social studies;
- Navigate productive conversations about civic engagement in the classroom; and
- Support young readers in recognizing their voice and power to make a difference in their community.
All those in attendance during the live presentation on Wednesday, January 29 will be automatically entered into a sweepstakes for a chance to win a hardcover set of the incredible picture book biographies featured.
An email with the Zoom link to access the webinar will be sent the day before the live event and then again an hour before the start time.
Attendees will have the ability to enable Closed Captioning in the Zoom platform.
Following the webinar, all registrants will receive a link to the recording with burned-on captions.
