Friday, November 19, 2021

Introducing The Work of My Fellow NCTE Presenters


The National Council of English Teachers (NCTE) Conference began this past Wednesday, November 17th. 


I’m honored that the panel of 6 BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) authors I put together was accepted as an On Demand Session at this year’s conference. The theme of the conference this year is Equity, Justice, and Antiracist Teaching.

Click here to register for the NCTE Convention

Click here to find our On Demand Session

Our panel titled, Normalizing Diversity and Decentering the Dominant Culture: Using Picture Books for Anti-Racist Teaching, will be available to NCTE Conference participants until February 19th.



I want to take this opportunity to introduce my 5 fellow authors and their amazing work. Please have a look at their websites and enjoy their picture books!











Traci Sorell



Here is are some of the other books we recommend for normalizing diversity.


Earlier in the year, Andrea J. Loney, Sharon Langley, Benson Shum, and I presented the same material at the American Federation of Teachers Biannual Conference.





In July, I wrote about how I am re-centering diversity and decentering white culture in my classroom, using picture books.


In 2022, Andrea J. Loney, Sharon Langley and I will present the material at 4 CTA (California Teacher's Association the state affiliate of the NEA) conferences.

Posted by Zeena M. Pliska

Author of :

Hello, Little One: A Monarch Butterfly Story Illustrated by Fiona Halliday  Page Street Kids

Egyptian Lullaby Illustrated by Hatem Aly Roaring Brook Press (coming Winter 2023)

For more info about me click here



7 comments:

Carmela Martino said...

Congratulations, Zeena. Looks like a terrific panel!

Tina Cho said...

Thanks, Zeena, for featuring our books & session.

April Halprin Wayland said...

I just finished watching your team's terrific presentation. Each author had a unique point of view and gave me something to chew on. Thank you!

Esther Hershenhorn said...

Thank you, Zeena, for sharing this amazing learning opportunity!

And,
Congrats on this NCTE Panel. Quite a feather in ALL of your caps.

Esther

zeena said...

Thank you so much for reading this blog post. It was particularly important for me to boost my fellow authors and their amazing work as we move to normalize diversity.

zeena said...

Thank you so much for reading this blog post. It was particularly important for me to boost my fellow authors and their amazing work as we move to normalize diversity.

zeena said...

Thank you so much for reading this blog post. It was particularly important for me to boost my fellow authors and their amazing work as we move to normalize diversity.