Monday, March 2 at 7 PM CST |  8:00 PM EST

As school librarians, we know the value of providing windows, mirrors, and sliding glass doors (Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop) for our students. Many of us have followed and admired the work of Tricia Ebarvia, high school English teacher and one of the co-founders of #DisruptTexts, Cicely Lewis, school librarian and #ReadWoke founder, and other school librarians collaborating in this work like Brooke Hauer. During our March webinar, Responsive Reads: Creating Inclusive & Work Collections, we will be joined by Tricia, Cicely, and Brooke, who will share how school librarians can apply their inspirational work with Read Woke, building inclusive libraries, and disrupting texts.

Featuring:

Tricia Ebarvia:
Tricia is a high school English teacher, a Pennsylvania Writing & Literature Project Co-Director, Heinemann Fellow, and #DisruptTexts Co-Founder—but above all, she is an advocate for literacy instruction rooted in equity and liberation. A consultant for The Educator Collaborative, Tricia presents on topics including reading/writing workshop, digital literacies, anti-bias pedagogy, and curriculum design.

Brooke Hauer:

Cicely Lewis:
Named a 2019 Library Journal Mover and Shaker and the 2019 Georgia Library Media Specialist of the Year, Cicely Lewis is a school librarian with a passion for creating lovers of reading. In 2017, she started the Read Woke challenge in response to the shootings of young unarmed black boys, the repeal of DACA, and the lack of diversity in young adult literature. Her students were required to read books that challenge the social norm and give voice to the voiceless. Using this platform, she had inspired the nation to Read Woke with educators across the world joining in and sharing the movement with their students. A native of Mississippi, she currently resides in Georgia with her Anime loving husband, Michael and two rambunctious children, Tristan and Trinity. When she is not reading, you can find Cicely writing for her bi-monthly column in the School Library Journal where she shares her book recommendations. Her writing was also recently featured in the 20th Anniversary Edition of Walter Dean Myers 145th Street Short Stories. Follow her on Twitter @cicelythegreat or check out her blog CicelytheGreat.


​ISTE Lib Professional Development Team Host: Lynn Kleinmeyer

Link to Webinar: bit.ly/ISTElibwebinars