CANCELLED: Day 1 Only: LCC Book & Media Study - Summer Season: Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Description: Looking for a new take on professional learning around supporting your multilingual learners? Join CESA 2 LCC Summer Book & Media Study -- Crossing Paths Series.

The art of storytelling will serve as our medium to learn about the language and cultures of our multilingual students and their families.
This 3- book series builds educators awareness for supporting linguistically and culturally diverse learners. They include the voices of authors who have lived these experiences. A collection of resources will accompany each book. These collections include artifacts such as poems, essays, articles, data, podcasts, videos and materials for classroom use. On the day of the book discussion, participants will have opportunities to engage in dialog, share ideas, and reflect. This professional learning supports culturally responsive teaching standards for speakers of other languages.

For each book, we will meet for a two-hour interactive book discussion. Sessions will be held via Zoom from 2:00 to 4:00 pm. Sessions are not recorded. A link to relevant resources for the will be sent the first of the month for that month’s featured book.

Sign up for a season summer pass (3 books) or an individual study (1 book). See links below to the entire series or other individual registration.

Dates:
Entire Series
June 17, 2021 - Book 1: Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
July 15, 2021 - Book 2 :The Distance Between Us: A Memoir by Reyna Grande
August 19, 2021 - Book 3: Call Me American by Abdi Nor Iftin

Cost:  $25 per session. $65 for the series. Book not included.

Credit Option: 1 credit option available through Concordia University at $160 per credit. For credit participants must attend 2 seminars within the series and complete applicable assignments.

About the facilitator:

Audrey Lesondak joins CESA 2 as a consultant in the Language and Culture Center of Excellence after serving eight years as a consultant at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI). There, she implemented programs to support English Learners/Multilingual Learners including the ESEA Title III-A grant, the ACCESS for ELLs English Language Proficiency (ELP) Assessment, Immigrant Children and Youth Discretionary Grant, Seal of Biliteracy, and the Bilingual Bicultural Grant. Audrey has been engaged in cross-cultural work and experiences for more than 20 years. Growing up in Chicago, traveling, and working within the fields of education, and in the arenas of teaching English to speakers of other languages, affordable housing, and community development, she has engaged in teaching and learning (a lifelong process) through multicultural, cultural awareness, and culturally-responsive approaches.

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In-Person Events: Restrictions on our in-person events due to COVID-19 have been lifted. We will be responsive to what's happening within our communities, and guidelines from the CDC and local health agencies for future offerings and will update guidelines when necessary.