When
Join us for a professional development workshop for early care and education professionals who serve native communities. Participants will learn about how to use dialogic reading with young children and children’s books celebrating native people and cultures.
Date: July 12, 2024
Time: 11:00AM to 2:00PM Arizona (MST) / 12:00 to 3:00PM Navajo Nation (MDT)
Registration:https://tinyurl.com/BookShare7-12-2024
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Workshop Schedule (all times are MST/ Arizona)
Welcome and Introductions
Morgan Smith, a children’s book author, will present the books she has created in English and Apache and the importance of indigenizing early literacy.
Candi Running Bear, Ph.D., an assistant professor in education at Western New Mexico University, will provide background information on the evidence-based intervention, Dialogic Reading and how to make this intervention culturally relevant.
Short Break
Book Sharing
Each participant will share a book for young children (0-6-year-olds) that is written by a native author and/or celebrates native people and cultures. Participants will break into small groups to share books and engage in a discussion about how they use the books with young children.
All attendees will receive a list of the books shared during the event and one of Morgan’s books.
When you register, you will be asked to provide the title and author for one book written by a native author and/or that celebrates native people or cultures as well as how you use that book with young children. Please bring that book or the title and author of the book to the workshop.
Professional Development Hours
If you live and work in AZ, sign up at www.AZRegistry.org(link is external) to receive three professional development hours.
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