December 2020 Book: When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed Speaker: Safiya Jama Resources: Teacher’s Guide
Month: January 2022
Invisible Communities and the Places We Ignore: A Writing Workshop
January 2021 Book: A People’s History of Heaven by Mathangi Subramanian Speaker: Mathangi Subramanian Resources: Lesson plans and interviews Discussion Questions
Teaching about the Middle East and North Africa – Rethinking Approaches
February 2021 Book: Nowhere Boy by Katherine Marsh Speaker: Dr. Maria Hantzopoulos Resources: Chapter by Chapter Educators’ Guide Author Website Reader’s Guide
Stories from The Gambia with Alder Baldeh and Sister City Chair Kujabi
March 2021 Book: One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of The Gambia by Miranda Paul Speakers: Samba Baldeh, Wisconsin State Assembly Member Jerreh Kujabi, Madison-Kanifing Sister City Committee Chair Resources: Teacher Resources Author Interviews and …
Found in Translation: How Language Shapes Our Lives and Transforms the World
April 2021 Book: Found in Translation: How Language Shapes Our Lives and Transforms the World by Nataly Kelly and Jost Zetzsche Speaker: Jost Zetzsche Resources: Living Dictionaries Wisconsin DPI World Language Education Resources Wisconsin Association For …
Go Big Read Book Discussion: Transcendent Kingdom
October 2021 Book: Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi UW-Madison Initiative: Go Big Read Resources: Discussion Guide Go Big Read Toolkits
Social Justice: Writing For, Writing Back
November 2021 Book: The Lines We Cross, by Randa Abdel-Fattah Resources: Online Resources & Discussion Questions Teaching about Refugees
New Immigrant and Refugee Visions
May 2020 Film: New Immigrant and Refugee Visions Resources
The Lethal Soviet Legacy in Kazakhstan
June 2020 Film: The Lethal Soviet Legacy in Kazakhstan Speaker: Dr. Andy Bruno Resources: Discussion Questions Lesson Plan
This Changes Everything
April 2020 Film: This Changes Everything Resources: Discussion Questions