PPSD RISE UP Conference

Windows, Mirrors and Sliding Glass Doors: A Framework for Prioritizing Instructional Equity in the Social Studies Classroom Resources

Marcela Astudillo, Matthew Farinha, and Darshell Silva

Presentation Slides at end of page.

Multicultural Book Awards

Américas Book Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature
The Américas Award is given in recognition of U.S. works of fiction, poetry, folklore, or selected non-fiction ... published in the previous year in English or Spanish that authentically and engagingly portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States.
American Indian Youth Literature Award
The awards were established as a way to identify and honor the very best writing and illustrations by and about American Indians.
Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature
This award honors and recognizes individual work about Asian/Pacific Americans and their heritage, based on literary and artistic merit.
Carter G. Woodson Book Award
This award honors the most distinguished social science books appropriate for young readers that depict ethnicity in the United States.
Coretta Scott King Book Awards
Annual award to outstanding African-American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values.
Dolly Gray Children's Literature Award
Recognizes authors, illustrators, and publishers of high quality fictional and biographical children, intermediate, and young adult books that appropriately portray individuals with developmental disabilities.
Freeman Book Awards

Honoring East And Southeast Asian Titles for Children and Young Adults

National Jewish Book Award for Children's Literature
The award is given annually for the best quality book of Jewish content in the field of children's literature.
Pura Belpré Award
The award is presented to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.
Stonewall Book Award
The first and most enduring award for GLBT books is sponsored by the American Library Association's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table.
Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award
The award recognizes and honor authors and illustrators that create quality children’s literature depicting the Mexican American experience.

Copy of Equity Conference Slides