Americas Award @ CLASP, Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs OverviewCLASP founded the Américas Award in 1993 to encourage and commend authors, illustrators and publishers who produce quality children’s and young adult books that portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinx in the United States, and to provide teachers with recommendations for classroom use. CLASP offers up to two annual book awards, together with a commended list of titles. Américas Award 2021 Fall Program:Celebration of Children’s and YA Latin American and Latinx Literature with the Library of CongressZoom Webinar Hosted by the Hispanic Reading Room at the Library of Congress Monday, October 11, 2021 6:00pm-7:30pm EDT Click here to register Join the Hispanic Reading Room at the Library of Congress and the Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP) in a virtual celebration of children’s and YA Latin American and Latinx literature. Nominate a 2021 title by clicking on this Call for Submissions Download theAméricas Award Toolkit here!
4Teachers : Main Page The Best Children's Books! Freeman Book Awards - NCTA Honoring East And Southeast Asian Titles for Children and Young Adults The National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA), the Committee on Teaching about Asia (CTA) of the Association for Asian Studies (AAS), and Asia for Educators (AFE) at Columbia University sponsor the annual Freeman Book Awards for new young adult and children’s literature. The awards recognize quality books for children and young adults that contribute meaningfully to an understanding of East and Southeast Asia. Awards for 2021 will be announced January 2022. 2020 Winner – Children’s Literature No Steps Behind: Beate Sirota Gordon’s Battle for Women’s Rights in Japan by Jeff Gottesfeld, Illustrated by Shiella Witanto (Creston Books) Nonfiction: biography, set in Japan 2020 Honorable Mention – Children’s Literature A Bowl Full of Peace: A True Story by Caren Stelson, Illustrated by Akira Kusaka, (Carolrhoda Books) Nonfiction, set in Japan
The Educator's Guide to Copyright and Fair Use A five-part series When it comes to copyright law and the application of fair use exceptions, ignorance is definitely not bliss! Learn how to educate yourselves and your students and avoid making a costly mistake! You really did plan to find time over the summer to familiarize yourself with the latest information on copyright law. You absolutely intended to look up the fair use guidelines for using technology resources. You truly meant to create a classroom copyright policy, locate agencies that grant permissions to use copyrighted materials, write a template for a permission request form, and locate sites to teach students about the value of original work and the societal benefits of obeying copyright laws. What's an educator to do? Click Part 1: Copyrights and Copying Wrongs below to begin. Who Said That? Article by Linda Starr Education World® Copyright © Education World
50 Essential Sites and People for School Librarians - Librarian Lisa Here are my top 50 essential websites, people, or blog posts for school librarians. These are people and sites to which I consistently return. Some of the entries below are skewed towards California school libraries, but I think they’re beneficial for anyone. Listed in no particular order. American Association of School Librarians (AASL). Did I leave out your favorite website or person?
Children’s Africana Book Awards | Center for African Studies CABA has three major objectives: to encourage the publication of children’s and young adult books that contribute to a better understanding of African societies and issues, to recognize literary excellence, and to acknowledge the research achievements of outstanding authors and illustrators. The awards are presented in two categories: Young Children Older Readers Annually, the Saturday after the CABA Ceremony, the CABA Festival follows at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art. About the Fair Use| U.S. Copyright Office U.S. Copyright Office Fair Use Index Welcome to the U.S. Copyright Office Fair Use Index. This Fair Use Index is a project undertaken by the Office of the Register in support of the 2013 Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement of the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC). Fair use is a longstanding and vital aspect of American copyright law. The Fair Use Index tracks a variety of judicial decisions to help both lawyers and non-lawyers better understand the types of uses courts have previously determined to be fair—or not fair. The Fair Use Index is designed to be user-friendly. Although the Fair Use Index should prove helpful in understanding what courts have to date considered to be fair or not fair, it is not a substitute for legal advice. We hope you find the Fair Use Index a helpful resource. Please note that the Copyright Office is unable to provide specific legal advice to individual members of the public about questions of fair use.
Free To Use and Share: Resources To Help Teach Kids (and Adults!) About Copyright and Creative Commons I've gotten a few requests lately for resources on how to teach kids (and adults!) about copyright. I've written before about how I don't think any lesson on copyright can be effective without an emphasis on creative commons and helping students choose licenses for their own work. To that end, I've also written before about how much love Edcanvas - a tool which recently changed its name to Blendspace. Enjoy! Direct link to this blendspace.
CCBC Choices - Cooperative Children's Book Center CCBC Choices is a best-of-the-year list created annually by the librarians of the Cooperative Children’s Book Center and published by the Friends of the CCBC, Inc. CCBC Choices 2020, recommending 245 books published in 2019, is now available. The fully annotated booklet includes author/title and subject indexes. Requesting Copies of CCBC Choices 2020 Wisconsin Libraries and Schools Public libraries, schools and other institutions in Wisconsin that are part of the statewide library delivery network: Request one or more copies be sent via the network. Note: Shipments will take longer to process and send due to following COVID-19 protocols. Individuals in Wisconsin Send $5.00 (to cover postage and handling) OR a self-addressed envelope (6.5 x 9″ or larger) with $4.00 postage to: CCBC Choices 401 Teacher Education 225 N. Individuals outside Wisconsin Order online from the Friends of the CCBC ($10.00 out-of-state) ORSend $10 to: CCBC Choices Friends of the CCBC, Inc. Past Editions of CCBC Choices
Connect2Texas What Is Creative Commons, And Should You Use It? While writing out your next academic paper, you look online for various images which are appropriate for what you’re talking about. Once you find something you like, you simply copy and paste it because, hey, who’s stopping you? More than likely, doing this is technically illegal. To make things easier on both content creators and consumers, Lawrence Lessig created the suite of Creative Commons licenses, a set of copyright licenses which clarify what you can do with content licensed with one of those licenses. So, how can finding Creative Commons-licensed material to use keep you legally safe? What Makes It Illegal? Whenever you find an image (or any online content, for that matter), there’s a good chance that it either:has a license which forbids you to use ithas no license at all Assuming that you didn’t ask for prior permission to use the content, it’s illegal to use it if either of these two cases applies. Use a Creative Commons License! What Exactly Is Defined As Commercial Use?
2020 Rise: A Feminist Book Project committee introduces new name and top ten feminist books for young readers PHILADELPHIA -- The Rise: A Feminist Book Project for Ages 0-18 committee (formerly known as the Amelia Bloomer Project), a subgroup of the Feminist Task Force (FTF) of the American Library Association's Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT), selected its top ten books for 2020. Each year, the committee creates an annual booklist of the best feminist books for young readers, ages birth through 18, to be used by interested librarians, teachers, parents, and others who work with youth. The following titles were chosen as the 2020 Top Ten: "Shout" by Laurie Halse Anderson "What Do You Do With a Voice Like That? "Rise! "We Set the Dark on Fire" by Tehlor Kay Mejia "The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family" by Ibtihaj Muhammad with S.K. "A Boy Like You" by Frank Murphy, illustrated by Kayla Harren "Forward Me Back to You" by Mitali Perkins "Thirteen Doorways Wolves Behind Them All" by Laura Ruby "At the Mountain's Base" by Traci Sorell, illustrated by Weshoyot Alvitre