On-Demand Virtual Training
The resources are fabulous and can be put to immediate use”
– Tracey Walsh, Neptune Middle School, NJ
Engaging with literature provides a unique opportunity to both understand ourselves at a deeper level and build empathy with understanding and connection with another’s story. In this loneliness epidemic and literacy crisis, fostering a love of critical reading and text engagement is more important than ever.
In this training, Re-Imagining Migration and Lee & Low Books discuss how to teach migration in literature for middle school and high school ELA programs. Learn about the Re-Imagining Migration Learning Arc and how to use this framework to curate high-quality, rigorous, migration-centered text sets and model how to use each component with texts at both the middle and high school levels. You’ll also be introduced to the latest resource from Re-Imagining Migration, a pilot resource kit for ELA teachers called the Re-Imagining Migration Literature Curriculum Resource Toolkit. The kit consists of three main components that can be used together or independently.
Learning objectives
Participants will be able to:
- Apply strategies for integrating migration themes into curriculum and school culture.
- Implement practical tools for fostering belonging and reflection through literature.
- Understand models for using the new resource toolkit in both middle and high school settings.
Recordings & Resources
Presented by:
Jill Eisenberg, Vice President of Business Development, Curriculum and Literacy Strategy, Lee & Low Books
Meisha Lamb-Bell, Program Director, Re-Imagining Migration
Key Concepts:
- When selecting texts, it is important to highlight a range of migration experiences with varied characters, communities, historical figures, an array of perspectives from within one community and texts that have authors and illustrators of diverse backgrounds.
- By examining high-quality texts through the lens of migration, teachers can create a sense of belonging for their students and address student literacy gaps while supporting literacy frameworks and state standards.
- Teachers can spark students’ love of reading by helping them find the right book, offering choice and agency, using multimodal access (audiobooks, videos, graphic novels) and creating joyful experiences with texts, such as theater adaptations, humor and peer mentoring.
Check out these resources:
- Re-Imagining Migration Literature Curriculum Resource Toolkit
- Lee & Low Biography Toolkit (available in English and Spanish)
- The ILC’s ESOL Teaching Resources Hub
- The ILC’s Immigrant and Immigration Stories Hub
Lee & Low Books recommendations:
- The Home We Make by Maham Khwaja, Daby Zainab Faidhi
- A Two-Placed Heart by Doan Phuong Nguyen
- Pedro’s Yo-Yos by Rob Peñas, Carl Angel
- Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando by Claudia Guadalupe Martínez, Magdalena Mora, Luis Humberto Crosthwaite
- Calling the Water Drum by LaTisha Redding, Aaron Boyd
- Boy, Everywhere by A. M. Dassu
Social media influencers and children’s book experts recommended by webinar participants:
Please note: The views expressed by guest presenters are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Immigrant Learning Center.