A number of teachers, authors, and researchers were presented with awards recently during 楼凤天堂’s Annual Convention in Atlanta. Here, we feature some of the awards for books, journal articles, and publications.
Fiction: The recognizes fiction that has the potential to transform children鈥檚 lives by inviting compassion, imagination, and wonder. , the inspiration for the award. This year鈥檚 winner is Ghost by Jason Reynolds.
Nonfiction: Look to the to find the best nonfiction titles for your students. Some Writer!: The Story of E.B. White written and illustrated by Melissa Sweet was this year鈥檚 winner. Learn more about .
Poetry: 楼凤天堂 established its for Children in 1977 to honor a living American poet for his or her aggregate work for children ages 3鈥�13. This year’s winner is Marilyn Nelson. She is the author of many award-winning books. View more about .
These three awards are given at the Children鈥檚 Book Awards Luncheon. of the winners.
Diverse Books: The for an article in Research in the Teaching of English is presented annually to the author(s) from the previous year’s volume judged as likely to have the greatest impact on educational practice. The 2016 award went to Denise D谩vila for the article ““. D谩vila鈥檚 research examines the sociocultural contexts in which preservice teachers and underrepresented groups of children and families engage with diverse works of children鈥檚 literature.
Secondary Classrooms: The is given for articles in English Journal written by classroom teachers. In the first timely article, ““, Jennifer Ansbach asks students to challenge their views of iconic memorials and guides students through the challenges of creating a memorial that represents all. Her work demonstrates the important role English teachers play in helping students develop empathy.
In the second award-winning article, ““, Kiran Subhani helps students position themselves in both recognition of and creating a call to action using visual literacy. Subhani emphasizes the importance of visual literacy in today鈥檚 world as students are bombarded and bombard others with visual images.
Professional Learning: This year the went to Christina Saidy for ““. By telling one teacher鈥檚 story of professional growth, Saidy explores the power of effective teacher inquiry groups.
See the 楼凤天堂 website for and a complete list of winners. to see the winners with their awards.