"Movement and Migration: Teaching with Children's Literature" - Join Us at Lesley University One Week This Summer!

This summer, July 8th-12th, we will be offering a professional development institute at Lesley University called "Movement and Migration: Teaching with Children's Literature." In this five-day institute, we will explore children's, middle grade, and young adult literature of all genres that explore immigration and migration. 


Here is the description of our program: 

"Human beings are on the move. Climate change, political

unrest, and economic instability have unleashed unprecedented migrations globally. How do we respond to students who have experienced traumatic relocation? How do we help all of our students understand the people behind the news stories? What can we learn from the past that helps us to understand the present? 

During our week together, we'll explore a range of children’s, middle grade, and young adult books that convey contemporary and historic refugee and immigrant experiences. We’ll hear from authors as well as experts in immigration and the global refugee crisis. Ultimately, we’ll explore the potential for multimodal, multigenre text sets to anchor explorations of human movement and migration in language arts, social studies, and science in grades K–12. With an emphasis on curriculum development, the institute will focus on the use of young people’s literature as a vehicle to explore multiple perspectives, teaching strategies for various genres, and issues related to differentiated instruction and text complexity for diverse learners. 

For more information: Contact Rodney Durand at 617.349.8511 or at capse@lesley.edu. You can find out more at the Center for Advanced Professional Studies in Education (CAPSE) at Lesley University. 
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