Global and Culturally Diverse Texts with Drs. Lauren Liang and Raven Cromwell In today’s episode host Matt Sroka chats with Drs. Lauren Liang and Raven Cromwell. They discuss the lack of global and culturally diverse texts being in the classroom, and how schools can get more diverse texts in the classroom. This conversation centers around their article for JAAL: The impact of children's and young adult literature courses on teachers' selection of global and culturally diverse texts for the classroomLauren Aimonette Liang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Utah. Her research focuses on the selection and educational use of children's and young adult literature, children's literature in teacher preparation programs, and text characteristics as related to K-12 student response and understanding of texts. Dr. Liang is a board member for the United States Board on Books for Young People, a past-president of the Children’s Literature Assembly, and has served on a number of children’s literature award committees, including the 2020 Mildred L. Batchelder Award (Chair) and the 2017 Caldecott Medal committee.Raven N. Cromwell is an Associate Professor in the School of Education at Utah Valley University. Her research interests include the science of reading, culturally diverse books, and partnerships between school districts and educator preparation programs. She is the chair of the Ways and Means Committee of the Children's Literature Assembly, a past chair of the International Literacy Association's Children's and Young Adult Book Awards, a member of the United States Board on Books for Young People and the National Council of Teachers of English, and a member of the planning committee for a Utah branch of The Reading League. Resources:The impact of children's and young adult literature courses on teachers' selection of global and culturally diverse texts for the classroom United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY) Outstanding International Book List: https://www.usbby.org/news/2024-outstanding-international-books-list-announced  International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Hans Christian Anderson Award: https://www.usbby.org/ibby-hans-christian-andersen-award.html Mildred L. Batchelder Award: https://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/batchelderPromoting Understanding With International Literature (Free ILA Webinar)

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