[Asis-l] Diversity in Children's Literature Short Course Coming in January - Register Today!

[iSchool UMD]

*Diversity in Children’s Literature—An Online Short Course Offered by
Maryland’s iSchool*



Register now for *Diversity in Children’s Literature*—a fully online,
6-week short course designed for children’s and school librarians and K-12
teachers offered through the Professional Education program at the
University of Maryland’s iSchool.



Participants will explore diversity issues in literature written for
children from birth through age 14. The course will focus on the
definition, identification, characteristics, and evaluation of diverse
books, and strategies for building and promoting diverse collections. At
the completion of the short course, participants will receive a certificate
of completion and earn eighteen (18) contact hours of continuing education
units (CEUs), which fulfill professional development requirements for
educators in the Maryland-DC-Virginia area.



Instructor Edie Ching is an adjunct faculty member at the University of
Maryland’s iSchool with a wealth of knowledge and experience in literature
and materials for children. She has worked as a K-12 educator, as a
training specialist for the IRS, and as a school librarian. She is an
active member of The Children’s Book Guild in Washington, DC, and is an
author escort for authors visiting the Washington metropolitan area.



*Short Course Details*

·         Dates: January 9, 2017–February 5, 2017

·         Location: Online asynchronous course

·         Price and Refunds

o   $349.00 (payable by debit or credit only)

o   Refunds will only be given under extreme circumstances at the
discretion of the Professional Education Committee.



*Registration Details*

To register for this short course, visit http://go.umd.edu/
diversity-child-lit17.



For more information, visit http://ischool.umd.edu/continuing-education. If
you have any questions, please contact Tricia Donovan (donovant at umd.edu),
Coordinator of Professional Education at Maryland’s iSchool.





*The Professional Education program at Maryland’s iSchool is committed to
providing quality professional and continuing education opportunities to
library and information professionals. These opportunities include short
courses, webcasts, workshops, and other experiences, both in-person and
virtually. For more information,
visit http://ischool.umd.edu/continuing-education
<http://ischool.umd.edu/continuing-education>.*