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Reading the World: A Virtual Book Club for K-12 Educators

Reading the World: A Virtual Book Club for K-12 Educators

Explore the world’s most pressing challenges through literature

Join fellow educators and guest speakers from Indiana University in lively discussion about global fiction and non-fiction books. Each semester, participants will explore themes from a different UN Sustainable Development Goal and consider to incorporate the issue into the classroom. Participants receive free copies of each book, Professional Growth Points, and a small stipend.

Spring 2021 Book Club: Reduce Inequality

Dates: Tuesdays: January 26th, February 23rd, and March 30th, 2021.

Time: 4:00-6:00pm

Location: Zoom

PGP Points: 6

Registration Deadline: January 12th (click here to register)

Participants will:

- Attend an introduction session on January 19 and two book club discussion sessions.
- Receive FREE copies of the books.
- Submit a short reflection or lesson about SDG 10 and your educational practice.
- Receive a $50 stipend and 6 professional growth points.

For more information, contact Elisheva Cohen or A'ame Joslin

Books we will read

February 23: Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh, by Uma Krishnaswami: About the Book: Middle-grade historical fiction. In 1945, Maria learns to play softball with her classmates and strategizes to protect her family’s farm in the face of racist and sexist laws.
March 30: The Weight of Our Sky, by Hanna Alkaf: About the Book: Young adult historical fiction. A music loving teen with OCD does everything she can to find her way back to her mother during the historic race riots in 1969 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Stay tuned for more information about our spring book club series on SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities.

Previous Events

Books we read: Fall 2020, SDG 3

Fall 2020 Book Club: Good Health and Well Being

Dates: October 6th, November 10th, and December 8th (optional), 2020.

Time: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm, Via Zoom

Oct 6th, 2020
- Book: The Bridge Home, by Padma Venkatraman.
- Presentation by: Dr. Tapati Dutta, Assistant Professor in Public Health at Fort Lewis College.
- About the Book: Four determined homeless children make a life for themselves in Padma Venkatraman's stirring middle-grade debut.
- This session is co-sponsored by the Dhar India Studies Center at Indiana University.
- For more information, click here
Nov 10th, 2020
- Book: I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor's Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity, by Izzeldin Abueleish.
- About the Book: By turns inspiring and heart-breaking, hopeful and horrifying, I Shall Not Hate is Izzeldin Abuelaish's account of an extraordinary life.
- This session is co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Middle East at Indiana University.
- For more information, click here.
Dec 8th, 2020
- Book: The Astonishing Color of After, by Emily X.R. Pan
- Presentation by: Yung Yung Chan, Doctoral Candidate in Chinese Language Pedagogy
- About the Book: Leigh Chen Sanders is absolutely certain about one thing: When her mother died by suicide, she turned into a bird.
- For more information, click here.
- This session is co-sponsored by the East Asia Studies Center at Indiana University.

Center for the Study of Global Change

Reading the World: A Virtual Book Club for K-12 Educators

Explore the world’s most pressing challenges through literature

Spring 2021 Book Club: Reduce Inequality

Books we will read

Previous Events

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Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies

Reading the World: A Virtual Book Club for K-12 Educators

Explore the world’s most pressing challenges through literature

Spring 2021 Book Club: Reduce Inequality

Books we will read

Previous Events

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Additional links and resources

Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies