When: Monday, October 19, 2020 from 4:30-5:30 PM Where: Online How: Use this link to log in: https://bit.ly/30izUyk Please join the USF Libraries LGBTQ+ Special Collections and the Office of Multicultural Affairs to honor LGBTQ+ History Month and explore LGBTQ+ history in Tampa …Continue Reading
Category: Social Justice
Anti-Racist Reading List
The USF Libraries Anti-Racist Reading list, curated by St. Pete’s Nelson Poynter Memorial Library, includes library-owned resources. both print and e-books through the Libraries.. The purpose of the list is to help our community create meaningful discourse about the injustices and racial …Continue Reading
Teacher Resources for Talking about Race, Racism and Black Lives Matter
Education Week has posted some very helpful teacher resources in their article, “15 Classroom Resources for Discussing Racism, Policing, and Protest.” Some of these include a PBS lesson plan about the death of George Floyd, the Anti-Defamation League short lesson on Floyd’s …Continue Reading
Dr. Joan F. Kaywell Books Save Lives Award Reception
You are invited to come meet and greet with award recipient Sandra Uwiringiyimana author of How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child on Thursday, February 6, 2020 from 4-6 pm at the USF Alumni Center–Traditions Hall. Click here to …Continue Reading
Featured E-book: Queer Adolescent Literature
Queer Adolescent Literature as a Complement to the English Language Arts Curriculum, by Joan Kaywell (2018), offers guided instructional approaches for including queer-themed young adult literature in language arts. Each chapter highlights one YA novel and offers activities that guide students to a deeper understanding of the content. Image credit
Diversity and Inclusion Resources: Inclusive Pedagogy
LibGuides are those created by librarians as good starting points for research and identifying quality resources on various topics. <a LibGuides are those created by librarians as good starting points for research and identifying quality resources on various topics. The Diversity and Inclusion Resources Guide from Denison Libraries offers some wonderful resources for those educators who would like to see a nice one-stop shopping place for resources. Remember that your librarians here at USF can create these guides customized to some of the courses you teach.
Featured E-book–Teaching Race
Teaching Race, How to Help Students Unmask and Challenge Racism by Stephen Brookfield (2019), addresses the need to educate students about race and racism in higher education. This book addresses some of the most common questions teachers raise about how to teach students racial awareness, particularly at predominantly White institutions. The book includes practical tips, tools and techniques shared by teachers in various disciplines.