Lorien Lawrence, Janae Marks, Dan Poblocki, and Mia Wenjen gave this panel at NCTE Boston 2024.
Every day, teachers ask students to be brave and take risks with both academics and social interactions. Sometimes, though, students doubt their own bravery. That’s where books come in — they’re the perfect medium to model courage in all forms. This panel will discuss books with brave characters, including kids who challenge stereotypes, battle mental illness, and fight monsters.
The slide deck below has the book resource.
How Stories Can Make Students Feel Brave and Take Risks – NCTE 2024 Presentation
Thank you to everyone who came to our panel!
p.s. Related posts:
Ten Picture Books That Spark Courage
10 Picture Books for Finding Courage
My NCTE Panel: How Stories Can Help Students Feel Brave and Take Risks
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We Sing from the Heart: How the Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court
- Junior Library Guild Gold selection
- California Eureka! Nonfiction Children’s Book Award
- Orbis Pictus Recommended Book for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children
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Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World
- ⭐ Starred review from School Library Journal!
- Junior Library Guild Gold selection
- Massachusetts Book Award Long List
- dPICTUS 100 Outstanding Picture Books of 2023
- Chicago Library’s Best of the Best
- 2023 INDIES Book of the Year Awards Finalist
- Green Earth Book Award Long List
- Nautilus Silver Winner, Nonfiction Children’s Picture Book
- Imagination Soup’s 35 Best Nonfiction Books of 2023 for Kids
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Bank Street College’s The Best Children’s Books of the Year
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