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Friday, March 31 • 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Luncheon - Panel Presentation: Getting it Right: Building Diverse In-home & Classroom Libraries that Unify Students with Positive Representation

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Welcoming Remarks: Edgar Zazueta, Executive Director, ACSA

Panel Presentation: Getting it Right: Building Diverse In-home & Classroom Libraries that Unify Students with Positive Representation
Research shows that reading is paramount to academic success. That's why building home and classroom libraries throughout your districts and schools that incorporate diverse perspectives is an essential component of an equitable classroom. So, the question remains, how can we ensure access to equal representation in all classrooms that build empathy, respect, understanding, and connection? How can we provide all students with the historical context to understand the world around them? This session will focus on research on the power of independent reading, diverse in-home and classroom libraries, and the demand for more representation. Join us as we explore a transformative framework that uses literacy to build equity, one book at a time.
Speakers
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Michael Haggen

General Manager, Scholastic Literacy Pro® & Collections, Scholastic Education Solution
Michael Haggen is Senior Vice President, General Manager, Scholastic Literacy Pro® & Collections, Scholastic Education Solution. In Haggen’s twenty-five years of academic experience, he has served as a teacher, principal, chief academic officer and direct report to superintendents... Read More →
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Dr Don Vu

Mentor, Scholastic Rising Voices Library: Amplifying AANHPI Narratives
Dr. Don Vu is a former Vietnamese refugee, elementary school teacher, and principal. In 2017, he received the Celebrate Literacy Award from the California Reading Association. Dr. Vu has spent his 24-year educational career focused on the transformative and life-changing power of... Read More →
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Sulma Arzu-Brown

Mentor, Scholastic Rising Voices Library: Elevating Latino Stories, Scholastic Rising Voices Library
Sulma Arzu-Brown is a proud Garifuna, Afro-Latina, award-winning author, and lifelong champion for Diversity & Inclusion. Sulma utilizes her platform to honor the global Black and Afro-Latin Diaspora, showcase the infinite possibilities for girls and boys of color, and help end hair... Read More →
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Carlos Castillo

Chief Officer, Department of Equity, Fresno Unified School District
Carlos Castillo currently serves as Chief of Equity in the Fresno Unified School District. Carlos has served the district as an instructional superintendent, principal, vice-principal, and teacher for the past 24 years. Mr. Castillo is a product of the Fresno Unified School District... Read More →
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Edgar Zazueta

Executive Director, ACSA
Edgar Zazueta served as the ACSA Senior Director of Policy and Governmental Relations beginning in 2015, and was appointed as Executive Director in 2022.Prior to joining ACSA, Zazueta served as the Chief of External Affairs for Los Angeles Unified School District. In this capacity... Read More →

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Friday March 31, 2023 12:00pm - 1:30pm PDT
Meritage I - VIII
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