Curriculum for Critical Consciousness cindikoudelka.substack.com?r=iyxub&utm_...

Curriculum for Critical Consciousness cindikoudelka.substack.com?r=iyxub&utm_...

I'm attending No Kings's event, “One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

Excited to share that I will be presenting "Dreaming Boldly Through the Power of Story" with @hoffiecup, @katrussell05, and @gregm676 AND "Dreaming for Disruption: Leveraging Queer Literature to Foster a More Inclusive Future" with @hoffiecup and @lissawheels at NCTE in November!

The 2025 Illinois Reading conference is coming March 13-14, 2025 in Springfield, IL. We have 21 featured speakers, 21 Illinois reads authors and over 200 local educators presenting. Check out these starter packs. go.bsky.app/P1GfZxu

The 2025 Illinois Reading conference is coming March 13-14, 2025 in Springfield, IL. We have 21 featured speakers, 21 Illinois reads authors and over 200 local educators presenting. Check out these starter packs. go.bsky.app/JJPho2a

“Taking books away from kids and schools does not protect our children — it erases many of the stories and voices that do.” Governor Tim Walz, 3.21.24

If you are interested in the fight against book bans, I'd love to invite you to listen to this episode, where we had a chance to deep dive into the philosophy of fighting for our kids' freedom to read. Kelly is one of the nation's foremost experts on bans, and it was a pleasure to chat with her!

@katrussell05.bsky.social does it again with this great starter pack of @ilreadcouncil.bsky.social #illinoisreads authors. Let's liberate literacy and promote authors and their beautiful work. bsky.app/start/did:pl...

Anderson's Bookshop! Dec 5! 6-8 pm! Ill be talking One Cool Duck at the Illinois Reads Council "2025 Illinois Reads Sneak Peek" event! Open to everyone. Come and hang! Ill be reading and doodling and having fun! #author #illustrator #onecoolduck #kidlit #comics #graphicnovel

2025 Illinois Reads Books go.bsky.app/GUagdk7 “Illinois Reads” was introduced by the Illinois Reading Council in March 2013. It encourages people to read books by Illinois authors. Each year, the program offers a new list of six books in six different age levels. illinoisreads.org #illinoisreads

Plan now to attend the 2025 IRC Conference from March 12-14, 2025 in Springfield, Illinois. Don't miss seeing some incredible featured speakers. To present a session, submit a proposal by December 15th! Registration and Housing is open! Find out more at illinoisreadingcouncil.org!

Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program

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Past President Katie Russell put together this awesome starter pack of featured speakers who will be at the Illinois Reading conference March 12-14 go.bsky.app/QnDZ9iV Stay tuned for a pack with the Illinois Reads authors!

Already missing #NCTE24 and/or #ALAN24? Sad because you didn't get to see an author you wanted to see? Never fear- Illinois has your back! Join us March 12 - 14 for Illinois Reading Council's conference. Our lineup of featured speakers, #IllinoisReads authors, and breakout sessions is 🔥.

Presenting with @cmkoudelka.bsky.social at #NCTE2024! #HopeHeartHumanity #RepresentationMatters

“Just because this is the way things are doesn’t mean that this is how it has to be.” -Bryan Stevenson #NCTE24

"We deny ourselves the beauty of justice when we refuse to tell the truth" we must be agents of hope -Bryan Stevenson #NCTE24

"I have no interest in punishment; my interest is liberation." Bryan Stevenson #NCTE24

"The North won the Civil War, but the South won the narrative war." Bryan Stevenson #NCTE24

Kate McKinnon entertaining us this morning and reminding us about the power of connections, especially when we find our merry band of freaks. #NCTE24

A successful first day at #NCTE24 kicked off with a view of the Ocean, a couple of side trips to the Harry Potter Exhibit, @bluebunnybooks , Cheers, Duckling statue, back for the amazing Justice Brown Jackson, and then a trip to the to @peterhreynolds studio. What a day!

My first post & what's it about? The IRC conference of course! Our lineup is 🔥. You still have time to join us as a presenter or attendee! Don't forget to order a T-shirt only available through pre-orders. #illinoisreadingcouncil #liberatingliteracy www.illinoisreadingcouncil.org/conference-i...