About the Project
Children’s literature provides a mirror and window to human experiences. Often used as a tool to bridge discussions of hard histories and truths, this Buchanan Library Fellowship introduced students to K12 research by utilizing educational research tools (e.g. Children’s Literature Comprehensive Database, TeachingBooks.Net) and equity frameworks (e.g. Learning for Justice’s Standards) to critically examine children’s literature and social justice resources from Peabody Library’s Curriculum Materials Collection and Nashville Public Library for teachers to use in the classroom. Students had the opportunity to interact with mentors, noted Black children’s literature authors, and visit the National Museum of African American Music.
Mentors
Tiffeni Fontno; Emily Pendergrass
Fellows
Laila Thomas, Jackson DeJong, Sadie Karr, Ainsley Gill, Kel’Veon Kelly
Project
Students curated resources and developed online bibliographic resources for K12 teachers to utilize in the curriculum. Fellows’ topics focused on Black music, musical artists and social justice movements.