Join Dr. Nicole Ann Amato for this virtual teacher training session on how to use Mexikid by Pedro Martín in your classroom and find engaging ways of adding it to your curriculum. In this session, participants will learn to assess text complexity in graphic novels and to develop creative responses to literature that leverage visual literacies and storytelling.
Mexikid, published in 2023, tells the story of a Mexican American boy's family and their adventure-filled road trip to bring their abuelito back from Mexico. It is also the winner of the 2024 Américas Book Award, which is given to works that authentically and engagingly portray Latin America, the Caribbean or Latinos in the United States, and the 2024 Tomas Rivera Award for Mexican American children’s literature.
Bio
Nicole Amato (she/her) is an Assistant Professor of English Language Arts (ELA) & Literacy Education at California State University Channel Islands. A former high school ELA teacher, Nicole’s research and teaching is focused on youth reading practices, children’s and young adult literature, and anti-oppressive pedagogies. Nicole received her PhD in Literacy, Language, and Culture from the University of Iowa. Her dissertation explored how teacher candidates' responses to comics marketed to queer youth influenced their dispositions as anti-oppressive educators.