In NYC? Consider This Workshop
Posted on November 10, 2019
This Thursday, November 14, the English Language Arts Committee of the UFT will be hosting a workshop on deepening students' reading, writing, thinking, and collaboration:
New from the Philippines: Film, Identity, and Representation
Posted on November 03, 2019
What are the cultural divides within our countries? How well can we ever understand one another across those divides? A Filipino poem about an indigenous boy, published in this month's Words Without Borders, grapples with this question and hints at the risks of looking at another human being as if he is "a fish / in an aquarium."
New "Teacher as Researcher" grants from the ILA
Posted on October 28, 2019
Interested in finding out about the impact of global literature on students' understanding of current events? Curious about how the latest educational theories hold up in practice? Or is there another research question you're eager to explore in your classroom?
East Central Europe in Translation: New Literature and Reportage
Posted on October 21, 2019
Three days in advance of International Translation Day, Columbia University’s East European Center at the Harriman Institute presented a panel discussion on the art of literature in translation and the business of publishing translated literature.
New Audio: Muzaffar and Bananas and More
Posted on October 15, 2019
WWB recently partnered with WNYC's Selected Shorts for an evening of readings and performances of some of our favorite stories, including Muzaffer and Bananas, in which a pair of "chubby, despairing Turkish teenagers" visit the zoo and discover their feelings for one another. (For teaching ideas and resources connected to this story, read the blog post In the Magazine: Love and Friendship in Turkey.)