Your Story, Our Story: Uncovering Stories that Include Everyone

Sessions 1 & 2: Grades K-6

Building on the theme of diversity, inclusion, equity, utilize books and stories that demonstrate diversity, inclusion, and equity and how they could be utilized as a teaching tool in classrooms. Antonio will share three tools that will help participants to unlock their own personal stories of diversity, inclusion, and equity that they can then share immediately with their community, both as a way to create connection and to improve literacy.

Antonio Sacre

Antonio Sacre tells stories. His tales of growing up bilingually in a Cuban and Irish-American household have inspired children worldwide to gather their own family stories and become storytellers themselves. His stories have been published in award-winning books and audio recordings. His Professional Developments and Keynote addresses have helped educators teach writing to students from pre-Kindergarten through graduate school. Now his stories are being developed for film and television. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, two children, and two cats. Yes, he's a cat guy.