{"title":"Karen W. Tao","description":"Karen W. Tao, PhD, is Associate Professor in Counseling Psychology in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Utah. She is a community-engaged scholar who teaches, conducts research, and facilitates workshops with a commitment to reduce disparities in access, service provision, and quality of mental health and education for historically marginalized groups. Dr. Tao collaborated with PBS Utah to produce an award-winning digital series, \"Let's Talk.\" As the host of this seven-episode series, she met with parents to discuss how to talk with kids about race, racism, and cultural differences.","products":[{"product_id":"courageous-conversations-in-the-classroom-using-childrens-literature-to-support-social-and-emotional-growth-positive-identity-and-mental-health-hardcover","title":"Courageous Conversations in the Classroom: Using Children's Literature to Support Social and Emotional Growth, Positive Identity, and Mental Health - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA complete classroom toolkit for grades 3-6, this book empowers teachers to leverage high-quality children's literature to boost emotional well-being, positive self-identities, social awareness, and civic engagement. \u003c\/b\u003eNine thematic instructional units are built around carefully curated book sets. Teachers are guided to spark meaningful conversations and foster empathy by exploring challenging themes like friendship, bullying, racism, disability, and mental health, through read-alouds and expert-designed activities. Step-by-step lesson plans include ready-to-use scripts, activities, and discussion prompts--all aligned with current academic and social and emotional learning standards. The Appendix features 30 reproducible and downloadable worksheets and handouts; the large-size format facilitates photocopying.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51327038062815,"sku":"9781462557561","price":116.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/uyHc_qDbGh9781462557561.webp?v=1788469339"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/karen-w-tao.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}