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Using Flat Stanley to Create Global Kids (Even in Rural Kentucky)!

Using Flat Stanley to Create Global Kids (Even in Rural Kentucky)!. Megan Stith, Meade County Public Library 2011 Region 4 SRP Workshop. Special Issues for Rural Children. Economic Capital Time and money needed for travel Social Capital Homogeneous population

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Using Flat Stanley to Create Global Kids (Even in Rural Kentucky)!

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  1. Using Flat Stanley to Create Global Kids (Even in Rural Kentucky)! Megan Stith, Meade County Public Library 2011 Region 4 SRP Workshop

  2. Special Issues for Rural Children • Economic Capital • Time and money needed for travel • Social Capital • Homogeneous population • 92% Caucasian compared to 75% • Cultural capital • Making a global awareness relevant

  3. Population Demographics U.S. Census Bureau, 2005-2009 ACS Demographic Estimates

  4. Beyond the Numbers • 2201 Non-white citizens of Meade County • 16.4% population under 18 • Estimate 360.964 minor non-white citizens • 10 Schools 36.0964 non-white children in the average Meade County school U.S. Census Bureau, 2005-2009 ACS Demographic Estimates

  5. Multicultural Literature • Characters of various ethnic backgrounds going about their daily lives. • Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox • “More MoreMore” Said the Baby by Vera B. Williams • Written by authors of one race about people of another race or culture. • Abuela by Arthur Dorross • Written about ethnic or cultural groups by members of that group. • What Can You Do With a Rebozo? By Carmen Tafolla • My Mother’s Sari by RandhyaRao

  6. Seeing the World Through Flat Stanley

  7. Starting the Program • T-shirt design contest in February • Flat Stanleys available for pickup this summer at the library and participating businesses • Weekly digital camera raffles to bridge divides in technology access.

  8. For Rural Children • Mail Stanley to a friend or relative with a note explaining how to pass him on • Arrange an exchange at http://forum.flatstanley.com or with another library in Kentucky using KYAC • Give away prizes throughout the summer • Have a Stanley Staycation

  9. Stanley Staycation • Visit local landmarks • Library programs • State parks • Museums • More site suggestions available through KY Department of Travel • http://www.kentuckytourism.com/travel_tools/visitors_guide.aspx • Email Bill.Poynter@ky.gov for bulk orders of visitor’s guides

  10. Possible Awards and Programs • Completed the Staycation checklist • Farthest distance travelled • Most states travelled • Most creative picture(s) • Writing contest • Book discussion • Scrapbook at the end of SRP

  11. Print Materials Available Today • Flat Stanley template for library design contest • Other templates available for free download at http://flatstanley.com/template • Sample Stanley Staycation template which can be customized using your own locations • Passport reading log

  12. Other Flat Stanley Resources • iPhone App: http://www.flatstanley.com/about-the-app.php • Free printables including a map, stickers, activity sheets, and more: www.flatstanleybooks.com • Other activities: http://www.kid-at-art.com/htdoc/lesson71.html and http://techtraining.dpsk12.org/ILT/FlatStanley/FS_activities.htm

  13. Questions? Megan Stith Meade County Public Library megan@meadereads.org 270-422-2094 References: U.S. Census Bureau. (2009). 2005-2009 American community survey fact sheets. Available at http://factfinder.census.gov. Wigg, R. (1995). Across towns and across times: Library service to young people in rural libraries. Library Trends, 44(1), 88-111.

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