Stories about "Krista Aronson"
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Bates is the place for K–3 educators seeking to learn the best way to use children’s picture books
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 3:50 pm
Over the summer, K–3 educators came to campus to learn from a Bates expert how to use children's picture books to teach their young charges about inclusion, respect, and cultures beyond their own.
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$175,000 NEH grant signals Diverse BookFinder’s growing national reach
Wednesday, September 15, 2021 2:10 pm
On its fourth anniversary, the Diverse BookFinder is expanding to help educators use picture books to engage children in cross-cultural conversations built around curiosity, compassion, and understanding.
![During a visit to Bates College, students from the Tripp Middle School in Turner stop for a tour of the Bates Museum of Art, where they view two exhibitions on display.Upstairs: "Vanessa German:Miracles and Glory Abound" (October 25, 2019 ñ March 28, 2020)Downstairs: "Ralph Eugene Meatyard:Stages for Being (October 25, 2019 ñ March 28, 2020)Louise Ouillette, Bates Museum of Art attendant, and Tony Leavitt, a science teacher at the Tripp Middle School, takes a closer look at Vanessa German's art work in the Upper Gallery of the Museum.](https://www.bates.edu/news/files/2019/12/191119_Bates_Museum_Exhibitions_0061-400x267.jpg)
Bates in the News: Dec. 20, 2019
Friday, December 20, 2019 9:20 am
An alum in Congress, an old-timey movie star, and two picture-book experts feature in this last Bates in the News of the decade.
![As part of a team including Bates humanities librarian Christina Bell, noted childrenauthor-illustrator Anne Sibley O'Brien, and Brenna Callahan '15, Associate Professor of Psychology Krista Aronson has created the Picture Book Project: a set of interrelated resources that bring new accessibility to the world of diverse childrens books:A comprehensive collection of some 2,000 diverse books, housed at the Georgeand Helen Ladd Library, that is unique in that the books are available for anyoneto sign out; the Diverse BookFinder, a database and search language mirroring the collection, which for the first time makes diverse picture books findable by both the human characteristics and, importantly, narrative themes that recur in them; and an analytical tool, based on the DBF resources, that will enable librarians tounderstand how diversity is represented in their own childrens sections.](https://www.bates.edu/news/files/2019/11/170802_Bates_Dance_Festival_0512_CROP-400x267.jpg)
In its third year, Bates’ Diverse BookFinder is more accessible than ever
Tuesday, November 19, 2019 2:50 pm
Between a powerful children's book Search Tool and expanded outreach to libraries, parents and book professionals alike are increasingly making use of this unique Bates resource.
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Bates announces four faculty promotions, including tenure, for 2019–20
Thursday, August 22, 2019 10:56 am
The four newly promoted faculty members are Travis Gould, physics; Michael Rocque, sociology; Krista Aronson, psychology; and Anita Charles, education.
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Bates in the News: Oct. 27, 2017
Thursday, October 26, 2017 2:19 pm
Ibram Kendi explains the fundamentals of antiracism, Katie Burke '03
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Bates debuts one-of-a-kind search engine for diverse children’s books
Tuesday, September 26, 2017 2:28 pm
A Bates College team led by Krista Aronson has created the Diverse BookFinder, a set of resources that makes diverse children’s books newly findable.
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Look What We Found: Krista Aronson’s controversial children’s book
Thursday, May 4, 2017 12:36 pm
Psychology professor Krista Aronson has a copy of A Birthday Cake for George Washington — but she doesn’t necessarily want your child reading it.