This Sunday I will be the closing keynote speaker at the School Library Journal Leadership Summit in Austin, TX. My talk is called “Participation and Collaboration as Critical Transformation.” Here is the program description for me talk:

A former high school teacher in South Central Los Angeles and an English education professor, Antero Garcia will discuss and share examples of how collaboration can build toward transformative identities for youth and communities. Exploring the possibilities of games, young adult literature, and technology, we will look toward ways to foster partnership for sustainable participation at school, community, and global levels.

Though some of this will be familiar to readers, I’m also excited about some recent research I am highlighting in this talk. I will be sharing notes and links to work next week.

I am excited about getting to engage with leaders in the school library field and humbled to be able to share my work with them.