When and Where Did I Find It: I was reading the NCTE website about the upcoming National Conference and I noticed that the authors who were awarded the 2011 Orbis Pictus Awards were going to be featured at the conference.
Full citation NCTE. (online). Orbis Pictus Awards. Retrieved from http://www.ncte.org/awards/orbispictus (11.03.11).
What it means: According to NCTE,
"The Orbis Pictus Award was established by the Elementary Section of the National Council of Teachers of English in 1989 to honor nonfiction for children. For the 2010 award, the seven members of the committee read, evaluated, and discussed over 350 books submitted by publishers to select an award winner, five honor books, and eight recommended books. "
(NCTE, http://www.ncte.org/awards/orbispictus Retrieved, 11/03/11)
Level of Familiarity: Although I knew this category of award winners existed, I could not have placed the name of the award if asked.
Do I Want to Know This Word Well and Why? Yes, I do want to remember the Orbis Pictus Awards. Even in my YA Literature class, it would be useful for me to share this additional award classification with my secondary students as well as the more well known awards such as the Printz Award, National Book Award, and others.
Do I Think Others Should Know This Word Well...if so WHO and WHY?
I think all K-12 educators (and teacher educators) should be aware of the Orbis Pictus Awards. I also think my current LTED 625 students might be interested in knowing about the most recent award winners, since they might want to see if any of these recent winners would be useful to use as supplementary materials for the students they are responsible for in their Content Area Multigenre Project.
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