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A day of professional development

for people working in education or libraries

in professional or para-professional capacities

 

 organized by ISS-LN (International Schools of Singapore -- Library Network)

 

Conference Committee

 

Saturday, November 15, 2008

 

at the Australian International School Singapore

click here for a map

 


 

Special guests:

 

 

  • Roger Jenkins-- drama teacher, poet, playwright and above all storyteller, will close the day telling some stories for participants to savour and share in your library, your home or even your classroom.  See www.rogerjenkins.com.sg
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Schedule:

 

8:00 -- 9:00:       Registration, Coffee/Tea & Trade Exhibition

 

9:00 -- 9:45:       Welcome & Keynote by Marj Kirkland -- Bridging the Gap:  Reading and the World

 

9:45 -- 10:15:     Morning Tea & Trade Exhibition

 

10:20 -- 11:20:   Session 1:  Workshops

 

11:25 -- 12:25:   Session 2:  Workshops

 

12:30 -- 1:30:     Lunch & Trade Exhibition

 

1:35 -- 2:35:      Session 3:  Workshops

 

2:40 -- 3:45:      Storytelling for Adults by Roger Jenkins / Drinks & Snacks & Trade Exhibition

 


Cost:  S$ 100 per person


 

Literacy has always been a collection of cultural and communicative practices shared among members of particular groups. As society and technology change, so does literacy. Because technology has increased the intensity and complexity of literate environments, the twenty-first century demands that a literate person possess a wide range of abilities and competencies, many literacies.

-- Toward a Definition of 21st-Century Literacies (National Council of Teachers of English, USA)

 

All teachers are teachers of literacy. The challenge we face is how to make that live in all classrooms.

-- Literate Futures Project (Queensland, Australia)

 

What are the new literacies? Why are the new literacies so important to student learning?

 -- Allan Luke in his webcast on The New Literacies

 

The single most important condition for literacy learning is the presence of mentors who are joyfully literate people.

-- Shirley Brice Heath

 

Our conference will explore these issues in both practice and theory,

for all levels of international schools, from early years to young adults.

 

See also these links to literacy resources online.

 


 

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