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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

 

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Special guests:

 

• Marj Kirkland -- incoming National President of the Children's Book Council of Australia, 2009-2010 -- will present a short keynote address exploring the importance of reading with a focus on bridging "the gap of understanding" within texts and in the world.

   

• Kerrie Smith -- Executive Officer, Education.au limited  (a not-for-profit ministerially owned company, governed through a Board by nominees from the Australian Government, higher education, school education, and vocational education and training sectors) -- will be offering workshops linked to her work in Professional Learning and Online Communities. See Kerrie's blogs: You are Never Alone: communicate and collaborate in an online world and Smik's Learning Space .

   

• Kirpal Singh -- poet, literary and cultural critic, and Associate Professor of English Language and Literature at Singapore Management University -- will give an address and offer workshops on the importance of reading local literature. Apologies - Kirpal's session has been cancelled due to other committments

 

• 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

 

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Cost:  S$ 100 per person

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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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