Hands+On

 //this year it's Hands On for literacy!//
A day of professional development for people working in education or libraries in professional or para-professional capacities organized by the International Schools of Singapore -- Library Network (ISS-LN)

at the Australian International School of Singapore
Cost: S$100 per person

= Online registration closes November 7th! = = Go to the [|Hands On Literacy wiki] to register. = Questions? Email handsonliteracy@gmail.com  = = -- [|Toward a Definition of 21st-Century Literacies] (National Council of Teachers of English, USA)  ||
 * "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."**
 * "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."**
 * "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?" ** -- [|Professor Allan Luke in his webcast on The New Literacies]  ||
 * "What are the //new literacies//? Why are the //new literacies// so important to student learning?" ** -- [|Professor Allan Luke in his webcast on The New Literacies]  ||
 * "What are the //new literacies//? Why are the //new literacies// so important to student learning?" ** -- [|Professor Allan Luke in his webcast on The New Literacies]  ||

Our conference will explore these issues in both practice and theory, for all levels of international schools, from early years to young adults.

Workshops will be offered on a range of topics related to **all forms of literacy,** whether **visual**, **digital**, **information**, **critical**, **mathematical**, **historical**, **scientific**, **political, media**, **cultural**, **spatial**, **social**, **ethical**, or the traditional **textual**. 

Here is a general brochure to download -- a PDF of an A3 poster:

[|revised2 hands on literacy poster(2).pdf]
(uploaded 31Aug08)

= Special Guests =


 * Marjorie 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** -- Assistant Manager of [|EDNA] (Educational Network of Australia) -- 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 offer workshops on the importance of reading local literature.