Sunday, June 3, 2012

Hands On Literacy - Call for Papers



Hands on Literacy 2012. Call for papers.

The call for papers for Hands on Literacy 2012 has been  announced.
The conference will be held at the Australian International School on Saturday November 17th and will feature internationally renowned educators and innovators,  
Joyce Valenza and Judy O'Connell.

Proposals for papers and workshops may be submitted until July 31st at

www.handsonlit.com

This professional development day is aimed at educators from across all curriculum areas, thus reflecting the important role literacy has across a school.

Proposed workshop themes include:

v Digital Literacy (e.g. Web 2.0 Tools, Social Software, iPads & iPods, e-learning)

v Engaging with print (e.g. Engaging readers, phonics, Literacy Circles, teen fiction)

v Visual Literacy & The Arts (e.g. Drama, Graphic Novels, knockout displays)

v Research and Inquiry (e.g., Information Literacy & the Inquiry Cycle, Note-taking)

v Librarianship (e.g. collection development, information literacy, e-books)



These themes will be explored for early years, elementary, middle school and high school students.


 






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