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Asia and Literacy in the Classroom. The moral imperative…. The moral imperative…. I am future’s child. I am 16 years old. I will be alive and well in 2070. My children will see the 22nd century. Can you even imagine what the world will be like for them? - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Asia and Literacy in the Classroom
The moral imperative….
The moral imperative….I am future’s child. I am 16 years old. I will be alive and well in 2070.
My children will see the 22nd century.Can you even imagine what the world will be like for them?
Wherever I live and work I will certainly be mixing in a multi national, multi cultural and multi faith setting; white people may be the ethnic minority.
Are you confident you can design a curriculum that will equip me to live in my world?
I am sixteen years old and I am sitting in one of your classrooms today.
• Master Chef – Adam Liaw
• Kinky Girlinki
• Surfers
Why Asia? – what’s the relevance?!
Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians
Goal 1
Equity and Excellence: schooling contributes to a socially cohesive society
Goal 2
Successful learners: able to make sense of their world
Confident and creative individuals: have a sense of self worth and identity; relate well to others
Active and informed citizens: appreciate Australia’s social, cultural and linguistic diversity; communicate across cultures especially Asia; act as responsible global and local citizens
Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians
‘India, China and other Asian nations are growing and their influence on the world is increasing. Australians need to become ‘Asia literate’, engaging and building stronger relationships with Asia…’
General Capability – Intercultural Understanding:required by all students
Cross Curriculum Priority – Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia: priority for all students
Australian Curriculum
What is Asia Literacy???
Global and regionally-engaged Asia-literate young Australians
How Asia literate you??
Countries of Asia?
What is an Asia-literate student?
Understand ‘Asia’
Explain ‘Asia’ – geography, history, culture, economy
Understand diversity – environments, cultures, beliefs, societies
Understand importance of economic, strategic, cultural links with world and Australia.
Understand ‘Asia’
Developed informed attitudes and values
toward Asian people, events, lifestyles, ideas
Of plurality, interdependence
Critically analyse stereotyped views of Asia
What is an Asia-literate student?
The River….
Understand ‘Asia’
Developed informed attitudes and values
Know about contemporary and traditional Asia
Connect Asia to Australia
CommunicateDevelop intercultural skills and understandings to engage in diverse cultures at home and abroad
Communicate in one or more Asian languages
What is an Asia-literate student?
The Wishing
Cupboard
http://www.libbyhathorn.com/lh/Wishing/
Strategies….
• Examine the strategies at the end of each chapter
• As a group, select three favourites and explain how you might use them in reference to The Wishing Cupboard
• As a group pick one to share with everyone else
Writing processes, forms, conventions and strategies….
Literature from/about Asia
• Take a fiction or picture story book and have a quick review.
• Consider which age level you think it would be appropriate and how you could use it
https://studiesofasia.wikispaces.com
Hands-on resources
• Select a non-fiction text• What age group is it appropriate for?• How would you use this in a literacy class?• Where/how else could you use this?
https://studiesofasia.wikispaces.com/