Get Involved!
There are three presentation slots during the mini-conference. If you are interested in lending your voice scroll down for the submission form
Dr Rhoda Myra Garces-Bacsal
Professor of Special Education and Advocate for Multicultural Children’s Books
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Behrouz Boochani
Author, Journalist, Human Rights Defender, Associate Professor at UNSW
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Deborah Abela
Children’s Author, Teacher, Speaker, Workshop Leader
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Dr. Randa Abdel-Fattah
Author, Academic, Human Rights Advocate
21st Century Learning ConferenceFully Online Library Mini-Conference
The Library Mini-Conference is an opportunity for library professionals to gather around the world on topics that impact us all. We had hoped to have more opportunity to gather face to face but the Pandemic has had over ideas! This event can be joined fully online via Zoom. We still encourage library teams to gather where possible to participate.
Including Full 21CLHK Online Conference
All registrants for the Library Mini-Conference will also get a full pass to the 21CLHK Online Conference. So in addition to a day and half of the curated content for librarians, you’ll also get access to all two weeks of content. 150 sessions with a specific library strand.
Format
F2F Opportunity
If you are interested in joining the event face to face there is an opportunity in Ho Chi Minh City. Please go ahead and register and we’ll be in touch
Benefits to Attending
Key Learning Objectives
- Diversity & Social Justice
- Social and Emotional Learning
- Explore Bibliotherapy
Essential Questions
- How can libraries support teaching social justice?
- How do the themes of social justice and diversity play out in the variety of different international school contexts? How should the library respond?
- How can libraries support a teaching and learning environment that is supportive and caring for all learners?
Saturday, January 23
Times in Vietnam/Thailand Time (UTC+7)
Focus: Diversity & Social Justice
| 8:30 | Registration (if onsite at a hub) |
|---|---|
| 9:00 | Kickoff Presentation “Social Justice: From Buzzword to Practice” (Dr. Randa Abdel-Fattah) & Q&A |
| 10:30 | Break |
| 11:00 | Reading for Social Justice and Transformative (Anti-racist) Education (Dr Rhoda Myra Garces-Bacsal) |
| 12:30 | Lunch (1h) |
| 13:30 | Behrouz Boochani Keynote: “No Friend But The Mountains: the story of one man’s struggle for justice and human rights.“ |
| 14:15 | Group Discussion/Work – How do we bring social justice into schools? – breakouts around age groups (Dr Rhoda Myra Garces-Bacsal) |
| 15:00 | Break |
| 15:30 | Breakout Presentation |
| 16:00 | Breakout Presentation |
| 16:25 | Wrapping up & Consolidation (Dr Rhoda Myra Garces-Bacsal) |
| 16:55 | End |
Sunday, January 24
Times in Vietnam/Thailand Time (UTC+7)
Focus: Social-Emotional Learning
| 8:30 | Registration (if onsite at a hub) |
|---|---|
| 9:00 | Deb Abela: Bringing Stories About Complex Subjects To Life |
| 9:30 | Library Presentations |
| 10:00 | Break |
| 10:30 | Library presentations |
| 11:00 | Break |
| 11:15 | Stories That Provide Hope and Comfort During Troubled Times (Dr Rhoda Myra Garces-Bacsal) |
| 12:15 | Wrap-up |
| 12:30 | End |
You will hear from a number of guest speakers during the course of the mini-conference as well as have the opportunity to hear from your colleagues in breakout sessions.
Note: Final schedule subject to change depending on speaker availability.
Conference Coordinators
Danny Glasner
Teacher Librarian United World College, Thailand
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Kerry Gittins
Teacher Librarian Renaissance International School in HCMC, Vietnam
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